عنوان

Constructing a green revolution :

شماره

TLets574953

عنوان اصلي

Constructing a green revolution :

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Yuksel, Nalan

عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر

a socio-technical analysis of input-support programmes for smallholder farmers in Western Kenya

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

University of Sussex

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2013

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

University of Sussex

امتياز متن

2013

متن يادداشت

This thesis presents a critical reflection on what is meant by a 'Green Revolution' within the current, narrow 'productivity-technology fix' paradigm. It shows the current focus on productivity is creating a limited view of technology as the principal means to address food insecurity in Africa, as opposed to a more comprehensive view that takes into account economic, social and political factors. The research combines a socio-technical systems approach with an actor-oriented analysis to examine two input-support programmes in Kenya. It focuses on input-support programmes due to the current interest in subsidies as the mechanism to address food insecurity and deliver agricultural technologies to smallholder farmers. It examines the political, social and institutional factors that influence the creation, design and implementation of these programmes. A multi-level approach (global, national and local) is used to map out the key narratives and actor networks operating in and across the different levels to highlight the dynamic interactions as they come together through these programmes. The thesis demonstrates how intermediary factors (institutions, policy and social networks) significantly affect programme outcomes. The two case studies show that policy and practice often diverge through changing actors, networks and funding flows. Each programme implementation is mediated through socially differentiated beneficiaries, creating interactions that unfold in numerous ways due to distinct social, political and economic factors, as well as to unique institutional and delivery mechanisms. The evidence suggests that technology-based programmes that fail to take account of these critical factors will encounter difficulties in uptake. Therefore, policymakers must consider context-specific approaches that appreciate the diversity of local conditions and the importance of socio-economic, institutional and political factors. The underlying message is that the impact of agricultural technologies on the practices and perceptions of smallholder farmers cannot be understood in isolation; end users constantly adapt technologies through complex social interpretations, local institutions and political processes.

موضوع مستند نشده

HC0079.E5 Environmental policy and economic development. Sustainable development Including environmental economics

موضوع مستند نشده

HD0072 Economic development. Development economics. Economic growth

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Yuksel, Nalan

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

University of Sussex

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y