Search Results - "modernity"

Institutions learn to communicate better by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The strategic role of communication in modern institutional management was the major focus of a workshop organised in Dakar, Senegal, 21 - 25 September 1998 by the Conference of Directors of Agricultural Research in West and Central Africa (CORAF) and CTA…”
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Gestion bancaire et valeurs africaines by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Allier tradition africaine et gestion bancaire moderne : tel est le pari que les Mutuelles communautaires de croissance (MC2) sont en train de gagner au Cameroun...…”
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SMALLHOLDER DAIRYING ZIMBABWE by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The dairy sector in Zimbabwe consists of two strongly contrasting categories of producers: the large-scale commercial producers with an average milking herd in excess of 100 cows using modern technology to achieve high output per cow; and the...…”
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Building materials: earth fights back by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Despite strong competition from other buildingmaterials such as concrete and cement blocks, which have benefited from the image of being modern and 'European',...…”
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Greening the fringes by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The programme will marry indigenous knowledge with modern land management techniques to find new ways of protecting the...…”
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EMBRAPA by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The company possesses modern laboratories and research stations and is organised into two departments and 37 Research Units , which are situated in very diverse...…”
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Improved propagation methods to raise the productivity of yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) by Aighewi, B.A., Asiedu, Robert, Maroya, N., Balogun, M.

“…This document presents an overview of traditional and modern methods of seed yam production and gives a perspective for the future. …”
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Dystocia in Swedish beef cattle : effects of different scoring systems on the genetic evaluation by Nilsson, Filip

Ekosystemtjänsterna rening och fördröjning, vad kostar de? by Ryttegård, Anders

“…Fallstudien redogör konstruktioner i scenarion, de går från en gråare konventionell hantering till en mer modern grönblågrå. Arbetet kan redovisa att de moderna dagvattenkonstruktionerna med grönblågråa inslag har en positiv inverkan ur ett renings och fördröjnings syfte, medan de grå inte redovisar någon sådan inverkan. …”
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Screening of early root growth characteristics in seedlings of Nordic spring barley by Fabo, Karl-Johan

“…While comparing differences in early root growth between historic cultivars/landraces and modern breeding lines, a trend was observed where the modern lines generally had higher values for RootW and RootL. …”
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Changement climatique : Prévisions pour un avenir plus juste by Kamau, Sharon W.

“…Un système de bulletin météo par SMS utilise des méthodes de prévision traditionnelles et modernes pour signaler les périodes de fortes pluies et de sécheresse aux paysans kényans…”
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MSc in crop protection by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The aim of the course is to give students a thorough understanding of the principles and practice of modern crop...…”
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Resurgence of interest in ostriches by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Ostrich farming has been practiced in South Africa for over 120 years but the modern expertise in farming them comes from the USA. …”
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My, my moringa by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…You may know it as the horseradish tree, drumstick tree, ben tree, benzolive tree or Nebeda: the Moringaceae group of 14 species of which Moringa oleifera is the best-known. Modern enthusiasts rediscovering Moringa call it the Miracle tree ...…”
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One man's watering hole by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…'Every copy has interesting articles that address farmers problems through the use of modern and local methods of...…”
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The "Bio-Technology Revolution"-New Opportunities and Risks for the Poor and the Environment: International Panel Calls on CGIAR to Provide Public Research for "All Humanity" by CGIAR Secretariat

“…News release on the findings of the third CGIAR System review emphasizing the opportunities and risks for the poor and the environment of the biotechnology revolution, and the importance of the CGIAR's role in ensuring that the rapid advances in modern molecular genetics, computing, and infomatics are responsive to the public good.…”
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Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy by Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid C.O., Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, Oosterveer, P.

“…Food safety governance promotes modern supermarkets over more traditional markets, but supermarkets are associated with unequal access to food. …”
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Empirical industrial organization economics to analyze developing country food value chains by Macchiavello, Rocco, Reardon, Thomas, Richards, Timothy J.

“…Food value chains (FVCs) in developing countries are transforming rapidly, with some regions in the modern stage (led by supermarkets and large processors) and other regions in a transitional stage (led by midstream small and medium enterprises). …”
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The Evolving Food Situation by Paulino, Leonardo A.

“…Thus African agriculture is characterized by poor and deteriorating performance and little modernization.…”
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Wheat breeding, productivity and slow variety change: Evidence from the Punjab of India after the Green Revolution by Smale, Melinda, Singh, Joginder, di Falco, Salvatore, Zambrano, Patricia

“…Variety change and genetic diversity are important means of combating crop losses from pests and diseases in modern agricultural systems. Since the Green Revolution, genetic diversity among wheat varieties released in India has increased but variety change on farms continues to be slow. …”
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