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Insect-resistant Maize
Many farmers in sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavily from crop losses due to stem borer pests. Insecticides are often unaffordable; therefore, maize plants must be made resistant to pests. The 'Insect Resistant Maize for Africa' (IRMA) project in Kenya was aimed at developing new maize varieties both by conventional methods and by biotechnologically incorporating the endotoxin produced by the soil bacteriumBacillus thuringiensis. The author gives an impartial and chronological account of this exemplary project between 1999 and 2008, supplemented by discussions of agricultural development policy and descriptions of Kenyan smallholders and the project team. He also takes critical and rational positions on the use of modern plant breeding techniques, biotechnology and development policy.
Learning and Calamities
It is widely assumed that humanity should be able to learn from calamities (e.g., emergencies, disasters, catastrophes) and that the affected individuals, groups, and enterprises, as well as the concerned (disaster-) management organizations and institutions for prevention and mitigation, will be able to be better prepared or more efficient next time. Furthermore, it is often assumed that the results of these learning processes are preserved as "knowledge" in the collective memory of a society, and that patterns of practices were adopted on this base. Within history, there is more evidence for the opposite: Analyzing past calamities reveals that there is hardly any learning and, if so, that ...
Transitioning to Decent Work and Economic Growth
According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the private sector plays a key role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). After all, sustainable and inclusive economic growth is essential to enable more people to participate in global prosperity. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to SDG 8, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking. Since more than 90 percent of jobs are created by the private sector, more attention must be paid to entrepreneurs that help create dynamic and responsible enterprises that often generate positive externa...
Herausgefordert
Viel wurde schon gesagt und geschrieben zur 'Basler Zeitung'. Doch jetzt bringen Walter Rüegg und sein Autorenteam Fakten ins Gespräch, die in den Archiven vergessen gingen oder nur wenigen Eingeweihten vorbehalten waren. Die Basler Medienszene kommt nicht zur Ruhe. Vor 35 Jahren fand hier die erste grosse Zeitungsfusion der Schweiz statt, als die 'Basler Nachrichten' und die 'National-Zeitung' zur 'Basler Zeitung' fusionierten. Jahrelang übten Links und Rechts Kritik, doch das Blatt war erfolgreich. In den Neunzigern liessen der Kauf eines Verlags mit Druckerei den Konzern rasch anwachsen, doch zahlreiche Beteiligungen wurden bald zum Handicap. Rezession und Zeitungskrise hinterliessen Spuren, die Basler Zeitung Medien (BZM) war angeschlagen, das Unternehmen wurde an eine Bank verkauft und gehörte einer Holding, deren Besitzer immer wieder wechselten. Was hat der Geldgeber im Hintergrund vor? Soll das Blatt für politische Anliegen instrumentalisiert werden? 'Herausgefordert' erzählt die wechselvolle Geschichte eines soliden Familien- unternehmens, dessen Existenz durch Grössenwahn gefährdet ist und das zum Spielball politischer Interessen wurde.
