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The Social Sciences In International Agricultural Research
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Book Synopsis The Social Sciences in International Agricultural Research by : Constance M. McCorkle
Download or read book The Social Sciences in International Agricultural Research written by Constance M. McCorkle and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors review the history and rationale of the CRSP concept and the basic organizational structure of the five CRSPs represented (Bean/Cowpea, Nutrition, Peanut, Small Ruminant, Sorghum/Millet); present examples of social science contributions to these programs; and discuss the difficulties and the rewards of collaborative, interdisciplinary agricultural R&D.
Book Synopsis Social Sciences And Farming Systems Research by : Jeffrey R Jones
Download or read book Social Sciences And Farming Systems Research written by Jeffrey R Jones and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of this book has required the cooperation of many people along the way. From its very conception, the project of bringing together experiences from ongoing Farming Systems Research projects has faced a problem of communication due to the dispersal of the participants. Dr. William Partridge and Lynne Goldstein were instrumental in the initial presentation of the symposium on Social Science participation in Farming Systems Research at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Ben Wallace has done an admirable job not only as editor but 8s a ilpoint m-an"- throughout the process or organizirig the conference and preparing the manuscript. He deserves credit tor expediting countless actMties that could never have otherwise been accomplished because of the vagaries or international mails and telecommunications.
Book Synopsis Social Science in the CGIAR by : Michael P. Collinson
Download or read book Social Science in the CGIAR written by Michael P. Collinson and published by Washington, D.C. : World Bank. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Stripe Review of Social Sciences in the CGIAR. by : Christopher B. Barrett
Download or read book Stripe Review of Social Sciences in the CGIAR. written by Christopher B. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CGIAR faces a world rapidly awakening from a long period of complacency about international agricultural research, a world in which there is at once increased international development assistance, for agricultural development and environmental issues in particular, and heightened high-level attention to issues on which the CGIAR should be well positioned to contribute. Yet donors are also more demanding than they once were and the landscape is considerably more competitive. A window of widespread and high-level demand is now opening wide for agricultural and environmental researchers, presenting a favorable but highly competitive environment for CGIAR social science research. In order to take full advantage of this opportunity, the CGIAR must carefully assess its own comparative advantage in the social sciences within this space, assess its performance in those areas of comparative advantage, and organize itself to enhance its performance going forward. This review, commissioned by the CGIAR Science Council, aims to inform the CGIAR community on these matters, assessing the present state of CGIAR social science research, culminating in recommendations on how best to advance the CGIAR Mission through cutting edge social science.
Book Synopsis Research Methodology: A Guide for Researchers In Agricultural Science, Social Science and Other Related Fields by : Pradip Kumar Sahu
Download or read book Research Methodology: A Guide for Researchers In Agricultural Science, Social Science and Other Related Fields written by Pradip Kumar Sahu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the outcome of more than 20 years of experience of the author in teaching and research field. The wider scope and coverage of the book will help not only the students/ researchers/professionals in the field of agriculture and allied disciplines, but also the researchers and practitioners in other fields. Written in simple and lucid language, the book would appeal to all those who are meant to be benefitted out of it. All efforts have been made to present "RESEARCH", its meaning, intention and usefulness. The book reflects current methodological techniques used in interdisciplinary research, as illustrated with many relevant worked out examples. Designing of research programme, selection of variables, collection of data and their analysis to interpret the data are discussed extensively. Statistical tools are complemented with real-life examples, making the otherwise complicated subject like statistics seem simpler. Attempts have been made to demonstrate how a user can solve the problems using simple computer-oriented programme. Emphasis is placed not only on solving the problems in various fields but also on drawing inferences from the problems. The importance of instruments and computers in research processes and statistical analyses along with their misuse/incorrect use is also discussed to make the user aware about the correct use of specific technique. In all the chapters, theories are combined with examples, and steps are enumerated to follow the correct use of the available packages like MSEXCELL, SPSS, SPAR1, SAS etc. Utmost care has been taken to present varied range of research problems along with their solutions in agriculture and allied fields which would be of immense use to readers.
Author :International Potato Center Publisher :International Potato Center ISBN 13 :9789290601173 Total Pages :362 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (11 download)
Book Synopsis The Social Sciences at CIP by : International Potato Center
Download or read book The Social Sciences at CIP written by International Potato Center and published by International Potato Center. This book was released on 1988 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CIP's social science program; Identifying client needs and opportunities through global studies; Generating and diffusing appropriate technology through client-oriented R&D; Assessing the performance of R&D programs; Strengthening regional and national programs.
