Technology development assistance for agriculture : putting research into use in low income countries / / Norman Clark. [et al.]
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| Titolo: |
Technology development assistance for agriculture : putting research into use in low income countries / / Norman Clark. [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.1/8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Agricultural assistance - Developing countries |
| Agricultural development projects - Developing countries | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ClarkNorman
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Technology Development Assistance for Agriculture; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of abbreviations; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Technology development for agriculture; broad context; 2 Science policy and the knowledge market; 3 Research into use programme; 4 Biotechnology projects; 5 NGO-led projects; 6 Other projects; 7 Putting research into use: RIU Best Bet programme; Appendix 1: RIU discussion paper series; Appendix 2: RNRRS projects; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Stemming from an 11-year DFID funded programme under its Renewable Natural Resources Research Strategy (RNRRS), Technology Development Assistance for Agriculture: Putting Research into Low Income Countries reviews part of this programme as a case study of a broader issue of technology development for Africa. Controversially, it critiques current international technology development assistance and focuses on the potential role of the private sector in agricultural technology development as well as providing insights for future cognate science policy and practice.The book focuse |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Technology development assistance for agriculture |
| ISBN: | 0-203-52489-6 |
| 1-134-05859-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462935903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge explorations in development studies ; ; 4.