the Second RUFORUM Biennial Meeting‚ 13-17 September 2010‚ Entebbe‚ Uganda CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINING AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PLATFORMS IN RWANDA: A CASE STUDY OF RESEARCH INTO USE PROJECT Leonidas Dusengemungu (Makerere University‚ Agriculture extension/Education M.Sc. Tel. +250788617194‚ e mail:leonidassusenge@yahoo.com) SUMMARY The research was conducted in Rwanda with four agricultural Innovation Platforms (IPs). These IPs focus on cassava‚ round potato‚ maize production and farmers’ associations
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It is no question that agricultural workers have one of the most physically demanding jobs in the world. The situation for farmers was complicated in 1932‚ because there was a surplus of commodities in the market. The depressed state of the world food market caused the purchasing power of farmers to dwindle. As a result‚ the U.S. government passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act in hopes of restoring purchasing power to farmers by reducing surpluses in crops‚ livestock and giving farmers cash payments
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Electoral Systems and Stability in Divided Societies Introduction Severely divided countries pose a particular problem when it comes to securing democratic stability. Such countries are characterised by deep cleavages representing ‘sociocultural and ascriptive traits‚ such as race‚ ethnicity‚ language‚ religion or region’ (Bogaards‚ 2003‚ p. 59). Other forms of social division‚ which focus on wider issues‚ do not diffuse the strength of these cleavages‚ making them particularly entrenched.
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Low Agricultural Productivity Keeping Batticaloa Poor In considering issues of poverty in Sri Lanka‚ Batticaloa is conspicuous as a district that requires particular attention. In addition to being identified as the country’s poorest district in 2009/10‚ it is also one of two districts for which poverty statistics actually increased between 2006/07 and 2009/10.1 According to the latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2009/10 of the Department of Census and Statistics‚ the poverty
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CENTRE ‘The Saryu’‚ J-102 Kalkaji‚ New Delhi 110019. India February 2003. Director: Dr Daman Prakash RURAL WOMEN‚ FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES ----------------------------------------------------------------Daman Prakash‚ Director ICA-Japan Agricoops Management Training Project for Asia Regardless of the level of development achieved by the respective economies‚ women play a pivotal role in agriculture and in rural development in most countries
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The Praying Mantis (Mantis Religiosa) Contents Introduction Classes First Things First Key Features Basic Features Diet & Combat Style Reproduction Growth & Development Self-Defense Cultural Significance Praying Mantis Kung-Fu INTRODUCTION "Praying Mantis" is the name commonly used in English speaking countries to refer to a large‚ much elongated‚ slow-moving insect with fore legs fitted for seizing and holding insect prey. The name‚ "Praying Mantis" more properly refers to the specific Mantid
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DANIEL REDLIN GLOBAL BUSINESS October 17‚ 2012 Whose interests should be the paramount concern of government trade policy – the interests of producers (the business and the employees) or of the consumers? This is a very interesting question. I would hope that the policies that are in place by the government would help not only the producers but in the long run would also help the consumers. The government has a responsibility to ensure that businesses will get that competitive
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Take Home Exam 1 How did the Agricultural Revolution mark a decisive turning point in human history? The Neolithic Revolution‚ additionally alluded to as the Agricultural Revolution is frequently viewed as a defining moment of history. This is on the grounds that it alludes to the first run through in history that people started making changeless settlements and started developing their own particular sustenance‚ and taming and raising their own particular creatures. Prior to the upset‚ people were
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reality if it were not for the Agricultural Revolution that took place hundreds of years ago. In this lesson‚ we will take a look at how advancements in farming techniques and equipment that happened during the Agricultural Revolution changed our lives‚ and how they have impacted our environment.
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AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION AS A SOLUTION TO FOOD INSECURITY IN AFRICA Abstract : Achieving food security in its totality continues to be a challenge for ever increasing population of Africa. A approaches are employed in developing countries but with less success due to a number of factors . this paper examines the causes of food insecurity in African. Scanning through researchers works ‚it was noted that over seventy percent of the food insecure population in africa live in the rural areas. The paper
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