Starved for Science

How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa

Robert Paarlberg

Foreword by Norman Borlaug and Jimmy Carter

    • Preface
    • Introduction
    • Why Are Africans Rejecting Biotechnology?
    1. Why Rich Countries Dislike Agricultural GMOs
    2. Downgrading Agricultural Science in Rich Countries
    3. Withdrawing Support for Agricultural Science in Africa
    4. Keeping Genetically Engineered Crops Out of Africa
    5. Drought-Tolerant Crops—Only for the Rich?
    • Conclusion
    • An Imperialism of Rich Tastes
    • References
    • Index
  • Cover: Starved for Science
  • A photo of the author

Robert Paarlberg is the Betty F. Johnson Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College.

Norman Borlaug is Distinguished Professor of International Agriculture at Texas A&M University and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.

Jimmy Carter is Former President of the United States and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.