The devil is in the detail. Disclosing the impact of religion on the milk system in Ethiopia

The influence of religion within food systems in developing economies has been understated in scholarly studies. With its different Christian, Islamic, and traditional faiths, Ethiopia offers a promising field for investigating the impact of religion on the milk system, the most important animal protein source in Ethiopian diets. In a first chapter, we investigate how the presence of a religious fasting period influences household milk intake in the country. The second and third chapter explore how milk producers have adapted to the demand seasonality caused by religious fasting practices in two different major milk production areas. In the two final chapters we investigate if and how religious ties facilitate milk transactions. This dissertation concludes that religious fasting practices have a clear impact on milk consumption and production in the country, thereby creating considerable market inefficiencies. Furthermore, we find evidence of market coordination problems along. KEY WORDS: COORDINATION PROBLEMS, DEMAND SEASONALITY, ETHIOPIA, MILK SYSTEM, RELIGION

FORMATION OF EXECUTIVE SKILLS OF JUNIOR PUPILS IN GUITAR PLAYING

This article covers the nuances of forming the specific performing skills of guitar students. Based on the research of predecessors and combining modern realities guitar performing arts, the author made an effort to clearly define the specific formation of the most topical issues of performing skills among students in CMS. Special attention is paid to a wide concept (age, hands positions, etc.) and narrower (guitar notation, equipment of sound, etc.). Guitar as a musical instrument has become much more accessible and attractive to guitar players of any age, sex and aesthetic preferences than ever. Accepting the challenges of modern society, a new generation of educators has an active interest in the guitar by junior pupils. Relying on the grand experience of guitar performers, teachers and psychologists, as well as on the own scientific and practical experience of the author, this article attempts to describe the actual pedagogical problems of the formation of performing skills of junior pupils-guitarists. Key words: coordination of movements; guitar notation; guitar performance; junior school age; performing skill tablature; students of CMS.