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Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Persley, Gabrielle Josephine |
| Description | Today, almost a billion people live in absolute poverty and suffer from chronic hunger. Seventy percent of these individuals are farmers—men, women, and children—who eke out a living from small plots of poor soils, mainly in tropical environments that are increasingly prone to drought, flood, bushfires, and hurricanes. Crop yields in these areas are stagnant and epidemics of pests and weeds often ruin crops. Livestock suffer from parasitic diseases, some of which also affect humans. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/82ea5869-3422-4c60-949a-9682ccbd0656 |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 1999-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Biotechnology Developing Countries Agriculture |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
