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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The Sugar Revolution Revolution means a complete change in a system. There was an economic revolution that occurred in the 17th Century. Some refer to it as the Sugar Revolution. During this period‚ several basic changes took place. (1) Sugar replaced tobacco as the chief export crop in the Caribbean. (2) The population changed from one that was mainly white to one that was mainly black because of the introduction of African slaves. (3) The size of land holdings changed. This change was pioneered
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particularly for his close relationship with the Cuban government. In his 1983 Hunter College speech‚ Bishop mockingly paraphrased a State Department report‚ bringing down the house: "Grenada is a particular threat as an English-speaking‚ Black revolution that could have a dangerous influence on Blacks in the U.S."-which indeed it did‚ and on progressives worldwide. But the inability of Grenada’s new leaders to resolve differences over governance-probably fed by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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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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The Cultural Revolution of China: Annihilating Culture with each Political and Class Struggle Wendy Wang Junior Division Historical Paper Wang1 China ’s Cultural Revolution of the 1900s caused radical changes to the People ’s Republic of China. More a political struggle than actual revolution‚ the Cultural Revolution had a huge effect on people throughout mainland China. People of all backgrounds had their lives changed as different factions of the Communist Party fought for control
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FRENCH REVOLUTION Q.1) Explain the following terms:- a) Guillotine Ans) The guillotine is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after Dr .Guillotine who invented it. b) Subsistence crisis Ans) the population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 2 8million in 1789.This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which
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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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Final Project From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the present day‚ the structure and culture of the American workplace have been affected by many forces‚ among them capitalism‚ technology‚ globalization‚ and issues of equality. Describe these forces in detail and analyze their impact on the structure and culture workplace. Capitalism Capitalism is an economic system that is based on the private ownership of capital or the means of production and the creation of goods and services
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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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CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1. Describe the leadership of Louis XVI (16th) of France. indecisive leader/ easily persuaded put off financial problems. French support for the colonists in the American War of Independence had brought the country to the verge of bankruptcy agreed to summon the ’estatesgeneral’ (a form of parliament‚ but without real power) in order to try and raise taxes. people were angered by Louis’ refusal to allow the three estates the first (clergy)
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