Contestation as continuity?: Biofortification research and the CGIAR

Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Research in a Changing World

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 86-101

  Brooks, Sally ^a   Johnson Beebout, Sarah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

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EID: 84874022229     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203125434     Document Type: Chapter

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