Agri-Innovations and Development Challenges : Engineering, Value Chains and Socio-Economic Models

• Autore: Casadella Vanessa
• Pubblicazione: Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2023; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 pages)
• Altri autori: UzunidisDimitri
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Big Changes in Global Food Security and the Issue of Development: Challenges and Hopes -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Food security issues -- 1.3. Elements of hope -- 1.4. Conclusion -- 1.5. References -- Chapter 2. Agri-environmental Frugal Innovation and Sustainable Development -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. From HighTech innovation to a satisfactory technological level -- 2.3. Sustainable food in a necessary context with respect to the Natural Environment and global warming: sorghum in Africa and rice in Asia -- 2.3.1. Sorghum -- 2.3.2. Thai rice -- 2.4. Conclusion -- 2.5. References -- Chapter 3. The National Innovation System as Applied to Agriculture: A Methodological Proposal for Diagnosis in Africa -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Methodology -- 3.3. Linear model of agricultural innovation -- 3.4. Interactional models of agricultural innovation -- 3.4.1. Participatory approach to agricultural development or "training and visits" approach -- 3.4.2. In search of an interactional innovation diffusion approach -- 3.4.3. Description of the framework of NISs -- 3.5. Beyond the NIS: taking context as a key aspect -- 3.6. Practical methodology for the diagnosis of AISs in Africa -- 3.7. Conclusion -- 3.8. References -- Chapter 4. Adoption of Rice Technological Innovations for Technical Efficiency in Senegal -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Theoretical framework -- 4.2.1. Theoretical approach to the determinants of adoption -- 4.3. Empirical approach -- 4.4. Econometric model and data analysis -- 4.4.1. Specification of the production boundary method -- 4.4.2. Analysis of results -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 4.6. Appendix 1 -- 4.7. Appendix 2: empirical model of technical efficiency -- 4.8. References -- Chapter 5. Characterization of the Sectoral Cocoa Innovation System in Cameroon. ; 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Methodological framework for analyzing information in the cocoa sector -- 5.2.1. The sectoral innovation system analysis framework -- 5.2.2. Information collection system and databases -- 5.3. Dynamics of the innovation system in the cocoa sector in Cameroon -- 5.3.1. The evolution of scientific knowledge production on cocoa -- 5.3.2. A highly administered institutional governance of innovation -- 5.3.3. "Liberalization": a vector of sectoral transformation of innovation in cocoa -- 5.4. What are the consequences for the sector's research and innovation policies? -- 5.4.1. Variable governance of the sectoral innovation system questioned by agroforestry -- 5.4.2. A challenge of innovation governance through the hybridization of scientific and local knowledge -- 5.4.3. A potential reconfiguration of innovation models in the cocoa sector -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 5.6. References -- Chapter 6. Valorization of the Date Industry in Tunisia by Combining "Modern" and "Traditional" Knowledge and Techniques: Difficulties, Successes and Prospects -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Literature review -- 6.2.1. Sector and value chain: complementary but distinct concepts -- 6.2.2. Agricultural value chains in emerging countries -- 6.2.3. The date industry in Tunisia -- 6.3. Background and research design -- 6.3.1. The economic and social context of the date industry in Tunisia -- 6.3.2. Methods and data -- 6.4. The results of the research -- 6.4.1. An agricultural value chain in difficulty despite its global leadership -- 6.4.2. The guarantors of global leadership -- 6.4.3. Challenges of sustainability -- 6.5. Conclusion -- 6.6. References -- Chapter 7. Technology, Innovation and Sustainability of the Soybean Chain: Study of the Cameroonian Cotton Front Facing Environmental Challenges -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. State of knowledge on the subject. ; 7.2.1. Soybean in the socioeconomic diversification of rural Africa -- 7.2.2. The agribusiness industry as a lever for strengthening the use of science and technology (S& -- T) policies and accelerating soybean cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa -- 7.2.3. S& -- T policies for the valorization of soybean in energy diversification and the fight against climate change -- 7.3. Theoretical framework of the study -- 7.4. Methodological approach