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" Science, agriculture, and research : "
William Buhler [and others].
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780879
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William Buhler [and others].
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Science, agriculture, and research : : a compromised participation?\ William Buhler [and others].
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London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications, 2002
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(xi, 163 pages) : illustrations
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1136557652
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: 6610476357
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: 9781136557699
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: 9781136557705
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: 9781280476358
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: 9781417522323
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: 9781849772488
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| Contents
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Introduction: The Approach Taken --; 1. What Drives Agricultural Research? The Research Process and Policy --; How Does it all Work? The Importance of Funding in Research. Who Are the Funding Agencies, How Do They Work and What is Their Remit? Who is Intended to Benefit from the Research? The Peer-review Process and Research Funding. The Funding Agency Panels and Boards and Who Influences Them. The Importance of Accountability and Value for Money. The Move to Short-termism --; 2. From Jethro Tull to Grain Mountains: The Origins and Development of Agricultural Research Systems. A Time-frame of Agricultural Developments since 1700. Problems with Production. The Agricultural Revolution: A Thirst for Knowledge and its Application.
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Research is never free of pressures and constraints and to understand its results properly these have to be assessed and analyzed. In agriculture research into biotechnology and GMOs as well as pesticides and herbicides is big business - agribusiness. This book looks at the crucial roles of funding and the political context on the research agenda and its results in agricultural development. It provides a critical evaluation of the participatory methods now widely used and explores the ways in which research into biotechnology have reflected the interests of the various parties involved.
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Agriculture -- Recherche.
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Agriculture -- Research -- Great Britain.
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Agriculture -- Research.
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| LC Classification
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S540.A2W555 2002
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William Buhler
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