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My dissertation research broadly examines the political economy of cotton production in West Africa. Specifically I explore the development implications of liberalization and GE cotton reforms in Burkina Faso’s cotton sector. My research interests also include agricultural non-point source pollution policy on California’s Central Coast, and the politics of consumption in the United States. |
| Courses Taught | |
ENVS 179 - Environmental Interpretation (Spring)
ENVS 143 - Sustainable Development in sub-Saharan Africa (Summer)
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| Selected Publications | |
Dowd B.M., and J. Bingen accepted. “Debating the merits of biotech crop adoption in sub-Saharan Africa: distributional impacts, climatic variability and pest dynamics.” Progress in Development Studies.
Dowd B.M. 2008. “Editorial: A March to a Better Future for Africa’s Poor? The Introduction of Genetically Engineered Cotton in Burkina Faso.” African Geographical Review 27: 17-21.
Dowd B.M., D. Press, and M. Los Huertos, 2008. “Agricultural non-point source pollution policy: the case of California’s Central Coast.” Agriculture, Ecosystems, and the Environment 128: 151-161.
Dowd B.M. 2008 “Organic Cotton in Africa: A New Development Paradigm?” In Moseley W.G. and Gray L. (eds): Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization and Poverty in Africa. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. |
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