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1 online resource (174 pages) |
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Cover; Science, Agriculture and Research: A Compromised Participation?; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; THE APPROACH TAKEN; Chapter 1 What Drives Agricultural Research?; THE RESEARCH PROCESS AND POLICY -- HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?; THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING IN RESEARCH; WHO ARE THE FUNDING AGENCIES, HOW DO THEY WORK AND WHAT IS THEIR REMIT?; WHO IS INTENDED TO BENEFIT FROM THE RESEARCH?; THE PEER-REVIEW PROCESS AND RESEARCH FUNDING; THE FUNDING AGENCY PANELS AND BOARDS AND WHO INFLUENCES THEM? |
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND VALUE FOR MONEYTHE MOVE TO SHORT-TERMISM; Chapter 2 From Jethro Tull to Grain Mountains: The Origins and Development of Agricultural Research Systems; A TIME-FRAME OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1700; PROBLEMS WITH PRODUCTION; THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION: A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE AND ITS APPLICATION; SCIENCE INTO PRACTICE -- EARLY MODELS; SHIFTING POWER: THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF RESEARCH; THE POLITICS OF AGRICULTURE -- PROTECTION VERSUS IMPROVEMENT; THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AGRICULTURE AND THE RESEARCH PROCESS; CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
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Chapter 3 Agriculture and the Empire: Transferring TechnocraciesINTRODUCTION; THE EMPIRE AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CASE STUDY: NIGERIA; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; THE CGIAR AND AFRICA'S GREEN REVOLUTION; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 4 Modern Times: Agribusiness and Biotechnology; TIME-FRAME: 1947-2000; FARMING PRIORITIES FOR UK AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH -- DECLINING PARTICIPATION; ROTHSCHILD REPORT; DETERMINING FUNDING OBJECTIVES; GUIDANCE FROM FORESIGHT; CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE EU; POLITICAL AGENDA OF EU INTEGRATION?; APPLYING APPLIED SCIENCE |
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ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY INTERACTIONSFARMER PARTICIPATION?; FUTURE -- WHAT FUTURE?; Chapter 5 The Rise (and Further Rise?) of Participation; INTRODUCTION; THE ORIGINS OF PARTICIPATION; AGRO-ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH; RAPID AND PARTICIPATORY APPRAISAL; CURRENT FRONTS OF PARTICIPATION; THE FURTHER RISE OF PARTICIPATION?; PARTICIPATION, RESEARCH AND THE CGIAR; THE LIMITS OF PARTICIPATION; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 6 A Compromised Participation?; INTRODUCTION; THE AGRICULTURAL PROCESS AND THOSE INVOLVED; THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; WHO ARE THE PERCEIVED BENEFICIARIES |
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WHO FUNDS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH?ACCOUNTABILITY; PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS; SCIENCE AND SOCIETY; THE POLITICAL AGENDA OF RESEARCH FUNDERS; COMPROMISED PARTICIPATION IN OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT; COMPROMISED PARTICIPATION IN THE UK; CONCLUDING COMMENTS; References; Index |
| Summary |
Research is never free of pressures and constraints and to understand its results properly these have to be assessed and analyzed. In agriculture, research into biotechnology and GMOs, as well as pesticides and herbicides, is big business - agribusiness. This book looks at the crucial roles of funding and the political context on the research agenda and its results in agricultural development. It provides a critical evaluation of the participatory methods now widely used and explores the ways in which research into biotechnology have reflected the interests of the various parties involved |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Arthur, Eddie
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Buhler, William, 1964-
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Morse, Stephen, 1957-
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Mann, Judy
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| ISBN |
9781136557699 |
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1136557695 |
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