Science, Agriculture, and Research: A Compromised Participation?Research is never free of pressures and constraints and to understand its results properly these have to be assessed and analyzed. In agriculture, research into biotechnology and GMOs, as well as pesticides and herbicides, is big business - agribusiness. This book looks at the crucial roles of funding and the political context on the research agenda and its results in agricultural development. It provides a critical evaluation of the participatory methods now widely used and explores the ways in which research into biotechnology have reflected the interests of the various parties involved. |
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Contents
What Drives Agricultural Research? | 5 |
The Origins | 24 |
Transferring Technocracies | 37 |
Agribusiness and Biotechnology | 70 |
The Rise and Further Rise? of Participation | 94 |
FIGURES | 97 |
6A Compromised Participation? | 125 |
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Africa agribusiness agricultural development agricultural production agricultural research process agro-ecosystem agro-ecosystem analysis applied areas assessment BBSRC became beneficiaries benefit biotechnology British centres CGIAR Chapter colonial commercial concerns context DEFRA developing countries developing world DFID donors drive economic emphasis empire established European European Research Area example export extension farmers farming systems focus funding agencies global GMOs Green Revolution impact important improved increased increasingly industry influence initiated input international development involved issues major methodologies NARS Nigeria oil palm participation participatory approaches participatory movement perhaps plantations PM&E political potential poverty pressures priorities problems projects research agendas research base research councils Research Institute research programme research stations research systems result RRA/PRA rural science to go scientific scientists sector seen Sellamna shift social Society solutions stakeholders structures sugar beet targets trade users World Bank
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| Title | Science, Agriculture, and Research: A Compromised Participation? |
| Author | William Buhler |
| Publisher | Earthscan, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1849772487, 9781849772488 |
| Length | 163 pages |
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