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Technological Change In Agriculture : Locking in to Genetic Uniformity by Dominic Hogg is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Technological Change In Agriculture : Locking in to Genetic Uniformity about?
Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This book seeks the answer to that question, by looking at the evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context. The theoretical framework is supported by historical case studies concerning hybrid maize in the United States, and the Green Revolution in Mexico. A chapter is also devoted to biotechnology, and its implications for the disturbing trend towards genetic uniformity.
Who reads Technological Change In Agriculture : Locking in to Genetic Uniformity?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Dominic Hogg
- Publisher
- Palgrave MD
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312227517
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Agriculture, Science, Chemistry
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