Sökning: "African smallholders"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden African smallholders.

  1. 1. Liberalising into poverty? : a GTAP analysis of the SADC EPA

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Tatjana Döbeling; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Economic Partnership Agreement; SADC; Southern Africa; GTAP; state budget; current account; regional trade; infant industry; agriculture; subsistence farming;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to test the concerns about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and six southern African countries, based on a policy simulation with the GTAP-Model. As with other EPAs, opponents worried about the state budgets, the current accounts, the regional trade, the agricultural sector and the industry. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Cashew for Food

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Författare :Lisa Hartmann; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Livelihoods; Benin; Cashew; Food Security; Availability; Stability; Financial Capital; Natural Capital; Physical Capital; Human Capital; Rural Development; Farmers Organization; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Cashew is a trending cash crop among many West African smallholders. The aim of my research was to investigate how the livelihoods of cashew farmers in central Benin are impacted by cashew production. I have selected a case study research strategy, using a mixed methods approach. LÄS MER

  4. 3. ”Community based breeding programs” för små idisslare i Afrika : framgångsfaktorer och utmaningar

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Författare :Martina Roth; [2015]
    Nyckelord :lokalt anpassade avelsprogram; små idisslare; småbönder; Afrika; framgångsfaktor; community based breeding program; small ruminants; smallholder; Africa; success factor;

    Sammanfattning : Hållbara avelsprogram för småbönder med getter och får i Afrika är ett viktigt verktyg för att öka människors välfärd på kontinenten. Historiskt sett har inte alla program tagit hänsyn till böndernas vitala roll i programmens utformning. Därför har det på flera håll i Afrika startats upp s.k. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Socioeconomic impact of infectious animal diseases in smallholder settings in low-income countries : focussing on African swine fever in Uganda

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Författare :Mikaela Klahr Fritz; [2015]
    Nyckelord :smallholder; socioeconomic impact; animal infectious diseases; African swine fever; småskalig djurhållning; socioekonomisk påverkan; infektiösa djursjukdomar; afrikansk svinpest;

    Sammanfattning : Smallholder farmers in low-income countries face a number of challenges in animal production. Animal husbandry carries great potential in reducing poverty, hunger and gender inequality, but at the same time infectious diseases are prominent threats to farmers’ livelihoods and their animals. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Effects of Large-scale agricultural investments on smallholder farming in Sub-Saharan Africa (Case study: Ethiopia)

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Mesfin Araya; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Land grabs; Smallholder farmers; Sub-Saharan Africa; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The importance and future of smallholder farming is controversial, with many scholars advocating for its development in order to eradicate poverty, while few others see small-scale farming as an obstacle for development. Regardless of which theory one supports, solving the smallholders issue is not an overnight project rather a long process. LÄS MER