Understanding the evolution of rice technology in China - from traditional agriculture to GM rice today

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1026-1046

  Shen, Xiaobai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FARMING SYSTEM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; INNOVATION; RICE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHINA; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; RICE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; ORYZA SATIVA; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CHINA;

EID: 77954700365     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380903151033     Document Type: Article

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