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Science Agriculture and Research - Susannah Bolton, Eddie Arthur, William Buhler, Stephen Morse, Judy Mann

Science Agriculture and Research

A Compromised Participation
Buch | Hardcover
176 Seiten
2002
Earthscan Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85383-696-1 (ISBN)
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A critical evaluation of the vital nexus between funding, research and agricultural development. The book covers research into biotechnology and genetically modified organisms as well as conventional technologies, and assesses the participatory methods used and how parties' interests are reflected.
Research is never free of pressures and constraints and to understand its results properly these have to be assessed and analyzed. In agriculture, research into biotechnology and GMOs, as well as pesticides and herbicides, is big business - agribusiness. This book looks at the crucial roles of funding and the political context on the research agenda and its results in agricultural development. It provides a critical evaluation of the participatory methods now widely used and explores the ways in which research into biotechnology have reflected the interests of the various parties involved.

William Buhler is an independent agricultural researcher. Stephan Morse is a reader in development studies at the University of Reading. Eddie Arthur is a senior agricultural researcher based at the John Innes Centre, Norwich. Susannah Bolton is Head of International and Public Liaison at the Institute of Arable Crops research (IACR), Rothamsted. Judy Mann is Development and Liaison Manager for Rothamsted International at IACR.

Introduction * What Drives Agricultural Research? * From Jethro Tull to Grain Mountains: The Origins and Development of Agricultural Research Systems * Agriculture and the Empire: Transferring Technocracies * Modern Times: Agribusiness and Biotechnology * The Rise (and Further Rise?) of Participation * A Compromised Participation? * References * Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.4.2002
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 600 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften
Technik
Wirtschaft
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10 1-85383-696-6 / 1853836966
ISBN-13 978-1-85383-696-1 / 9781853836961
Zustand Neuware
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