| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Pathways to sustainability series
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Pathways to sustainability series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
'Old lessons and new paradigms': locating biofortification -- Building the argument: the case of iron rice -- An institutional model? The case of Golden Rice -- An alliance around an idea: the shifting boundaries of HarvestPlus -- Global science, public goods? A synthesis. |
| Summary |
Biofortification - the enrichment of staple food crops with essential micronutrients - has been heralded as a uniquely sustainable solution to the problem of micronutrient deficiency or 'hidden hunger'. Considerable attention and resources are being directed towards the biofortification of rice - the world's most important food crop. Through an in-depth analysis of international rice biofortification efforts across the US, Philippines and China, this book provides an important critique of such goal-oriented, top-down approaches. These approaches, the author argues, exemplify a model of global. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rice -- Breeding.
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Rice -- Breeding. |
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Crop improvement.
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Crop improvement. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brooks, Sally. Rice biofortification. London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010 9781849710992 (DLC) 2010017151 (OCoLC)611037306 |
| ISBN |
9781849776486 (electronic book) |
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1849776482 (electronic book) |
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9781136531804 (electronic book) |
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1136531807 (electronic book) |
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9781849710992 |
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1849710996 |
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9781849711005 |
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1849711003 |
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