Biotechnology: Economic and Social Aspects: Issues for Developing Countries

✍ Scribed by E. J. DaSilva (editor), C. Ratledge (editor), A. Sasson (editor)

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 403
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book deals with the important issues involved in developing biotechnologically based industries in developing countries. The science and most of the techniques are well established, and it is often possible to obtain the desired finance. This book however, examines the sorts of choices that a developing country has to make to go ahead with projects and their likely socio-economic consequences. Each of the chapters in this book is written by experts in their field and discusses the current biotechnologically-based industries and their state of development, their suitability for various economies, and the problems associated with developing them. Other chapters discuss environmental questions and further socio-economic factors that need to be considered in order to bring about successful wealth creation in these countries.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 8
List of contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
1 - Biotechnology: the socio-economic revolution? A synoptic view of the world status of biotechnology......Page 16
2 - Bioethanol production: economic and social considerations in failures and successes......Page 38
3 - Biofertilizers: agronomic and environmental impacts and economics......Page 70
4 - Microalgal biotechnology: is it an economic success?......Page 85
5 - Production of useful biochemicals by higher-plant cell cultures: biotechnological and economic aspects......Page 96
6 - Mushroom production -- an economic measure in maintenance of food security......Page 125
7 - The economic viability of Single Cell Protein (SCP) production in the twenty-first century......Page 157
8 - The impact of biotechnology on international commodity trade......Page 180
9 - Biotechnology: socio-economic considerations, intercultural perspectives and international viewpoints......Page 204
10 - Joint microbial biotechnological ventures in developing countries: social promises and economic considerations......Page 250
11 - The economic and social implications of gene technology to developing countries......Page 281
12 - Making biotechnology appropriate -- and environmentally sound......Page 299
13 - Information support for research and development in biotechnological applications......Page 324
14 - The effects of emerging biotechnologies on plant and animal agriculture -- a viewpoint......Page 369
Index......Page 384