Reviews Agriculture

Starved for Science: How Biotechnology is Being Kept Out of Africa

by Robert Paarlberg, Harvard Univ. Press, 2008, 235 p., $24.95.

By Science News

An argument that opposition to farm science hurts the poor.

STARVED FOR SCIENCE: HOW BIOTECHNOLOGY IS BEING KEPT OUT OF AFRICA

More Stories from Science News on Agriculture

  1. Agriculture

    How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines

    By Sarah Schwartz
  2. Plants

    A bacteria-based Band-Aid helps plants heal their wounds

    By Javier Barbuzano
  3. Agriculture

    Exploiting a genetic quirk in potatoes may cut fertilizer needs

    By Javier Barbuzano
  4. Agriculture

    Megafire smoke may dampen California’s nut harvests

    By Sophie Hartley
  5. Agriculture

    ‘Smart lighting’ might make vertical farming more affordable

    By Sophie Hartley
  6. Climate

    Can solar farms and crop farms coexist?

    By Luke Groskin
  7. Agriculture

    Can scientists make fruits and veggies resilient to climate change?

    By Amanda Heidt
  8. Climate

    How powdered rock could help slow climate change

    By Ann Leslie Davis