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Science, agriculture, and research : a compromised participation? / / William Buhler ... [et al.]



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Titolo: Science, agriculture, and research : a compromised participation? / / William Buhler ... [et al.] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications, 2002
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 p.)
Disciplina: 630.2
630.72
Soggetto topico: Agriculture - Research
Agriculture - Research - Great Britain
Altri autori: BuhlerWilliam <1964->  
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
Titolo autorizzato: Science, Agriculture and Research  Visualizza cluster
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
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810926203321
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