The gene revolution and global food security
Subtitle: biotechnology innovation in latecomers
By: Padmashree Gehl Sampath, Banji Oyeyinka.
Contributors: Oyeyinka, Banji.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230228825
Subjects: Agricultural biotechnology -- Developing countries; Agricultural development projects; Food security -- Developing countries
Description: "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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction * Agricultural Biotechnology and Innovation Capacity in Late Development * Catching Up in Biotechnology in Malaysia * Vietnams Biotechnology: Building Local Capacity Through State Vision * Nigeria as a Lagging Follower in Biotechnology * Tanzanias Incipient Innovation Capacity in Biotechnology * Comparative Analysis of Innovation Capacity in Latecomer Countries * Conclusions and Policy Insights Introduction * Agricultural Biotechnology and Innovation Capacity in Late Development * Catching Up in Biotechnology in Malaysia * Vietnams Biotechnology: Building Local Capacity Through State Vision * Nigeria as a Lagging Follower in Biotechnology * Tanzanias Incipient Innovation Capacity in Biotechnology * Comparative Analysis of Innovation Capacity in Latecomer Countries * Conclusions and Policy Insights.