Technological Change In Agriculture: Locking in to Genetic Uniformity

Author:   D. Hogg
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
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9781349412525


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 January 2000
Format:   Paperback
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Technological Change In Agriculture: Locking in to Genetic Uniformity


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Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context.

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Author:   D. Hogg
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9781349412525


ISBN 10:   134941252
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 January 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Preface List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Genetic Diversity in Agriculture: Its Rise, Fall, and Significance Technological Change in Agriculture: Orthodox Views The Determinants of the Path of Technological Change in Agriculture: An Unorthodox View Beyond Orthodoxy: Locking in to Genetic Uniformity Introduction to Case Studies Hybrid Corn in the United States, 1900-1935 The Road to Mexico's Green Revolution: Maize Research, 1940-1955 Biotechniques and the Neglect of Alternative Agriculture Conclusion Bibliography

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DOMINIC HOGG is currently Senior Consultant with ECOTEC Research and Consulting where he works exclusively on environment policy issues. He was awarded a MacArthur Studentship from the University of Cambridge in 1991, from where he obtained his Ph.D. Following a period in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, he was a consultant for Friends of the Earth, working on the linkages between tropical rainforest destruction and IMF/World Bank structural adjustment programmes. He has campaigned on environmental issues for many years and has been active in many aspects of the use and exploitation of genetic resources.

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