1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910637798003321

Titolo

Agricultural transformation in Ethiopia : state policy and smallholder farming / / edited by Atakilte Beyene

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2018

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-21835-9

1-78699-221-3

1-78699-220-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 pages)

Collana

Africa Now

Disciplina

338.10963

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects - Ethiopia

Farms, Small - Economic aspects - Ethiopia

Farm management - Ethiopia

Development studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About the editor; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on reference citations of Ethiopian authors; Contributor Biographies; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables and Figures; State policies and questions of agrarian transformation; Introduction; Socio-technical perspectives of smallholder agriculture; Diverse pathways of agricultural change; The political landscape of the state-smallholder relationship; Brief introduction to the chapters; Enduring issues concerning smallholder agriculture; Note; References; 1: Agricultural input supply and output marketing systems

IntroductionAgricultural input use and supply systems of smallholder farmers; Marketing systems of agricultural products of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia; Institutional support services for agricultural input supply and output marketing; The role of cooperatives in agricultural input supply and output marketing; Conclusion; References; 2: Agricultural Investment Alternatives and the Smallholder Farming Sector; Introduction; Brief background to agricultural modernization in Ethiopia; Methods and data sources



Case 1: Large-scale agricultural investment and the smallholders in Gambella and BenishangulCase 2: Potato value chain in traditional versus contract farming; Conclusions; References; 3: Large-scale canal irrigation management by smallholder farmers; Ethiopia's focus on water; Irrigation -- underdeveloped, but emerging; Policy drive for modern irrigation for smallholders; Collective management and collaboration; Case study: Koga Dam and Irrigation Scheme; Issues and gaps in irrigation management; Conclusions; Notes; References

4: Determinants of Climate-resilient Agricultural Practices among Smallholder FarmersIntroduction; Why is conservation agriculture relevant for the Ethiopian highlands?; Survey design and administration; Modelling the decision to convert conventional farming into conservation farming; Results and discussions; Conclusion and policy recommendations; Notes; References; 5: SocioCultural Dimensions of Food: The Case of Teff; Introduction; Studies on food: a brief review; The study area; Brief description of the crop; Food items from teff; Sociocultural and symbolic uses of teff

Sociocultural and ritual practices in teff cultivationDiscussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 6: The Impact of Malaria Epidemics on Agricultural Production in Dembia and Fogera, 1950-2000; Introduction; Rural health and farm labour; Malaria epidemics in Dembia and Fogera districts, 1950-58; Malaria epidemics since 1959; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7: Women farmers' land rights in the context of constraining cultural norms; Introduction; Methods; Gendered agriculture; Selected descriptions from the qualitative data

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of Ethiopia's agriculture system, and the vitally overlooked importance of this component of development strategy for health and food security in the wider region.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910255000503321

Titolo

Trends and Applications in Software Engineering : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Software Process Improvement CIMPS'2015 / / edited by Jezreel Mejia, Mirna Muñoz, Alvaro Rocha, Jose Calvo-Manzano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-26285-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Collana

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 2194-5365 ; ; 405

Disciplina

005.1

Soggetti

Artificial intelligence

Computational intelligence

Software engineering

Data protection

Data mining

Artificial Intelligence

Computational Intelligence

Software Engineering

Data and Information Security

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book contains a selection of papers from The 2015 International Conference on Software Process Improvement (CIMPS’15), held between the 28th and 30th of October in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. The CIMPS’15 is a global forum for researchers and practitioners that present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the several perspectives of Software Engineering with clear relationship but not limited to software processes, Security in Information and Communication Technology and Big Data Field. The



main topics covered are: Organizational Models, Standards and Methodologies, Knowledge Management, Software Systems, Applications and Tools, Information and Communication Technologies and Processes in non-software domains (Mining, automotive, aerospace, business, health care, manufacturing, etc.) with a demonstrated relationship to software process challenges.