{"product_id":"agricultural-science-as-international-development-historical-perspectives-on-the-cgiar-era-hardback-9781009434669","title":"Agricultural Science as International Development; Historical Perspectives on the CGIAR Era (Hardback) 9781009434669","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAgricultural Science as International Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistorical Perspectives on the CGIAR Era\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn exploration of the science and politics of international development and global food systems through histories of the CGIAR network.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHelen Anne Curry (Edited by), Timothy W. Lorek (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009434669, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A long-awaited critical history of CGIAR, this is also the first book to examine its numerous centers in Asia, Latin America, and Africa in one place. Under coherent themes, contributors provide rich analysis of local, regional, and geopolitical dynamics that have constituted the world's largest agricultural development partnership. A perfect book for anyone interested in critical development studies, agricultural research, and global food security issues!' Hiromi Mizuno, University of Minnesota\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFor more than fifty years, international aid for agricultural research has been shaped by an unusual partnership: an ad-hoc consortium of national governments, foreign aid agencies, philanthropies, United Nations agencies, and international financial institutions, known as CGIAR. Formed in 1971 following the initial celebration of the so-called Green Revolution, CGIAR was tasked with extending that apparent transformation in production to new countries and crops. In this volume, leading historians and sociologists explore the influence of CGIAR and its affiliated international research centres. Traversing five continents and five decades of scientific research, agricultural aid, and political transformation, it examines whether and how science-led development has changed the practices of farmers, researchers, and policymakers. Although its language, funding mechanisms, and decision-making have changed over time, CGIAR and its network of research centres remain powerful in shaping international development and global agriculture. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: past, present, and future histories of CGIAR Timothy W. Lorek and Helen Anne Curry\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Geopolitics: 1. Locating ICARDA: the geopolitics of international agricultural research in the Middle East and North Africa Courtney Fullilove\u003cbr\u003e 2. US-India entanglements and the founding of ICRISAT in India Prakash Kumar\u003cbr\u003e 3. Conflicted landscape: CIAT and sugarcane in Colombia Timothy W. Lorek\u003cbr\u003e 4. CIMMYT's early years: rooted in Mexican experience, designed to be international Gabriela Soto Laveaga\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Science as Development: 5. Solving 'second-generation development problems': ICRISAT and the management of groundnuts, farmers, and markets in the 1970s Lucas M. Mueller\u003cbr\u003e 6. Breeding environments: WARDA and the pursuit of rice productivity in West Africa Harro Maat\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reconsidering 'excellence': natural and social science approaches to livestock research at ILRI Rebekah Thompson and James Smith\u003cbr\u003e 8. The protein factor: CIAT's bean improvement research in Central America Wilson Picado-Umaña\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Science in the System: 9. Fifty Years of Change in Maize Research at CIMMYT Derek Byerlee and Greg Edmeades\u003cbr\u003e 10. Crop descriptors and the forging of 'system-wide' research in CGIAR Helen Anne Curry and Sabina Leonelli\u003cbr\u003e 11. Crop genetic diversity under the CGIAR lens Marianna Fenzi\u003cbr\u003e 12. When Public goods go private: the CGIAR approach to intellectual property David J. Jefferson\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTBX%5D%22\"\u003eTBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414006657304,"sku":"9781009434669","price":72.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009434669i.jpg?v=1784335518","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/agricultural-science-as-international-development-historical-perspectives-on-the-cgiar-era-hardback-9781009434669","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}