Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development

Through an in-depth analysis of international rice biofortification efforts across the US, Philippines and China, this title provides an important critique of such goal-oriented, top-down approaches

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brooks, Sally (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan , 2010
Series:Pathways to sustainability series
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-170) and index 
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