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This paper explores the use of complex adaptive systems theory in development policy analysis using a case study drawn … from recent events in Uganda. It documents the changes that took place in the farming system in Soroti district during an … outbreak of African cassava mosaic virus disease (ACMVD) and the subsequent decline in cassava production - the main staple …
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Agrifood stakeholders across the world are under ever-increasing pressure with globalization and new market demands, together with changing quality and safety requirements. The ability to respond to new challenges and opportunities is important not just for producers but also for industries in...
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Agrifood stakeholders across the world are under ever-increasing pressure with globalization and new market demands, together with changing quality and safety requirements. The ability to respond to new challenges and opportunities is important not just for producers but also for industries in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712133
farmers. The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have endeavoured to enhance access to improved seed for smallholder farmers … players in the seed sector in general. In Uganda, the number of community seed banks (CSBs) has increased from one to five … Uganda. In addition, most of the CSBs and LSBs are less than seven years old. The first few years of their operations were …
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farmers. The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have endeavoured to enhance access to improved seed for smallholder farmers … players in the seed sector in general. In Uganda, the number of community seed banks (CSBs) has increased from one to five … Uganda. In addition, most of the CSBs and LSBs are less than seven years old. The first few years of their operations were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012485117
The profound changes in European policy for farms advisory services (FAS) require a period of experimentation and … of policy intervention focused on tailored advisory services to force a broader Agricultural Innovation System. …
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The TseTse fly is unique to Africa and transmits a parasite harmful to humans and lethal to livestock. This paper tests the hypothesis that the TseTse reduced the ability of Africans to generate an agricultural surplus historically. Ethnic groups inhabiting TseTse-suitable areas were less likely...
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Widely hailed as a paragon of successful post-conflict development policy, the Government of Mozambique has focused its …
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explicit efforts to address policy and institutional change, despite its innovation systems rhetoric. This severely restricted …
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explicit efforts to address policy and institutional change, despite its innovation systems rhetoric. This severely restricted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856317