Contested Agronomy
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Contested Agronomy
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Author : James Sumberg
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-03-15
Contested Agronomy written by James Sumberg and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-15 with Business & Economics categories.
The dramatic increases in food prices experienced over the last four years, and their effects of hunger and food insecurity, as well as human-induced climate change and its implications for agriculture, food production and food security, are key topics within the field of agronomy and agricultural research. Contested Agronomy addresses these issues by exploring key developments since the mid-1970s, focusing in particular on the emergence of the neoliberal project and the rise of the participation and environmental agendas, taking into consideration how these have had profound impacts on the practice of agronomic research in the developing world especially over the last four decades. This book explores, through a series of case studies, the basis for a much needed ‘political agronomy’ analysis that highlights the impacts of problem framing and narratives, historical disjunctures, epistemic communities and the increasing pressure to demonstrate ‘success’ on both agricultural research and the farmers, processors and consumers it is meant to serve. Whilst being a fascinating and thought-provoking read for professionals in the Agriculture and Environmental sciences, it will also appeal to students and researchers in agricultural policy, development studies, geography, public administration, rural sociology, and science and technology studies.
Agronomy For Development
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Author : James Sumberg
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-07-06
Agronomy For Development written by James Sumberg and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-06 with Business & Economics categories.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of abbreviations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Knowledge politics in development-oriented agronomy -- 2 On the movement of agricultural technologies: packaging, unpacking and situated reconfiguration -- 3 South-South cooperation and agribusiness contestations in irrigated rice: China and Brazil in Ghana -- 4 GM crops 'for Africa': contestation and knowledge politics in the Kenyan biosafety debate -- 5 Systems research in the CGIAR as an arena of struggle: competing discourses on the embedding of research in development -- 6 One step forward, two steps back in farmer knowledge exchange: 'scaling up' as Fordist replication in drag -- 7 When the solution became a problem: strategies in the reform of agricultural extension in Uganda -- 8 Sweet 'success': contesting biofortification strategies to address malnutrition in Tanzania -- 9 Crops in context: negotiating traditional and formal seed institutions -- 10 Laws of the field: rights and justice in development-oriented agronomy -- 11 A golden age for agronomy? -- References -- Index
Advances In Conservation Agriculture Volume 1
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Author : Prof Amir Kassam
language : en
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Release Date : 2020-01-21
Advances In Conservation Agriculture Volume 1 written by Prof Amir Kassam and has been published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-21 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Reviews the development of CA systems globally and elaborates on science underlying the key CA system components. Assesses the latest evidence on improving soil and crop health and CA system resilience through the application of the core CA system principles. Includes case studies reviewing current science on optimising CA cropping systems involving cereal, legume, horticultural and tree crops as well as integrating livestock in CA systems.
Contested Agronomy Agricultural Research In A Changing World Edited Sumberg And John Thompson
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Contested Agronomy Agricultural Research In A Changing World Edited Sumberg And John Thompson written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Agronomy categories.
Outlook On Agriculture
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Outlook On Agriculture written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Agriculture categories.
Agronomy For Development
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Author : James Sumberg
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-06
Agronomy For Development written by James Sumberg and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-06 with Business & Economics categories.
Over the last decade there has been renewed interest in food security and the state of the global food system. Population growth, climate change and food price spikes have combined to focus new attention on the technologies and institutions that underpin the production and consumption of food that is varied, nutritious and safe. Knowledge politics within development-oriented agronomy set the stage for some models of agricultural development to be favoured over others, with very real implications for the food security and wellbeing of many millions of people. Agronomy for Development demonstrates how the analysis of knowledge politics can shed valuable new light on current debates about agricultural development and food security. Using bio-physical and social sciences perspectives to address the political economy of the production and use of knowledge in development, this edited collection reflects on the changing politics of knowledge within the field of agronomy and the ways in which these politics feed and reflect the interests of a broad set of actors. This book is aimed at professionals working in agricultural research as well as students and practitioners of agricultural, rural and international development.
Research Report
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Author : University of Ghana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Research Report written by University of Ghana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Research categories.
Agronomy Abstracts
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Agronomy Abstracts written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Agriculture categories.
Includes abstracts of the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy; Soil Science Society of America; Crop Science Society of America ( - of its Agronomic Education Division).
Sssa Special Publication Series
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Sssa Special Publication Series written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Soil science categories.
An Illustrated Compendium Of The Iowa State College Of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts
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Author : Iowa State College
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
An Illustrated Compendium Of The Iowa State College Of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts written by Iowa State College and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with categories.