Science and Technology for Rural Development
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Science and technology for rural industrialization: 1. Science and technology interventions towards rural industrialization in Mimaropa region, Philippines/Ma. Josefina P. Abilay. 2. Science and technology for rural industrialization and employment generation in India/M. Bandyopadhyay. 3. the role of science and technology towards small and medium enterprises and rural development in Iran/H. Hajihoseini. 4. Rural uplift through science and technology/Syed Nawazish Ali Shah. 5. Strategies of Nepal in making use of science and technology to develop village occupation/Dilip Subba. 6. current status of R & D activities conducted in Myanmar for rural community development/Aye Aye Khai and Mya Mya Oo. II. Case studies of varied approaches to rural industrialization: 7. Design and development of a village GIS for the Rajasthan state: a complementary approach towards rural development in India/V. Madhava Rao, R.R. Hermon, P. Kesava Rao, Ravi Shankar S.S. and T. Phanidra Kumar. 8. Renewable energy technologies and rural development in Tanzania/Omar Jumanne Bakari. 9. Efforts of Nigeria in application of science and technology towards occupational villages development: the RMRDC approach/Angela C. Nwanya, I. Jolaoso, Moyo O, Obasi Seb C. and Onwualu, Azikiwe P. ...
This book is a compilation of efforts from scientists, chief administrators and policymakers of 14 countries who have shared respective governmental policies and initiatives, methodologies and impacts and case studies on varied issues related to the application of science and technology (S & T) for rural industrialization. Likewise there were country specific contributions for the conduct of the four day NAM S & T centre hosted international workshop on the application of science and technology for occupational villages development rural industrialization and employment generation in Hanoi, Vietnam on August, 2010. (jacket)
