Unlocking crop biotechnology in developing countries - A report from the field

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1563-1577

  Cohen, Joel I ^a   Paarlberg, Robert ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Biosafety; Biotechnology; Developing countries; Latin America; Regulation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; SAFETY;

EID: 3543010183     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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