Farmers, seeds and varieties : supporting informal seed supply in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is characterized by an enormous diversity in agro-ecosystems, crops and varieties, with the informal seed systems dominant in seed supply for almost all crops. The book addresses strategies and approaches through which professionals can support informal seed supply, and links these with the conservation and use of the huge genetic resource base of crops and local varieties. The book looks at informal seed supply from a number of different angles, introduces key concepts and strategies, and presents case studies from Ethiopia and other countries. It deals with the technical aspects of, quality and availability of, and access to seed, and of supporting informal supply. It also deals with the role of farmers in the conservation and management of local crops and varieties, and the participation of farmers and communities in plant breeding and research. It takes a particular interest in the role of farmer organizations in seed supply, and how this role can be strengthened by developing community and small-scale seed enterprises. The aim of all the strategies, case studies and reflections on experiences presented in this book is to improve the availability of and access to quality seeds and varieties, thereby improving the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Ethiopia and beyond

Management: A bibliography for NASA managers

This bibliography lists 653 reports, articles and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in 1987. Items are selected and grouped according to their usefulness to the manager as manager. Citiations are grouped into ten subject categories; human factors and personnel issues; management theory and techniques; industrial management and manufacturing; robotics and expert systems; computers and information management; research and development; economics, costs and markets; logistics and operations management, reliability and quality control; and legality, legislation, and policy

In Search of the Nigerian Pastoral: Nollywood and the Nigerian Creative-Industrial System

This thesis explores the Nigerian creative-industrial system through the window of Nollywood. It questions conventional models of development by suggesting an alternative approach inspired by the historiography of consumption-based industrialization. Involving over 200 interviews and an extended ethnographic investigation of set craftsmanship and house and-hotel film locations, the research was carried out in Lagos and Igboland. The study focuses on several core elements of the consumer-industrial system -- film and television; carpentry and fabrication; and houses and hotels; and engages with other parts such as events’ industries and printing and artizanal advertising. The structure reflects two trajectories in Nollywood production: location production in Igboland and the new studio-system in Lagos. In the first part, the ways in which Nollywood and the Igbo built environment have interacted to produce new kinds of space are explored. The second part considers how Nigerian techniques of material fabrication have developed to produce new styles in three main areas: furnishings, TV and film sets and promotional installations. The ability of these practices to extend in surprising directions, establishing economy-wide linkages in financing, sales promotions and event-marketing, is a key part of this analysis. In the conclusion, the themes are considered through the lens of the Nigerian Pastoral to illuminate the intertwined development of distinctive Nigerian styles and tastes and competitive industrial sectors

Activity of tea polyphenols against vibrio species

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Activity of tea polyphenols against vibrio species

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Managing intracorporate knowledge sharing

In de studie "Managing Intracorporate Knowledge Sharing" wordt het proces van intraorganisationele kennisuitwisseling bestudeerd met als doel een integratief raamwerk te ontwikkelen waarin het managen van het onderhavige proces binnen de context van een multinationale onderneming centraal staat. Dit raamwerk omvat een viertal proposities betreffende de managementsystemen die het proces van intra-organisationele kennisuitwisseling binnen een concernverband kunnen stimuleren en faciliteren. Een belangrijke aanname hierbij is dat de omvang en complexiteit van veel internationaal opererende ondernemingen een directe betrokkenheid van het topmanagement in de weg staan. Concernonderdelen opereren in een onderling afhankelijk netwerk waarin het onvoorspelbaar is welke kennisuitwisselingsrelaties tussen twee of meerdere concernonderdelen op welke momenten van belang zullen worden. Het topmanagement kan zich daarom beter beperken tot het scheppen van de juiste voorwaarden en de uitvoerende verantwoordelijkheid delegeren naar die lagen in de organisationele hierarchie waar vraag en aanbod van kennis tot elkaar dienen te komen

The Road through the Rust Belt: From Preeminence to Decline to Prosperity

The chapters in this book explore reasons for the decline of Rust Belt cities and the often innovative responses of local leaders and entrepreneurs that are helping to revive these areas.https://research.upjohn.org/up_press/1242/thumbnail.jp

The Politics of Medicine: Power, Actors, and Ideas in the Making of Health

The practice of medicine has become the prescribing of medicine. Reflecting a construct of health defined by Rationalism, individualism, and biomedical science, medicines (pharmaceuticals) are politically constructed to be the first – and sometimes only prescribed – line of defense against illness and disease. Pharmaceuticals also represent a highly desirable, ‘recession-proof’ component of many Nation-states’ (states’) export strategies, helping advanced economies, in particular, to maintain favorable trade balances and economic growth amidst the headwinds of deindustrialization. Higher use and the overreliance on pharmaceuticals promote an outsized role for certain actors and ideas in the making of global health, referring to the systems of medical practice, the norms defining health subconsciously and consciously, the politico-economic relations and decisions that prioritize certain qualities and determinants of health, and interventions relating to health. Concentrations of power deepened under globalization, reinforcing and internationalizing specific, hegemonic ideas about health that reflect the ideas and interests of dominant actors. These dynamics further privilege certain actors and ideas in political and economic processes, which have the practical effect of predetermining outcomes. In this way, power sustains the global normative and politico-economic conditions that comprise modern health—power makes health. This dissertation employs pharmaceuticals as a proxy to examine power asymmetries and market-oriented norms relating to health. The research examines the formative ideas and structuring role of power on the political salience, interests, values, and choices of the leading actors in global health. Rather than an exclusive focus on health’s visible outcomes, the research distinguishes the influence of power asymmetries expressed through norm formation and spread. It finds that health is a core issue of the 21st century global political economy and equitable scholarly focus and practical solutioning must be applied to the ideas, contexts, content, and processes that make health