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Book Synopsis Biotechnology Development and threat of Climate Change in Africa by : Odunayo C. Adebooye
Download or read book Biotechnology Development and threat of Climate Change in Africa written by Odunayo C. Adebooye and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basically, the contemporary manipulation of identifiable living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific processes has been functionally essentialized by the desire to improve on the state of the human condition in this modernizing era. Meanwhile, the prevalent globalizing culture has made it feasible for quick exchange of information and, indeed, instant spread of cogent empirical knowledge. Such is the case with biotechnological development, which seeks to enhance agricultural productivity; health care delivery and, of course, the realization of the focal target of the ‘Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs), that is ‘halving extreme poverty by 2015’. As noble as this innovation seems however, its application in Nigeria as obtainable in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa has been largely uncoordinated, or at best, attenuated; ostensibly due to inactivity on the part of the political leadership. This study focuses on the explication of varying interpretations of the reality of biotechnological incorporation within Nigerian configuration. On the part of the policy planners, have usual proclamations been met with desired actions in the bid to localize such innovation in the country? Are they conscious of its long-run human, social and environmental implications? On the other hand, are the people – the supposed direct beneficiaries of such adaptation aware of its existence and usefulness? How do they perceive and construct its reality? These and related issues are addressed in this study. The methods of In-depth Interviews (IDIs) and Evaluation Research (ER) are engaged as the study’s modes of inquiry, while Berger and Luckmann’s ‘The Social Construction of Reality’ is adopted as its theoretical platform.
Book Synopsis Biotechnology Development and threat of Climate Change in Africa by : Odunayo C. Adebooye
Download or read book Biotechnology Development and threat of Climate Change in Africa written by Odunayo C. Adebooye and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study assessed adaptation of Osun State fish farmers to climate change with a view to providing sustainable adaptive strategies to vagaries of weather in Nigeria. Quantitative data were collected with an aid of structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used to summarise the data while Multinomial Logit Model and Adaptation Strategy Index were used to determine the choice of Adaptation Strategies and the extent of use of the strategies by fish farmers in the State. The results showed that the mean age of fish farmers was 48 years and the mean fish farming experience was 8 years. About 75 percent of the respondents perceived climate change but only 29 percent of them took actions to reduce the impacts of the climate change. Adaptation strategies used to reduce the impacts include reinforcement of dyke, provision of shade, and practice of polyculture. Others include, ensure free flow of water, change stocking periods and provision of reservoir. Adaptive Strategy Use Index showed that reinforcement of dyke was mostly used among the adaptive strategies followed by provision of shade, practice of polyculture, free flow of water, change stocking period and provision of reservoir. Also Multinomial logit model showed that fish farming experience, education, information and size of fishpond are important factors to be considered when planning climate change programmes for fish farmers. The study concluded that many fish farmers perceived change in climate but few of them attempted to reduce the impacts of the change by adopting different adaptation strategies.
Book Synopsis Biotechnology Development and Threat of Climate Change in Africa by : Odunayo C. Adebooye
Download or read book Biotechnology Development and Threat of Climate Change in Africa written by Odunayo C. Adebooye and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Biotechnology in Africa by : Florence Wambugu
Download or read book Biotechnology in Africa written by Florence Wambugu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Florence Wambugu and Daniel Kamanga of Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International bring together expert African authorities to critique various biotechnology initiatives and project future developments in the field in Africa. For the first time, African voices from multidisciplinary fields as diverse as economics, agriculture, biotechnology, law, politics and academia, demand to be allowed to set the continent’s biotech development agenda. This book argues that there is a great future for biotechnology in Africa which sidesteps western interests that do not match those of the local populace. In these diverse chapters, Africa’s political and scientific leaders demand a greater say in how research and development funds are allocated and spent. They argue that Africa’s political leaders must see both clear benefits and have elbow-room to drive the change required. This is the way that African governments can employ workable policies, suitable biosafety legislation and regulation and respond effectively to public-private partnerships. Wambugu and Kamanga show that biotechnology has the potential to improve food security and standard of living as well as mitigate the detrimental effects of climate change on the African continent.
Book Synopsis Freedom to Innovate by : Calestous Juma
Download or read book Freedom to Innovate written by Calestous Juma and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Harnessing Technologies for Sustainable Development by : Bruce Ross-Larson
Download or read book Harnessing Technologies for Sustainable Development written by Bruce Ross-Larson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :160 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Hearing to Review the Opportunities and Benefits of Agricultural Biotechnology by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture
Download or read book Hearing to Review the Opportunities and Benefits of Agricultural Biotechnology written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Towards Sustainable Food Production in Africa by : Morris Fanadzo
Download or read book Towards Sustainable Food Production in Africa written by Morris Fanadzo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book is focused on Sustainable Development Goal 2. It offers a comprehensive and topical collection of practices, technologies and innovations in the field of sustainable food production and security under a changing climate. It is a one-stop handbook for farmers, researchers, extensionists, policy makers and other stakeholders seeking to identify and disseminate best fit technologies for local and regional landscapes. It offers an understanding of the challenges, risks and uncertainties as well as opportunities to foster productive and sustainable food production. Smallholder farming and agriculture in general is facing a serious threat from climate change that has resulted in erratic and unpredictable rainfall and increased temperatures, among other abiotic stresses. These climate change induced pressures have reduced productivity mainly among the smallholder farmers, who are critical in driving the attainment of sustainable development goals like SDG 2, 12 and 13. The objective of the book is to document effective and practicable practices and technologies that can be adopted by smallholder African farmers as mitigation measures against the effects of climate change. This book is of interest to researchers, agricultural scientists, climate change scientists, capacity builders and policymakers.
