Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1 Biotechnology: the socio-economic revolution? A synoptic view of the world status of biotechnology
- 2 Bioethanol production: economic and social considerations in failures and successes
- 3 Biofertilizers: agronomic and environmental impacts and economics
- 4 Microalgal biotechnology: is it an economic success?
- 5 Production of useful biochemicals by higher-plant cell cultures: biotechnological and economic aspects
- 6 Mushroom production – an economic measure in maintenance of food security
- 7 The economic viability of Single Cell Protein (SCP) production in the twenty-first century
- 8 The impact of biotechnology on international commodity trade
- 9 Biotechnology: socio-economic considerations, intercultural perspectives and international viewpoints
- 10 Joint microbial biotechnological ventures in developing countries: social promises and economic considerations
- 11 The economic and social implications of gene technology to developing countries
- 12 Making biotechnology appropriate – and environmentally sound
- 13 Information support for research and development in biotechnological applications
- 14 The effects of emerging biotechnologies on plant and animal agriculture – a viewpoint
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1 Biotechnology: the socio-economic revolution? A synoptic view of the world status of biotechnology
- 2 Bioethanol production: economic and social considerations in failures and successes
- 3 Biofertilizers: agronomic and environmental impacts and economics
- 4 Microalgal biotechnology: is it an economic success?
- 5 Production of useful biochemicals by higher-plant cell cultures: biotechnological and economic aspects
- 6 Mushroom production – an economic measure in maintenance of food security
- 7 The economic viability of Single Cell Protein (SCP) production in the twenty-first century
- 8 The impact of biotechnology on international commodity trade
- 9 Biotechnology: socio-economic considerations, intercultural perspectives and international viewpoints
- 10 Joint microbial biotechnological ventures in developing countries: social promises and economic considerations
- 11 The economic and social implications of gene technology to developing countries
- 12 Making biotechnology appropriate – and environmentally sound
- 13 Information support for research and development in biotechnological applications
- 14 The effects of emerging biotechnologies on plant and animal agriculture – a viewpoint
- Index
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- Biotechnology: Economic and Social AspectsIssues for Developing Countries, pp. 369 - 388Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1992