The Gene Revolution and Global Food Security: Biotechnology Innovation in Latecomers

by Padmashree Gehl Sampath and Banji Oyelaran-oyeyinka

Using the concept of innovation capacity, this book, using recent field data from countries in Asia and Africa, competently demonstrates how biotechnology can contribute to sustainable economic development. The approach articulates the imperative for developing countries to build up specific capabilities backed up by policies and institutions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349310247
• ISBN13: 9781349310241
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"