Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / Sally Brooks
(Pathways to sustainability series)
データ種別 | 電子ブック |
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著者標目 | *Brooks, Sally |
出版者 | London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan |
出版年 | 2010 |
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巻次 | electronic bk. ; ISBN:9781849776486 electronic bk. ; ISBN:1849776482 |
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大きさ | 1 online resource (xiv, 178 p.) : ill |
内容注記 | '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 |
一般注記 | Includes bibliographical references and index 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 |
件 名 | LCSH:Rice -- Breeding
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分 類 | DC22:633.1/8233 |
書誌ID | OB00000805 |
ISBN | 9781849776486 |
NCID | LB40001392 |