Book Synopsis Adapting Social Science to the Changing Focus of International Agricultural Research by : Simeon Ehui
Download or read book Adapting Social Science to the Changing Focus of International Agricultural Research written by Simeon Ehui and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Douglas E. Horton Publisher :Ottawa, Canada : International Development Research Centre ISBN 13 : Total Pages :76 pages Book Rating :4.A/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Social Scientists in Agricultural Research by : Douglas E. Horton
Download or read book Social Scientists in Agricultural Research written by Douglas E. Horton and published by Ottawa, Canada : International Development Research Centre. This book was released on 1984 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Agricultural Research and the Rural Poor by : Stephen Biggs
Download or read book Agricultural Research and the Rural Poor written by Stephen Biggs and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review of recent trends in social science analysis of agricultural research, identifying gaps in research and outlining areas of high potential payoff to future research. The major themes treated in the evolution of theory on the generation and diffusion of agricultural technology since the 1950s are reviewed. A framework is constructed for setting research priorities, including historical, technological, and institutional dimensions. Examples in applying the framework are given and areas of high future payoff are identified. An extensive bibliography, arranged by theme, is also included.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309473926 Total Pages :243 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-04-21 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk and high-value agricultural commodities and foods. Today, the U.S. food and agricultural enterprise faces formidable challenges that will test its long-term sustainability, competitiveness, and resilience. On its current path, future productivity in the U.S. agricultural system is likely to come with trade-offs. The success of agriculture is tied to natural systems, and these systems are showing signs of stress, even more so with the change in climate. More than a third of the food produced is unconsumed, an unacceptable loss of food and nutrients at a time of heightened global food demand. Increased food animal production to meet greater demand will generate more greenhouse gas emissions and excess animal waste. The U.S. food supply is generally secure, but is not immune to the costly and deadly shocks of continuing outbreaks of food-borne illness or to the constant threat of pests and pathogens to crops, livestock, and poultry. U.S. farmers and producers are at the front lines and will need more tools to manage the pressures they face. Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 identifies innovative, emerging scientific advances for making the U.S. food and agricultural system more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. This report explores the availability of relatively new scientific developments across all disciplines that could accelerate progress toward these goals. It identifies the most promising scientific breakthroughs that could have the greatest positive impact on food and agriculture, and that are possible to achieve in the next decade (by 2030).
Book Synopsis Foundations of International Agricultural Research by : Bruce H. Jennings
Download or read book Foundations of International Agricultural Research written by Bruce H. Jennings and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Agricultural Research Policy by : Vernon W. Ruttan
Download or read book Agricultural Research Policy written by Vernon W. Ruttan and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal perspectives. Technical change and agricultural development. The agricultural research institution. National agricultural research systems. The international agricultural research system. Reviewing agricultural research programs. Location and scale in agricultural research. The private sector in agricultural research. Institutional and project funding of research. The economic benefits from agricultural research. Research resource allocation. The social sciences in agricultural research. Responsability and agricultural research.
Book Synopsis Science and Poverty by : Ruth Meinzen-Dick
Download or read book Science and Poverty written by Ruth Meinzen-Dick and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2004 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Normative Framework for Social Science Activities in the CGIAR. by : Christopher B. Barrett
Download or read book A Normative Framework for Social Science Activities in the CGIAR. written by Christopher B. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CGIAR is going through a change process. The proposed new vision is “to reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, and enhance ecosystem resilience through high-quality international agricultural research, partnership and leadership.” The CGIAR's key objectives are to create and accelerate sustainable increases in the productivity and production of healthy food by and for the poor; conserve, enhance and sustainably use natural resources and biodiversity to improve the livelihoods of the poor in response to climate change and other factors; and promote policy and institutional change that will stimulate agricultural growth and equity to benefit the poor, especially rural women and other disadvantaged groups.The CGIAR has a distinguished history of success in these endeavors, successes in which the social sciences have historically played a prominent role. But there is a widespread sense of discontent with the present state of the social sciences within the CGIAR, some of which may reflect broader concerns about the CGIAR in general, and some of which may be specific to the social sciences within the System. As a direct result, the Science Council of the CGIAR has commissioned a stripe review of the social sciences in the CGIAR. The current global food and fuel price crisis accentuates the need for a reinvigorated CGIAR to help reverse the structural problems in global agriculture that have emerged over the past several years.Per the terms of reference for phase 1 of the stripe review, the panel Chair was tasked to develop, in consultation with the SC Task Force, a normative framework for a high quality and effective social science research agenda, which, if operationalized, would advance research on the CGIAR System Priorities and effectively contribute to achieving the CGIAR goals. The framework represents an “ideal” of what the CGIAR should expect from its social scientists against which the Panel can assess the actual situation.” This paper is the product of that effort. It builds on a descriptive assessment desk study undertaken by a consultant, and feeds into the draft terms of references for phase 2 of the stripe review. Together, these three documents comprise the outputs of phase 1 of the review.
Book Synopsis Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture by : National Research Council
Download or read book Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-03-18 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested that the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Research Council (NRC) convene a panel of experts to examine whether publicly funded agricultural research has influenced the structure of U.S. agriculture and, if so, how. The Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of U.S. Agriculture was asked to assess the role of public-sector agricultural research on changes in the size and numbers of farms, with particular emphasis on the evolution of very-large-scale operations.
Book Synopsis Researching the Culture in Agri-culture by : Michael M. Cernea
Download or read book Researching the Culture in Agri-culture written by Michael M. Cernea and published by Cabi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the functions, content, methods, findings, and impacts of social and cultural research carried out by the worldwide network of 16 International Agricultural Research Centers of the CGIAR(Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research). Its two main parts - "insiders" and "outsiders" - bring together the perspectives of over 50 eminent scholars and social researchers from 30 countries, working within the Centers or within outside academic and development institutions. The authors examine critically the priorities, strengths, and weaknesses of research on the socio-structural, behavioral, cultural, and institutional variables of developing agriculture, forestry, livestock, and fisheries. The studies focus on farmers' values, needs and knowledge, their patterns of social organization, issues of food security, natural resource management and poverty reduction. Alternative models of multidisciplinary research, reuniting biological, natural, economic and social sciences are scrutinized in the light of experience and results, with emphasis on the nature of social science research as a source of international public goods and a key contributor to induced development.
Book Synopsis Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty by : Adato, Michelle
Download or read book Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty written by Adato, Michelle and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2007-06-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research, Livelihoods, and Poverty shed light on these questions through a collection of case studies that explore the types of impact that agricultural research has had on livelihoods and poverty in low-income countries.
