name in writings dated to 150 BC and may be the center of secondary domestication (Perrino et al., 1993; Timko et al., 2007; Timko and Singh, 2008). Spanish explorers may be responsible for introducing cowpea into the to the West Indies around the late 17th century from West Africa through the slave trade and then into Central and South America almost at the same time from where it entered United states (Perrino et al., 1993; Timko and Singh, 2008). The cowpea was then introduced to the south of Europe
The increased focus on maritime security post 9/11 has inadvertently put SLOC like the IO on the radars of many observers for fear of disruption to shipping and trade. For starters, the threat of piracy, especially along the waters near the Horn of Africa and in the northern part of the Straits of Malacca, continues to be a bane to merchant ships. The busy shipping traffic in the IO naturally attracts the attention of pirates keen to grab the cargo, and even the vessels and the valuables carried
Understanding and identifying effects of climate change is loaded with difficulties especially in Africa. Overall, Africa has a highly diverse and variable climate. More so, there is still great uncertainty about the key climatic processes and their consequences on the African environment. Despite all these uncertainties about the future climatic conditions, at least it’s known what’s likely to happen in the near future (Conway, 2009). What is known is that the temperatures are estimated to rise
Poverty is the state of being extremely poor that most days people who live in extreme poverty are not able to get basic needs such as food and clean water. Almost of the world (over three billion people) live making less than $2.50 a day. At least 80% of all humans on earth live making less than $10 a day. And more than 80% of world population lives in countries where the disposable income differential is widening. Poverty and crime go hand in hand, so the more poverty there’s in a country the higher
abolishment of slavery in Brazil, an estimated four millions slaves had been disembarked in the Portuguese colony. Cuba, although not as much as Brazil, also received a large amount of slaves; approximately one million. Millions of slaves were embarked in Africa to be traded in the slave trade, but not all reached their destination. Nearly 15% of Africans died on the middle passage between the different
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND Ani-lemo Woreda is found in Hadiya Zone, which is geographically located between 70 30¢ to 70 45¢North latitude and 370 54¢30¢¢to 380 3¢ 30¢¢longitude and 18 km far from Hosanna and 224 km from Addis Ababa, has a total population of 84,461 of which, 40,989 is male and 43,472 is female and the common farming system of the Woreda is mixed farming (AWFEDO, 2014). Climate change poses one of the greatest threats in history to the realization of sustainable development
economy, particularly in developing economies. Energy indicates national prosperity and also underwrites national security. States now desire energy security in the same sense that they desire military security and economic security. Energy independence, control over energy resources and security of the energy transportation routes have a great importance in terms of national security.” Thus in recent
Question 1: This is work is a reflection of what I deducted from the class lectures. To begin tracking on events that involved the Pequot War of 1637. Socially, I drew that the settlers didn’t clique with the Native Americans past their own needs. “The reason why they desired so much our friendship was, because they were now in war with the Narragansett, whom, till this year, they had kept under, and likewise with the Dutch, who killed their old sachem and some other of their men, for that the Pekods
Food in Kenya: The Kenyan staple crop is cassava, which was bought in this country by the Portuguese in 1496. Kenyan food shows distinct life styles of different groups in this country. In Massai tribe, people who catch cattle as their food. They also enjoy simple foods. The Kikuyu and Gikuyu people grow corns, potatoes, and greens. Western people do their fishing, eat rice, vegetable dishes. Communication and the press Kenya has 10 kinds of newspapers and more than 15 television stations.(Sept
people. According to Colombia reports, the 47% of population said they were under the impression that public security has deteriorated. There is a close relation between insecurity and health in Bogotá, responsibility for what happens at this nexus falls to multiple actors, including ministries responsible for health, defense and internal affairs; the overriding influence, especially on security, may even be the policy of other