Book Synopsis Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa by : Steven Were Omamo
Download or read book Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa written by Steven Were Omamo and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together experts from within and outside Africa to discuss the current status of biotechnology in southern Africa, the conceptual framework for multistakeholder dialogues, the political and ethical issues surrounding biotechnology, food safety and consumer issues, biosafety, intellectual property rights, and trade involving genetically modified foods.
Book Synopsis Climate Change and Africa by : Pak Sum Low
Download or read book Climate Change and Africa written by Pak Sum Low and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the twenty-first century, no environmental issue is of such truly global magnitude as the issue of climate change. The poorer, developing countries are the least equipped to adapt to the potential effects of climate change, although most of them have played an insignificant role in causing it. African countries are amongst the poorest of the developing countries. This book presents the issues of most relevance to Africa, such as past and present climate, desertification, biomass burning and its implications for atmospheric chemistry and climate, energy generation, sea-level rise, ENSO-induced drought and flood, adaptation, disaster risk reduction, the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol (especially the Clean Development Mechanism), capacity-building, and sustainable development. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of these and many other issues, with chapters by the leading experts from a range of disciplines. Climate Change and Africa will prove to be an invaluable reference for all researchers and policy makers with an interest in climate change and Africa.
Book Synopsis Drawing Policy Lessons from the Impact and Relationship of Climate Change, Agro-fuels and Modern Biotechnology to Agriculture and Agro-biodiversity in Southern Africa by : Nyasha Chishakwe
Download or read book Drawing Policy Lessons from the Impact and Relationship of Climate Change, Agro-fuels and Modern Biotechnology to Agriculture and Agro-biodiversity in Southern Africa written by Nyasha Chishakwe and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Innovation in Climate Change Adaptation by : Walter Leal
Download or read book Innovation in Climate Change Adaptation written by Walter Leal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-16 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces innovative approaches to pursue climate change adaptation and to support the long-term implementation of climate change policies. Offering new case studies and data, as well as projects and initiatives implemented across the globe, the contributors present new tools, approaches and methods to pursue and facilitate innovation in climate change adaptation.
Book Synopsis Biotechnological Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals by : Patrick Omoregie Isibor
Download or read book Biotechnological Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals written by Patrick Omoregie Isibor and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biotechnological Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals presents selected contributions from the 2022 International Biotechnology Conference Exhibition and Workshop (IBCEW) that cover techniques, current trends, and cutting-edge biotechnological tools for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). The authors explore recent advances that solve challenges related to sustainable agriculture, climate change, prevention and control of pandemics, biotechnology for a sustainable economy, and biotechnological industries and SDGs. The IBCEW aims to share knowledge, experiences, and ideas among scientists, academics, students, industry representatives, and other professionals interested in biotechnology and attaining SDGs for development in Nigeria, Africa, and globally. Examines health and environmental sustainability challenges in Africa and globally; Introduces biotechnological tools for achieving sustainable development goals; Includes contributions from scientists, academics, and industry representatives.
Book Synopsis Global Trends 2040 by : National Intelligence Council
Download or read book Global Trends 2040 written by National Intelligence Council and published by Cosimo Reports. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Development at Risk by : Joseph H. Hulse
Download or read book Sustainable Development at Risk written by Joseph H. Hulse and published by Cambridge India. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines, in a historical context, sustainable development and the variant concepts that relate to economic and social inequities and what may influence future food and hygienic security for all humanity. Reflects on industrial biotechnologies and their application to agriculture, food production, preservation and distribution, and pharmaceutical diagnostics and therapeutics. Includes a glossary of biotechnological notions.
Book Synopsis The Spatial Dimension of Risk by : Hans-Detlef M?ller-Mahn
Download or read book The Spatial Dimension of Risk written by Hans-Detlef M?ller-Mahn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through its exploration of the spatial dimension of risk, this book offers a brand new approach to theorizing risk, and significant improvements in how to manage, tolerate and take risks. A broad range of risks are examined, including natural hazards, climate change, political violence, and state failure. Case studies range from the Congo to Central Asia, from tsunami in Japan and civil war affected areas in Sri Lanka to avalanche hazards in Austria. In each of these cases, the authors examine the importance and role of space in the causes and differentiation of risk, in how we can conceptualize risk from a spatial perspective and in the relevance of space and locality for risk governance. This new approach - endorsed by Ragnar Löfstedt and Ortwin Renn, two of the world's leading and most prolific risk analysts - is essential reading for those charged with studying, anticipating and managing risks.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309452058 Total Pages :231 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1973 and 2016, the ways to manipulate DNA to endow new characteristics in an organism (that is, biotechnology) have advanced, enabling the development of products that were not previously possible. What will the likely future products of biotechnology be over the next 5â€"10 years? What scientific capabilities, tools, and/or expertise may be needed by the regulatory agencies to ensure they make efficient and sound evaluations of the likely future products of biotechnology? Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology analyzes the future landscape of biotechnology products and seeks to inform forthcoming policy making. This report identifies potential new risks and frameworks for risk assessment and areas in which the risks or lack of risks relating to the products of biotechnology are well understood.
