Biotechnology Innovation In Kenya
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Biotechnology Innovation In Kenya
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Author : Kennedy O. Ogoro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Biotechnology Innovation In Kenya written by Kennedy O. Ogoro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Agricultural innovations categories.
This study sets out to investigate the role of small holder farmers amidst the intervention of other actors in biotechnology innovation in the maize sub-sector, in Kenya. This exploratory research is a result of the challenges in understanding participation and the concept of public-private partnership in biotechnology innovation and its social construction. These challenges emerge as a result of a myriad of actors involved in biotechnology innovation. The study goes a step further to investigate the role of both human (social) and non-human (material) actors in the construction of biotechnology innovation in the maize sub-sector in Kenya. Here, focus is on the manoeuvres-negotiations and distantiations as played out by various actors in the creation of partnerships and the shaping of social interaction and participation for the Gene Revolution in Kenya. This way the study dissects the understanding that biotechnology innovation is about more than just development and use of agricultural technology.
Innovation Dynamics And Agricultural Biotechnology In Kenya
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Author : Hannington Odame
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-01-12
Innovation Dynamics And Agricultural Biotechnology In Kenya written by Hannington Odame and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-12 with categories.
Innovation Dynamics And Agricultural Biotechnology In Kenya
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Author : Hannington Shemawa Odame
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Innovation Dynamics And Agricultural Biotechnology In Kenya written by Hannington Shemawa Odame and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Modern agricultural biotechnology is being flaunted in global policy de-bates as a powerful technology for improving agricultural productivity and food security in Africa. These debates often conveniently lump to-gether the controversial GMOs and the less contentious traditional bio-technology, also known as ‘non-transgenic biotechnology’. The contro-versial debate on GMOs encompasses the influence of biotechnology companies, governmental regulators, non-governmental organizations, scientists and consumers. The contentious issues on GM food and crops include labelling, health and environment, pesticide resistance; impacts of GM crops on farmers, feeding the world population; and the role of government in all these issues. The overall policy debate is whether and how GMOs can contribute to sustainable agricultural productivity and new inputs for African smallholder farmers. Most African governments are cautious of modern biotechnology and especially about GMOs because the role of this technology in Afri-can agriculture is not well understood. Today, there are few transgenic crops that have been developed and successfully introduced to African smallholder farmers. This situation raises the question: Can agricultural biotechnology be harnessed to improve sustainable agricultural produc-tivity and food security of smallholder farmers in Kenya? This study employed the Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) framework as a potentially useful tool for identifying and analysing strengths and weaknesses in harnessing biotechnology for smallholder farmers. This analysis helps understand how the NARS has evolved and to examine whether biotechnology will be useful to the people or not. Empirical research was conducted within selected NARS at the na-tional level, and among the target smallholder farmers in Busia and Nyeri Counties.
Freedom To Innovate
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Author : Calestous Juma
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Freedom To Innovate written by Calestous Juma and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Africa categories.
The Gene Revolution And Global Food Security
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Author : B. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2009-11-30
The Gene Revolution And Global Food Security written by B. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Using the concept of innovation capacity, this book, using recent field data from countries in Asia and Africa, competently demonstrates how biotechnology can contribute to sustainable economic development. The approach articulates the imperative for developing countries to build up specific capabilities backed up by policies and institutions.
Assessing The Impact Of Banana Biotechnology In Kenya
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Author : Matin Qaim
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Assessing The Impact Of Banana Biotechnology In Kenya written by Matin Qaim and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Banana categories.
This publication contains an in-depth socioeconomic study conducted by the center for development research (ZEF). It is an analysis of preliminary benefits and impacts that could be brought about by the dissemination of tissue culture banana plantlets to resource-poorfamers in Kenya. We believe it is an important example of the contribution biotechnology can make to developing country agricultural and food sectors.
Modifying Africa
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Author : Florence M. Wambugu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Modifying Africa written by Florence M. Wambugu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Agricultural biotechnology categories.
Biotechnology In Africa
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Author : Florence Wambugu
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-05-10
Biotechnology In Africa written by Florence Wambugu and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-10 with Science categories.
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.
Improving The Welfare Of Smallholder Farmers Through Biotechnology
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Author : Nassul Ssentamu Kabunga
language : en
Publisher: Cuvillier Verlag
Release Date : 2011-12-02
Improving The Welfare Of Smallholder Farmers Through Biotechnology written by Nassul Ssentamu Kabunga and has been published by Cuvillier Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-02 with Science categories.
Despite economic growths observed over the last half-century, global poverty and hunger still remain big challenges to overcome. Most of the poor people live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for livelihood. Advancements and access to agricultural innovations and skills are thus essential components for mass poverty alleviation. Apparently, a wide range of agricultural technologies are readily available for potential uptake; some of these technologies are specifically devised to address productivity improvements in crops that would otherwise be difficult to breed conventionally. However, the rate and scale of adoption of these technologies in developing countries is still less than expected. Technology adoption rates are even much lower in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that is persistently characterized by stagnated economic growth rates and deteriorating welfare conditions for its citizens. Literature on agricultural technology adoption and its actual or potential impacts in developing countries is vast. However, the general understanding of these effects is still hampered by the limited scope of robust economic studies. Particularly, most new technologies require farmers to substantially change traditional production practices in order to make significant gains, which often also requires access to new information and complementary input resources. The failure for existing studies to give considerable empirical detail to information and other related institutional constraints as well as the role of complementary inputs limits avenues for wider policy making. Moreover, it is reasonable that impact studies address broader welfare outcomes such as, the net effects of new technology on household income and food security. Although relatively more empirical evidence is available for income, quite little is known about the effect of new technology on improving household food security. The latter could be partly due to the conceptual complexities and costs involved in estimating household food security.
Coming To Life
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Author : Calestous Juma
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books
Release Date : 1995
Coming To Life written by Calestous Juma and has been published by Zed Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Business & Economics categories.
This volume focuses on the role of biotechnology in the economic development of Africa. It explores the urgent need for African governments to pay more attention to developing policies, institutions and training supportive of technology. The book also examines the particular issues thrown up by developing and deploying biotechnology research in Africa - including intellectual property rights, access to genetic resources, and implications for biodiversity, biosafety and trade. The contributors argue that lack of policy relating to the harnessing of new technologies is a key obstacle to Africa's economic recovery that must be overcome.