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Addressing agricultural development in Egypt; a national program perspective

Author
Madkour, Magdy A.
Abstract
The government of Egypt is increasingly aware that it must use its own limited resources in a cost effective way to develop its own appropriate biotechnology applications. Inability to acquire technology developed else-where could deny Egypt timely access to new, important advances that could overcome significant constraints to increased agricultural productivity. A very significant contribution could be the protection of the crops from losses to pests, pathogens and weeds, which currently ranges from 20 to 40% despite the widespread use of synthetic pesticides. Biotechnology offers great benefits by replacing the present policy of blanket sprayings of crops with herbicides, fungicides and pesticides.
Date Issued
1994Publisher
NABC
Subject
Agricutural biotechnology; public good; deloping nations; technology transfer; government regulation; global population;
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Type
book chapter
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