Traditional technology cannot help in producing adequate food to feed the Nigerian people. So it is necessary to develop science and technology. There is some effort to make to not only adapt foreign technologies, but develop indigenous technology
Technological change and household food supply in a West African maritime economy
Development ; Economic geography ; Fishing ; Fishing technique ; Food ; Food consumption ; Food security ; Sierra Leone
Fishing on Sierra Leone's Sherbro Coast is divided into a technology using traditional canoes and simple gear and one with outboard motors and nylon nets. The latter is market-oriented and has brought larger households, dietary changes, and more
Development ; Food ; Population ; Population growth ; Stable population ; World
The oldest human populations were of very small numbers because of little food at their disposal. Up to the relatively recent time, all technological progress led to a bigger amount of food and consequently to the population growth. However
Food industry as the leading sector in the development of the hilly regions in Zhe Jiang Province.
the mountain areas, however. The advantages that food industry can offer to initiate development in such areas are (1) low capital and technological requirements, (2) quick turn-round of investment and (3) proximity to a variety of raw material inputs
Bangladesh ; Black Africa ; Famine ; Food ; Food security ; Geographer's role ; Preventive measure ; Underdevelopment ; Vulnerability
After the famines in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1970s, the international community developed early warning systems of food security emergencies. Much of the theory employed to operationalize the information technology has come from geographers
Cadre théorique pour faire face à la complexité et donner une preuve empirique de la nature du changement technologique en fonction du chemin suivi. L'accent est mis sur les différences régionales dans les technologies de production dues à la nature
A note on biotechnology and the food production chain. Some social and spatial implications of changing production technology
nouvelles technologies. Examen des principales tendances dans le domaine de la biotechnologie. Sa prédominance dans les grandes entreprises va renforcer leur domination sur les exploitants agricoles. Exemple britannique. Implications sociales.
technology to supply the demands for food. The technology itself brings about new problems that restrain the growth of population. The zero growth of world population brought above by birth control is regarded as a solution to achieve a longterm population
millions are calculated depending on the living standard that is based. Besides the factors food and space that limit the growth of population the problems of pollution are known since industrial times. The growing human population requires a better
Industry is dominated by small enterprises making textiles and engineering products. The region leads the country in production but displays high nodal concentration. The rich agricultural zone gives strong support for textile and food processing
, but the region lacks mineral and power sources. Good transport network, early exposure to industrialization, technology and large market are other supporting factors. The future depends on rejuvination of equipment and technology, specialization and environmental
Recent experiences in on-farm research programs in Pakistan are reviewed with special reference to the importance of farming system interactions in diagnosing technological interventions for the major food grain crops in various systems. - (l'A.).
Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation
Africa ; Agricultural intensification ; Agricultural land use ; Agricultural policy ; Agricultural technique ; Agriculture ; Asia ; Brazil ; Deforestation ; Food production ; Forest ; Impact ; Irrigation ; Latin America ; Livestock farming
contribution de près d'une quarantaine d'AA. permet de faire une revue systématique de cet impact de diverses technologies en agriculture sur la forêt tropicale : est-elle plutôt protégée ou plutôt en danger ? Formulation d'hypothèses susceptibles de promouvoir
Archaeology ; Asia ; Botany ; Civilization ; Dating ; Food resources ; Geohistory ; History ; Prehistory ; South-Eastern Asia ; Subsistence agriculture
and up-to-date account of the main issues and debates on the region’s archaeology from the late Pleistocene to the early historic period. It discusses questions ranging from food subsistence management, technology transfer and long-distance exchange
Macroecology : more than the division of food and space among species on continents
Here, the AA. 1) briefly review the history of macroecology, with emphasis on cultural, scientific and technological innovations that made this approach possible, 2) highlight current develoments in the field, including its increasing linkages
Application of GIS technology produced maps of Nepal showing districts with surplus, sufficiency and deficit in the output of human food, animal feed and fuelwood for the years 1981, 1989, and 2000. Further analysis of a deficit zone, Kabhre