Understanding the Evolution of Rice Technology in China – From Traditional Agriculture to GM Rice Today
历史性地梳理了中国水稻技术从传统农业到转基因水稻的演变，运用社会技术分析框架，指出技术发展需结合本土创新与社会机制，对发展中国家农业政策有参考价值。
This paper provides an historical survey of the evolution of rice technology in China, from the traditional farming system to genetically modified rice today. Using sociotechnological analytical framework, it analyses rice technology as a socio-technical ensemble - a complex interaction of material and social elements, and discusses the specificity of technology development and its socio-technical outcomes. It points to two imperatives in rice variety development: wholesale transporting agricultural technology and social mechanism to developing countries are likely lead to negative consequences; indigenous innovation including deploying GM technology for seed varietal development and capturing/cultivating local knowledge will provide better solutions.