Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities

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, bushfi...

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Autor principal: Persley, Gabrielle Josephine
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161280
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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.
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spelling CGSpace1612802025-01-10T06:46:06Z Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities Persley, Gabrielle Josephine biotechnology developing countries agriculture 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. 1999 2024-11-21T09:54:37Z 2024-11-21T09:54:37Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161280 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Persley, Gabrielle Josephine, ed. 1999. Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture;problems and opportunities. 2020 Vision Focus. 2. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161280
spellingShingle biotechnology
developing countries
agriculture
Persley, Gabrielle Josephine
Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities
title Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities
title_full Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities
title_fullStr Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities
title_short Biotechnology for developing-country agriculture: problems and opportunities
title_sort biotechnology for developing country agriculture problems and opportunities
topic biotechnology
developing countries
agriculture
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