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2007-06-18 | permalink
Agri-biotech in sub-Saharan Africa: introduction
In many respects, sub-Saharan Africa represents a key battleground for agricultural biotechnology — between those who celebrate agri-biotech’s ability to help social and economic development by securing food supplies and alleviating poverty, and those who fear that the technology could impoverish African farmers or lead to a neocolonial domination of the continent’s agriculture.
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2007-06-18 | permalink
Agri-biotech in sub-Saharan Africa: introduction
In many respects, sub-Saharan Africa represents a key battleground for agricultural biotechnology — between those who celebrate agri-biotech’s ability to help social and economic development by securing food supplies and alleviating poverty, and those who fear that the technology could impoverish African farmers or lead to a neocolonial domination of the continent’s agriculture.
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