Agricultural biotechnology in India: Ethics, business and politics

International Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 212-227

  Gupta, Anil K ^a   Chandak, Vikas ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Bt cotton; Business; Ethics; Farmer's varieties; Gujarat; IPM; Politics; Regulations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COTTON; CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; FARMERS; POLITICS; REGULATORY AGENCIES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; COTTON; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INDIA; POLICY; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON; ECONOMICS; FARM CROPS; ORGANIZATIONS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

GALLUS GALLUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 17244381602     PISSN: 09636048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBT.2005.006455     Document Type: Review

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