Search Results - The Citizens' Revolution

The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana by Resnick, Danielle

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Political economy of wheat value chains in post-revolution Sudan by Resnick, Danielle

“…This paper addresses these questions by drawing on key informant interviews in Sudan and utilizing a political settlements approach, which captures the underlying distribution of power among elites and citizens. The post-revolution political settlement contains a much broader distribution of power shared between a civilian alliance movement and the military, each of which has distinct interests in the wheat value chain. …”
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Developing a conceptual framework for a citizen science-based agroecology self-assessment tool by Mupangwa, Walter, Maharaj, U., Taylor, J., Dickens, Chris, Choruma, Dennis Junior, Pike, T., Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel, Nyawira, S., Geck, M. S., Braithwaite, I.

“…Unfortunately, the assessment of agroecology impact at different scales and contexts is hindered by a lack of data and a lack of awareness of the potential of agroecology. Citizen science approaches are, however, demonstrating a knowledge revolution where learning is vested in the hands and tools of the farmers. …”
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Policy Constraints and Key Drivers for Enhancing Egyptian Agrifood Systems by Salem, Shaban Ali, Dhehibi, Boubaker, M. Oumer, Ali, Abd-Allah, Emman, Souissi, Asma, Akramov, Kamiljon, Baum, Michael

“…In this framework, food security has been one of the most important issues for the Egyptian government following the revolution on the 25th of January 2011, since one of the basic demands of the revolution was achieving food security for Egyptian citizens under the slogan “Bread - Freedom - Social justice”, and the achievement of the dignity of humanity. …”
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Can information improve rural governance and service delivery? by Kosec, Katrina, Wantchekon, Leonard

“…We review the features of the recent information revolution, including increased access to information due to both technological and institutional innovations. …”
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Harnessing technologies for sustainable development in Africa. Fifth annual Peter Doherty Distinguished Lecture by Amoako, K.Y.

“…He indicates a few of the most critical challenges Africa must address to achieve sustainable development and a better life for its citizens. Then suggests how new technologies can help respond to these challenges. …”
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The impact of non-tariff barriers on maize and beef trade in East Africa by Karugia, Joseph T., Wanjiku, J., Nzuma, J., Gbegbelegbe, Sika, Macharia, E., Massawe, Stella C., Freeman, H.A., Waithaka, M.M., Kaitibie, S.

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Integrating conventional and participatory crop improvement for smallholder agriculture using the seeds for needs approach: A review by Fadda, Carlo, Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun, Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Dell’Acqua, Matteo, Pè, Mario Enrico, Etten, Jacob van

“…Modern breeding may rely on the genomics revolution to speed up the development of new varieties with adaptive potential. …”
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