Science, Agriculture and Research : A Compromised Participation

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778466303321
• Autore: Buhler William <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, April 2002; Florence, : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]
• ISBN: 1-4175-2232-1; 1-136-55769-5; 600-00-0228-9; 9786610476350; 1-136-55770-9; 1-280-47635-4; 1-84977-248-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 p.)
• Disciplina: 630.2; 630.72
• Soggetti: Agriculture - Research; Agriculture - Research - Great Britain
• 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 (p. [152]-157).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables and Figures; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Introduction; The Approach Taken; The Approach Taken; Chapter 1: What Drives Agricultural Research?; Chapter 1: What Drives Agricultural Research?; The Research Process and Policy - How Does it all Work?; The Research Process and Policy - How Does it all Work?; The Importance of Funding in Research; The Importance of Funding in Research; Who are the Funding Agencies, How do they Work and What is their Remit?; Who are the Funding Agencies, How do they Work and What is their Remit?Who is Intended to Benefit from the Research?; Who is Intended to Benefit from the Research?; The Peer-review Process and Research Funding; The Peer-review Process and Research Funding; The Funding Agency Panels and Boards and Who Influences Them?; The Funding ; Agency Panels and Boards and Who Influences Them?; The Importance of Accountability and Value for Money; The Importance of Accountability and Value for Money; The Move to Short-termism; The Move to Short-termism; Chapter 2: From Jethro Tull to Grain Mountains: The Origins and Development of Agricultural Research SystemsChapter 2: From Jethro Tull to Grain Mountains: The Origins and Development of Agricultural Research Systems; A Time-frame of Agricultural Developments since 1700; A Time-frame of Agricultural Developments since 1700; Problems with Production; Problems with Production; The Agricultural Revolution; The Agricultural Revolution; Science into Practice - Early Models; Science into Practice - Early Models; Shifting Power; Shifting Power; The Politics of Agriculture - Protection versus ImprovementThe Politics of Agriculture - Protection versus Improvement; The Industrialization of Agriculture and the Research Process; The Industrialization of Agriculture and the Research Process; Control and Accountability; Control and Accountability; Chapter 3: Agriculture and the Empire: Transferring Technocracies; Chapter 3: Agriculture and the Empire: Transferring Technocracies; Introduction; Introduction; The Empire and Agricultural Research; The Empire and Agricultural Research; Case Study; Case Study; Agricultural Research Systems in NigeriaAgricultural Research Systems in Nigeria; Agricultural Extension; Agricultural Extension; The CGIAR ad Africa's Green Revolution; The CGIAR ad Africa's Green Revolution; Summary and Conclusions; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 4: Modern Times: Agribusiness and Biotechnology; Chapter 4: Modern Times: Agribusiness and Biotechnology; Time-frame: 1947-2000; Time-frame: 1947-2000; Farming Priorities for UK Agricultural Research - Declining Participation; Farming Priorities for UK Agricultural Research - Declining Participation; Rothschild Report; Rothschild Report
• Sommario/riassunto: Annotation