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Sanitation as Business: Diversifying Income and Livelihoods for Women in Fishing Villages in Uganda
Frederick Kakembo 연세대학교 빈곤문제국제개발연구원 2018 Journal of Poverty Alleviation and International D Vol.9 No.1
The paper examines prospects for diversifying income and improving livelihoods for women in fishing villages. It is noted that when social, economic and cultural factors constrain women engagement in the fisheries industry, their livelihood and welfare are affected. Consequently, women are confined to the lower end of supply chains in the fisheries sector. The rapid dwindling of fisheries stocks and the sophisticated export-based fish trade have aggravated the matter. Due to lack of access to economic activities to support them, women resort to selling liquor and commercial sex for survival. In the process, they are exposed to the risk of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. This study investigates prospects of diversifying their income generating activities; based on the concept of Waste-to-Wealth Enterprises (WWE). Baseline surveys and feasibility studies were conducted to assess the viability and feasibility of WWE. Questionnaires, interviews, documents analysis and focus group discussions were used for data collection. For feasibility studies, laboratory tests on Bio-methane Potential (BMP) for different biomass were conducted in the study area. In addition, proof-of-concept pilot projects were established to verify the viability of various WWE projects. Findings reveal that WWE that are economically feasible include: purifying and distributing water; production of briquettes, production of organic detergents and production of biocides for organic farming. It concludes that diversifying livelihood activities for women is feasible and viable. It however entails re-configuration of gender norms, identifying networks for start-up funding, capacity building and establishment of institutional frameworks.
( David Kakembo ),( Dhinesh Kumar Rajendran ),( Myung-ho Lim ),( Ju Seok Seo ),( Yong Hoon Lee ) 전북대학교 농업과학기술연구소 2017 농업생명과학연구 Vol.48 No.1
Genetic engineering is being used to enhance abiotic and biotic resistance and nutritional value of crops including soybean plant. However, the side effects of the transgenic plants such as horizontal gene transfer to ambient organisms have been concerned. In addition, the stability of the transgenic crops to diseases is indispensable before releasing the crops to farmers. To this end, we compared disease resistance between transgenic soybean and its parent variety, and assessed the possibility of horizontal gene transfer to plant pathogens. When we compared the difference of disease incidence between transgenic soybean varieties transformed with epidermal growth factor (EGF), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and theoredoxin (TRX) gene, and their parent variety at Jeonju and Ochang, there was no difference in the incidence of bacterial and fungal diseases. In addition, no significant difference in disease resistance was shown between the tested varieties against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Moreover, when we assessed the possibility of gene transfer from transgenic soybean to bacterial and fungal pathogens in field and in repetitive infection conditions, the pathogens, such as X. a. pv. glycines and C. gloeosporioides did not take up transformed genes. The results of this study indicated that transformation of the genes, EGF, IGF-1, and TRX to Gwangan did not influence the crop’s resistance to fungal and bacterial pathogens and the transformed DNA was not transferred to the pathogens even in repetitive contacts. The results of this study indicate that the transgenic soybean varieties were substantially equivalent to their parent variety in response to diseases.
Sanitation as Business: Diversifying Income and Livelihoods for Women in Fishing Villages in Uganda
Frederick Kakembo 연세대학교 빈곤문제국제개발연구원 2018 Asian Development Perspectives (ADP) Vol.9 No.1
The paper examines prospects for diversifying income and improving livelihoods for women in fishing villages. It is noted that when social, economic and cultural factors constrain women engagement in the fisheries industry, their livelihood and welfare are affected. Consequently, women are confined to the lower end of supply chains in the fisheries sector. The rapid dwindling of fisheries stocks and the sophisticated export-based fish trade have aggravated the matter. Due to lack of access to economic activities to support them, women resort to selling liquor and commercial sex for survival. In the process, they are exposed to the risk of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. This study investigates prospects of diversifying their income generating activities; based on the concept of Waste-to-Wealth Enterprises (WWE). Baseline surveys and feasibility studies were conducted to assess the viability and feasibility of WWE. Questionnaires, interviews, documents analysis and focus group discussions were used for data collection. For feasibility studies, laboratory tests on Bio-methane Potential (BMP) for different biomass were conducted in the study area. In addition, proof-of-concept pilot projects were established to verify the viability of various WWE projects. Findings reveal that WWE that are economically feasible include: purifying and distributing water; production of briquettes, production of organic detergents and production of biocides for organic farming. It concludes that diversifying livelihood activities for women is feasible and viable. It however entails re-configuration of gender norms, identifying networks for start-up funding, capacity building and establishment of institutional frameworks.
더타스와나리,와비오나알렉스,카켐보데이비드,이용훈,Dutta, Swarnalee,Wabyona, Alex,Kakembo, David,Lee, Yong Hoon The Microbiological Society of Korea 2019 미생물학회지 Vol.55 No.3
벼 종자에서 분리한 Pseudomonas parafulva PpaJBCS1880 (PpaJBCS1880) 균주는 lipopeptide를 분비하여 식물의 세균 병원균에 대해 강력한 항균력을 나타냈다. 또한, PpaJBCS1880는 콩불마름병의 발생을 억제하였을 뿐만 아니라, 벼의 생육을 촉진하였다. 이에 따라, 본 연구에서는 PpaJBCS1880 균주의 전체염기서열을 해독하고 분석하였는데, 총 염기서열은 5,208,480 bp였고, GC 함량은 63.4%였다. 염색체는 4,487개의 단백질을 암호화하였고, 19개의 rRNA와 74개의 tRNA로 구성되어 있었다. 유전체의 분석을 통해 2차 대사산물인 lipopeptide, pyoverdine, phenazine 및 hydrogen cyanide 등을 생산하는 것을 확인하였는데, 이들 대사산물에 의해 항균력, 생물방제 및 생육촉진 효과를 나타내는 것으로 판단된다. Pseudomonas parafulva PpaJBCS1880 (PpaJBCS1880) isolated from rice seeds showed strong antagonistic activity against bacterial plant pathogens by producing lipopeptide. Furthermore, the strain controlled the incidence of bacterial pustule in soybean plants and promoted the growth of rice plants. Here we present complete genome sequence of PpaJBCS1880. The genome comprises of 5,208,480 bp with GC content of 63.4%, which includes 4,487 predicted protein-coding genes, 19 rRNAs, and 74 tRNAs. Genome analysis revealed genes encoding antimicrobial secondary metabolites such as lipopeptide, pyoverdine, phenazine, and hydrogen cyanide, which are known to play essential roles in biocontrol of plant diseases.