Social-institutional problem dimensions of late blight and bacterial wilt of potato in Ethiopia
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Elias Damtew. (25/8/2020). Social-institutional problem dimensions of late blight and bacterial wilt of potato in Ethiopia. Lima, Peru: International Potato Center (CIP).
Abstract
This Ph.D. study is part of this continued effort in the research frontier that aims to
broaden the understanding of the problem situation, and the investigation of alternative
management strategies for the diseases (Abdurahman et al., 2017; Kassa, 2016; Kassa and
Eshetu, 2008; Kuarabachew et al., 2007; Lemaga et al., 2005). It is a specific case study
in the broader EVOCA (Responsible Life-Science Innovations For Development In The Digital
Age: Environmental Virtual Observatories for Connective Action) research program that seeks
to leverage life-science knowledge, digital technologies, citizen science and responsible
innovation to deal with crop, water, livestock and disease management challenges in
Africa (Cieslik et al., 2018). Positioned in the crop disease management component of
the program, this study set out to understand the problem of late blight and bacterial
wilt with a social-technical lens, and to explore the roles that different social-technical
interventions play in the management of crop diseases, particularly late blight. Within this
broader objective, the study also examines prospects for digital technologies as enablers
of social-technical practices in the management of the diseases.
