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Author | : Reuben A. Alabi |
Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 3643910428 |
The volume analyses how to make Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies relevant for inclusive growth strategies in Africa.The base for a transformative STI policy is to link the STI policies to Africa's economic transformation policies. In a first part the general issues of introducing effective STI policies are presented. In a second part country case studies highlight the new approach. Cases such as Sudan and Nigeria are analysed, as these two countries have a long history of STI development; because of different history, size and structure they need to move in different directions towards a coherent STI policy for inclusive growth.
Author | : International Development Research Centre (Canada) |
Publisher | : IDRC |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Industrial policy |
ISBN | : 0889367906 |
Technology Policy and Practice in Africa
Author | : HongYi Sun |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2012-03-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9535103652 |
It is widely accepted that technology is one of the forces driving economic growth. Although more and more new technologies have emerged, various evidence shows that their performances were not as high as expected. In both academia and practice, there are still many questions about what technologies to adopt and how to manage these technologies. The 15 articles in this book aim to look into these questions. There are quite many features in this book. Firstly, the articles are from both developed countries and developing countries in Asia, Africa and South and Middle America. Secondly, the articles cover a wide range of industries including telecommunication, sanitation, healthcare, entertainment, education, manufacturing, and financial. Thirdly, the analytical approaches are multi-disciplinary, ranging from mathematical, economic, analytical, empirical and strategic. Finally, the articles study both public and private organizations, including the service industry, manufacturing industry, and governmental organizations. Given its wide coverage and multi-disciplines, the book may be useful for both academic research and practical management.
Author | : Khan Amanullah |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2018-10-10 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1789841550 |
Corn or maize (Zea mays L.) plays an important role in global food security. The many uses of corn make it a central commodity and a great influence on prices. Because of its worldwide distribution and relatively lower price, corn has a wider range of uses. It is used directly for human consumption, in industrially processed foods, as livestock feed, and in industrial nonfood products such as starches, acids, and alcohols. Recently, there has been interest in using maize for the production of ethanol as a substitute for petroleum-based fuels. It is an important source of carbohydrate, protein, iron, vitamin B, and minerals. Climate change, however, is a growing concern among corn growers worldwide. Scientists estimate that corn production will need to be increased by 15% per unit area between 2017 and 2037. To increase corn yields, advanced and new production technology needs to be developed and distributed among corn growers. The advanced technology to boost corn yields and counteract climate change is important for food security for the growing global population. Nutritionally, maize seeds contain 60-68% starch and 7-15% protein. Maize oil is widely used as a cooking medium and for manufacturing hydrogenated oil. The oil has the quality of reducing cholesterol in the human blood similar to sunflower oil. Corn flour is used as a thickening agent in the preparation of many edibles such as soups, sauces, and custard powder. Integrated nutrients management improves corn growth, leaf area index and light interception, dry matter accumulation and distribution, grain and fodder quality, yield components, grain and biomass yields, harvest index, and shelling percentage, and reduces the problem of food insecurity.
Author | : Alexander W. Wiseman |
Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 2013-10-21 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1781906998 |
This volume of the International Perspectives on Education and Society series investigates the challenges and prospects for higher education in Africa, especially issues of development, expansion, internationalization, equity, and divergence.
Author | : Siri Bella Ngoh Musongong |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : 9789966030184 |
Author | : Mammo Muchie |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2013-01-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 079830345X |
The most popularised concept in the economics of innovation literature has been the national system of innovation (NSI). It was in the late 1980s that the concept that Frederik List coined as the National Political Economy of Production took off again with different thinkers writing about the peculiarities and distinctions of the Japanese, American, British, German, East Asian Tigers and other varieties of system construction. Freeman defines National System of Innovation as the network of institutions in the public and private sectors whose activities and interactions initiate, import, modify and diff use new technologies. Richard Nelson defines it as a set of institutions whose interactions determine the innovative performance of national firms. Lundvall defines the system of innovation as the elements and relationships which interact in the production, diffusion and use of new and economically useful knowledge and are either located within or rooted inside the borders of a nation state. The normative assumption is that those nations that succeeded in building economic strength relied on the science, engineering, technology and innovation capability that made them to achieve an innovation advantage to put them ahead in the world, acquiring national or regional economic leadership as the case may be depending on what level of analyses is selected to look at particular failure, success or progress they made. In this volume we have a glimpse of how in different African economies from Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria specific cases have been taken to explore how systems of innovation is evolving.
Author | : Rattan Lal |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 716 |
Release | : 2016-11-23 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 3319412388 |
This 35-chapter book is based on several oral and poster presentations including both invited and contributory chapters. The book is thematically based on four pillars of sustainability, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Environment, Economic, Social and Institutional. The environmental sustainability, which determines economic and social/institutional sustainability, refers to the rate of use of natural resources (soil, water, landscape, vegetation) which can be continued indefinitely without degrading their quality, productivity and ecosystem services for different ecoregions of SSA. This book will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the U.N. in SSA. Therefore, the book is of interest to agriculturalists, economists, social scientists, policy makers, extension agents, and development/bilateral organizations. Basic principles explained in the book can be pertinent to all development organizations.
Author | : Colin G. Thirtle |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Agricultural innovations |
ISBN | : |
Author | : International Livestock Research Institute |
Publisher | : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Livestock |
ISBN | : 9291461474 |