简介:ThepaperexaminestheperennialenmitybetweensubsistenceandcommercialsugarcaneproductioninWesternKenya,particularlyinKakamega.Thepapermaintainsthatthereisaninverserelationshipintheallocationoflandbetweensugarcaneandsubsistenceproductionwithmorelandbeingallocatedtosugarcanecomparedtofoodproduction.ThepaperanalyzeslandissuesinKakamegawithregardtohowtheyaffectagriculturalproductivity.Thesearethevariouslandtenuresystemseithersupportingordiscriminatingagainstfoodproductionandvariousavenuesoflandacquisitionandownershipandasameansofmakinglandtoproductbothsugarcaneandfoodcrops.Thearea’sagriculturalstatistics,farmer’srecords,andtheresearcher’sphysicalobservationswereofcriticalessenceintermsoftheresearchmethodology.Theconceptsoffoodsecurityandproduction’sarticulationofmodesofareappliedinthestudy.Thestudyconfirmedthatindeedmorelandwasallocatedtosugarcaneproductionthantosubsistenceproduction,whichcompromisedfoodsecurityinwesternKenya.ThestudyrecommendstheneedtoimmediatelyreversethislandallocationsituationiffoodsecurityistobeattainedinKakamega.Itfurtherrecommendsthefullimplementationofthelandselectioncriteriaforthelandtobeputeitherundercontractedsugarcanecultivationprivatesugarcanecultivationintheregion.Toattainthis,itcallsuponthegovernmentapparatustobepro-activeifthesubsistencesectorandsubsistencesustainabilityistobeachieved.
简介:Chinesestudentsusuallygetveryhighgradesinschoolsorinternationalacademiccompetitions.Therefore,BBCreleasesonedocumentaryrecentlywhichistitledas"AreOurKidsToughEnough?ChineseSchool"tofindoutiftheChineseteachingstylefitsinBritisheducationsystem.Inthisdocumentary,anexperimentiscarriedoutinoneBritishmiddleschool.ThisfourweeklongexperimentinvolvesfiveexperiencedChineseteacherstoteachdifferentsubjectsinatraditionalChinesestyletoninthgradeBritishstudents.AlltraditionalChineseteachersarestrictandaredefinitelyfamiliarwithChineseteachingmethods.Onthecontrast,thestudentsarealllocalandtheyarecreativewithastrongBritishculturalbackground.