Pro-poor agricultural biotechnology: Can the international research system deliver the goods?

Food Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-204

  Spielman, David J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Agricultural research; Biotechnology; CGIAR; Developing countries; Private sector; Public sector

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; GREEN REVOLUTION; INVESTMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PRIVATE SECTOR; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 33846296290     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.05.002     Document Type: Review

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