adopted -- 7.4.1. Diagnosis with soybean producers and resource persons -- 7.4.2. Analysis of the evolution of vegetation cover -- 7.4.3. Soil sampling -- 7.4.4. Results -- 7.5. Agro-technological and organizational innovation as the basis for the development of the soybean value chain in the Cameroonian cotton front -- 7.5.1. The cotton crisis, a vector for the diffusion of soybeans -- 7.5.2. An increase in soybean production supported more by the expansion of cultivated areas than by technical innovation -- 7.6. The development of the national agri-food sector: a lever for the progressive construction of a soy value chain -- 7.7. Environmental issues of soybean production dynamics in the Sudano-Sahelian region -- 7.7.1. A significant regression of the vegetation cover in an ecologically fragile area -- 7.7.2. Soil degradation linked more to cultivation practices than to soybean speculation -- 7.8. Conclusion -- 7.9. References -- Chapter 8. Impact of Good Agricultural Practices on Cashew Nut Crop Yields in Senegal -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Literature review -- 8.3. Methodology -- 8.3.1. Presentation of the study area -- 8.3.2. Sampling and data collection -- 8.3.3. Data analysis method -- 8.4. Results and discussion -- 8.4.1. Sociodemographic characteristics of producers -- 8.4.2. Socioeconomic characteristics of adopters and nonadopters -- 8.4.3. The contribution of good practices to performance. ; 8.5. Conclusion -- 8.6. References -- Chapter 9. Bioeconomy and Sustainable Conservation of Plants and Forests in Madagascar -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Study methods -- 9.3. "Vololona" Educational Botanical Garden (JBE) -- 9.4. Results -- 9.4.1. Perception of Covid-19 in the city of Mahajanga -- 9.4.2. Perception of Covid-19 in Fokontany Antsanitia -- 9.4.3. Perception of the use of medicinal plants in the socioeconomic field at the two target sites -- 9.4.4. Medicinal plants identified -- 9.4.5. Medicinal plants used to prevent and treat Covid-19-related diseases in Fokontany Antsanitia -- 9.4.6. Medicinal plants to prevent Covid-19 collected in the JBE -- 9.4.7. Suggested plants for the bioeconomy of Mahajanga -- 9.5. Discussion -- 9.6. Conclusion -- 9.7. References -- Chapter 10. Bricolage in Agriculture Sector: Emergence Dynamic and Consequences in Vietnam -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Bricolage in the agriculture sector -- 10.2.1. Bricolage and scarcity -- 10.2.2. Three main domains stimulate bricolage -- 10.3. Bricolage in agriculture sectors - How does it work? -- 10.4. Bricolage to improve Vietnamese agriculture in a scarcity context -- 10.5. Infrastructure resources and advanced technology -- 10.6. Financial resources -- 10.7. Human resources and skills -- 10.8. Conclusion -- 10.9. References -- Chapter 11. The Contribution of Food Hubs in the Digital Age to the Sustainable Agri-food Transition: A Review of Research in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Literature review -- 11.2.1. Territorial innovation, a lever for the development of short food circuits -- 11.2.2. Food hubs, an innovative model for supplying cities in the transition process toward sustainable agri-food systems -- 11.3. Methodology of the documentary research and results. ; 11.4. A lack of scientific work on food hubs in sub-Saharan Africa despite their development -- 11.5. Conclusion: a need for studies on food hubs in sub-Saharan Africa -- 11.6. References -- Chapter 12. Total Processing of Soy Glycine max through Valorization of the Tofu Whey into Cosmetic Products -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Interests in the valorization of soya whey in cosmetics -- 12.3. Materials and methods -- 12.3.1. Preparation of the tofu -- 12.3.2. Tofu preservation process -- 12.3.3. Tofu acceptability test -- 12.3.4. Tofu shelf life test -- 12.3.5. Preparation of whey before its use in cosmetics -- 12.3.6. Development of cosmetic products -- 12.3.7. Quality and shelf life tests of cosmetic products -- 12.3.8. Efficacy testing of cosmetic products -- 12.4. Results and interpretations -- 12.4.1. Tofu and whey yields -- 12.4.2. Sensory analysis of tofu -- 12.4.3. Preservability of processed tofu -- 12.4.4. Whey stability -- 12.4.5. Characterization and stability of the developed cosmetic products -- 12.4.6. Effectiveness of the manufactured cosmetic products -- 12.4.7. General discussion -- 12.5. Conclusion -- 12.6. References -- List of Authors -- Index -- EULA.
• Titolo autorizzato: Agri-Innovations and Development Challenges
• ISBN: 1-394-23650-6; 1-394-23648-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910876926303321
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