Past attempts to alleviate the problems of poor farmers engaged in mixed-crop-livestock production have generally focussed on the design and diffusion of new technologies targeted on specific components of the agroecosystem. Unfortunately, such piece-meal efforts have had little impact in the dev...
Li Pun, H.H.
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Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Greiling, J.
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Gopalan, H.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mares, V.
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McDermott, John J.
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Odiit, M.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa]
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Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa
Development is a human problem aimed at changing humans and their economic, social, and ecological environments. Throughout history, humans have acquired new knowledge to shape their future. As their needs multiplied and became more complex, science and technology processes of systematic inquiry ...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Li Pun, H.H.
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[Evolution toward transdisciplinarity in technology and resource management research: The case of a project in Ethiopia]
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Evolution toward transdisciplinarity in technology and resource management research: The case of a project in Ethiopia
The paper first discusses the need for moving from disciplinary to transdisciplinary research in addressing problems of human Development and environmental management. Then the experience of a research project in highland Ethiopia that started with disciplinary research and component technologies...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Li Pun, H.H.
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[From component technology to integrated resource management: Evolution toward trandisciplinary research in a project in Ethiopia]
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From component technology to integrated resource management: Evolution toward trandisciplinary research in a project in Ethiopia