This chapter gives an overview about: antimicrobial resistance - the growing threat; effective antimicrobial drugs; misuse of antimicrobial drugs; principles of antimicrobial stewardship; education of the professional in antimicrobial stewardship; educational interventions targeted at...

The implementation of transgenic insects as components of pest management systems depends on the economic viability of the process in individual cases. The use of radiation-induced sterility in the sterile insect technique (SIT), inundative biological control releases and live vaccine baits provide ...

This chapter focuses on importance of patents in the production of medicines. The benefits of patent licensing policy in providing greater access to medical innovations and providing considerable benefits to the institution are discussed. The dominance of the public sector in the patenting of...

A functioning health system is crucial ucial for maternal health programmes to achieve their goals of improving maternal and perinatal health. The six essential building blocks of a health system are service delivery, health workforce, information, equipment and supplies, financing and leadership...

This chapter draws overall conclusions from the current study as well as the preceding one and to point out directions for future research as well as policy. It is argued that the African Green Revolution might differ from the Asian one: it would involve other crops, be less focused on rice and...

This chapter focuses on the role of seeds in agriculture and cultivar development, early development of crop domestication, cultivar nomenclature and importance of the subspecies. The role of plant breeders in cultivar development, formulation of breeding policy and its implementation,...

This chapter focuses on the tourism management programme evaluation practices by government auditing agencies. The national governments of several countries have audit agencies that conduct both financial and performance audits of other government departments charged with providing services and...

This chapter considers the relationship between transaction costs of small farmers in developing countries and their potential for trading in both domestic and international markets. Section 1 examines the key issues facing small farmers in the commercialization process. Section 2 identifies the...

This chapter addresses the likely leaders and laggards from the seed industry's shift to a protected intellectual property model, by analysing the differences that have emerged between developed and developing countries. Developed countries have moved towards biotechnology, private funding and...

This chapter outlines the case for a public role in meeting the demand for knowledge in agricultural biotechnology, and then describes a database that the US Department of Agriculture has designed specifically for agricultural biotechnology patents.