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245 1 0 _aBiotechnology in africa :
_bemergence, initiatives and future /
_cedited by Florence Wambugu, Daniel Kamanga.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bSpringer,
_c2014.
300 _axi, 291 páginas :
_b49 ilustraciones en color.
336 _atexto
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputadora
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _arecurso en línea
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _aarchivo de texto
_bPDF
_2rda
490 0 _aScience Policy Reports,
_x2213-1965 ;
_v7
500 _aSpringer eBooks
505 0 _aIntroduction: The Importance of Political Will in furthering Agricultural Biotechnology for Economic Growth, Food and Nutritional Security in Africa -- Commercialized Genetically Modified Crops: Biotech (Bt) Cotton in Burkina Faso Demonstrates that Political Will is Key for Biotechnology to Benefit Commercial Agriculture in Africa -- Opportunities and Challenges of Commercializing Biotech Products in Egypt: Biotech (Bt) Maize: A Case Study -- Genetically Modified Crops Commercialized in South Africa -- Building the Bio-economy and Commercialization Challenges: Moving Africa Towards a Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy -- Biotechnology Success Stories by the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) System -- Towards Optimizing the Impact of Tissue Culture Banana in Kenya -- Technologies in Development: The Use of African Indigenous Genes in the Development of Transgenic Maize Tolerant to Drought and Resistant to Maize Streak Virus.-Biotechnology of Nutritionally Enhanced Food Crops Targeting Malnutrition in Rural Agricultural Populations: The Case Study of Africa Biofortified Sorghum.-Capacity Development: The Role of African Universities on Training and Mentorship of Biotechnology Scientists to Embark on Future Challenges in Africa -- Elements of an Enabling Biosafety and Regulatory Environment -- Harmonization of regional bio safety and regulatory services to remove future trade barriers in the (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) COMESA region -- Communication and Community Engagement: Social Audits and their role in stakeholder-oriented innovation and fostering accountability and trust in agricultural biotechnology development programs -- Why communication and issues management must occupy a central role in GM projects: Case study of the Africa Biofortified Sorghum (ABS) Project -- Political Challenges: Does Africa need Political will to overcome impediments to GM crop biotechnology applications for agricultural economic growth and development as in the case of Brazil, Argentina and India -- Influencing politicians and policy makers to pave the way for a viable biotechnology sector: A case study of the Nigerian Biosafety Bill drafting, passage, experiences and lessons learnt at the Parliament -- The Way Forward.
590 _aPara consulta fuera de la UANL se requiere clave de acceso remoto.
700 1 _aWambugu, Florence,
_eeditor.
_9360874
700 1 _aKamanga, Daniel,
_eeditor.
_9360875
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Servicio en línea)
_9299170
776 0 8 _iEdición impresa:
_z9783319040004
856 4 0 _uhttp://remoto.dgb.uanl.mx/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04001-1
_zConectar a Springer E-Books (Para consulta externa se requiere previa autentificación en Biblioteca Digital UANL)
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