Categorical Propositions Now that we’ve taken notice of many of the difficulties that can be caused by sloppy use of ordinary language in argumentation, we’re ready to begin the more precise study of deductive reasoning. Here we’ll achieve the greater precision by eliminating ambiguous words and phrases from ordinary language and carefully defining those that remain. […]
Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development INTRODUCTION 14.1. By the year 2025, 83 per cent of the expected global population of 8.5 billion will be living in developing countries. Yet the capacity of available resources and technologies to satisfy the demands of this growing population for food and other agricultural commodities remains uncertain. Agriculture […]
Promoting Productive Uses of Electricity in Rural Areas of Peru: Experiences and Lessons Learned This rural energy project, which included a pilot program to promote productive uses of electricity, supported over 4,970 families and micro-enterprises to adopt electricity to process cereals, coffee, cocoa, baked goods, meat products, milk, wood and metal products and handicrafts, and […]
Promoting Economic Development in Rural Areas Ten individuals, including economic strategists, business leaders, government policymakers, and academics from Ireland and Northern Ireland were selected to engage with their American counterparts to explore and share strategies for encouraging economic development in rural areas. The programme examined the role that small business development, inward investment, corporate incentive […]
Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa This book examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries – Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda – through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock. Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the context of […]
Innovation for Agribusiness (INOVAGRO) Private Sector-Led Rural Growth in Northern Mozambique Formal commercial actors are needed to sustain and expand agricultural value chains. Poor farmers, either individually or within groups, cannot effectively penetrate international and formal markets without the formal intermediaries involved in quality management, bulking, and export. Under the right conditions, these formal commercial […]
Agribusiness Innovation and Growth 2013 New Zealand’s agritech sector is a $3 billion industry, generating export sales in excess of $700 million a year. Top players in the sector are gathering in Hamilton on the night before Fieldays for a mini-symposium on agribusiness and innovation. It’s a Universities New Zealand event, hosted by the University […]
Weaknesses in Agribusiness Curricula in Sub Saharan Universities: Demand for Change. The increasing complexity and dynamic nature of agribusiness in Africa demands equally flexible responses in agribusiness teaching and learning. The use and conservation of natural resources has consequences not just for agriculture but for the social and economic welfare of humanity as a whole. […]
Agribusiness and Commodity Risk Summary: This edited collection discusses risk management in world agricultural markets. The emphasis is on the use of exchange-traded and OTC derivatives to manage price risk. Two specifically useful chapters are on collateral management and the development of warehouse receipt systems in developing countries. Chapters on the credit risk of OTC […]
The ecosystem approach to fisheries management Aquatic ecosystems, including rivers, lakes and inland seas, flood plains, coastal lagoons and estuaries, coastal shelves and open oceans cover a very large part of the earth’s surface and, among other amenities, goods and services, sustain the production of fisheries and aquaculture. They yield about 120 million tonnes of […]
Quels leviers pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique? Tout d’abord, je souhaite vous remercier pour votre présence à ce premier séminaire spécialisé sur les opportunités et les défis, en Afrique, pour les investissements privés agroalimentaires européens. Ce séminaire arrive à un moment important pour la relation UE/Afrique dans le domaine agroalimentaire. Depuis les années 1980, […]
Preparing Financial Statements – Basic Concepts The Income Statement (Also called the “Profit and Loss” Statement) The income statement shows the financial results of operations for a period of time. Think of it as a “diary” of what transpired for, say, a 12-month period (e.g., “For the Year Ended 2005”). From the income statement, one can […]
Food Security & Agriculture OIC International’s Food Security & Agriculture programs aim to make measurable and sustainable improvements in farming production and resource utilization through instruction and skills improvement in growing, processing and marketing practices. We provide direct technical assistance to farmers through field extension agents, who live and work in communities to promote changes […]
AsiaInspection Q4 Barometer: China Held its Ground in 2012 Shenzhen, China, January 15, 2013 – AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, today announces the AsiaInspection 2012 Q4 Barometer, offering a year in review of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry. Here is a look back at a […]
Land Quality Management Preferred Option March 2011 The LQM strategy relates to the management of any contaminated ground or groundwater for which NDA or our Site Licence Companies are deemed responsible under relevant statutory provisions until the declared Site End State is reached and NDA’s mission is complete. The strategy considers management of radioactive and […]
Land quality and other indicators of sustainable development statistical data, quality control and problems of aggregation AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK IN THE STATISTICS DIVISION Recently, work has started to develop land quality indicators (LQIs) to monitor changes which make an impact on sustainability of land resources in meeting human needs. This work takes into […]
AsiaInspection 2011 Q4 Barometer: 1 in Every 2 Food Inspections Failed in China in 2011 Shenzhen, China, January 25, 2012- AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, today announces the AsiaInspection Q4 2011 Barometer,a quarterly synopsis of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry. Inspection Failure Rates Show […]
Soil Quality Management: Key Strategies for Agricultural Land How can you manage land in a way that improves soil productivity, water quality, and other soil benefits? Start with these six components of soil quality management. If you want to assess the effect of your existing land management practices, begin by asking which of your practices […]
Water quality, management still a dilemma in Pakistan: Dr. Aslam By Mustafa Z Paras & Ata ul Haq Working as Chairman PCRWR, Dr. Aslam is extensively engaged in a number of projects of water quality in Pakistan. He got Ph.D degree from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. He is serving PCRWR for the last over 26 […]
Soil management for food security THE cultivated area is decreasing due to salinity/sodicity, water-logging, erosion and urbanization of agriculture land due to population growth. The decrease in cultivated area seems to widen the already existing gap between the food production and requirements. Agriculture productivity is based on soil’s potential to support crops on sustainable basis […]