Sökning: "sugarcane farming"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 uppsatser innehållade orden sugarcane farming.

  1. 1. Sustainable livelihood for farmers : A study presenting both challenges and opportunities for local small-scale farmers in Alluriquin, Ecuador

    Kandidat-uppsats, Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Författare :Olivia Adolfsson; [2022]
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    Sammanfattning : The primary sector is of high importance to the economy and wellbeing of many countries. This is especially true for Ecuador, where 51 percent of the population living in rural areas earn their living through agriculture, livestock and fishing activities. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Role of the National Institutional Framework for Land Tenure on Contract-Farming Public-Private Partnerships in Malawi: a Case Study of Two Sugarcane Outgrower Schemes

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Eleanor Grace Annie Hinde; [2017]
    Nyckelord :contract farming; public-private partnerships; outgrower schemes; inclusivity; land tenure policy; agricultural development initiatives; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a form of contract farming are increasing in number across Sub-Saharan Africa; providing a potential solution to the threat of food insecurity and stimulant of economic growth. Yet, the perceived extent to which the operations of contract-farming PPPs include original smallholders – inclusivity - is often questioned. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Identifying social and political obstacles to bioethanol production from sugarcane in East Java, Indonesia

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Författare :Anna Carlsson; [2017]
    Nyckelord :biofuels; bioethanol; sugarcane farming; sugar industry; socio-technological transition; Indonesia; East Java; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Indonesia has implemented national policies and legislations to encourage biofuel production as means to achieve energy security and self-sufficiency and to reduce reliance of fossil fuel reserves. However, there is still no clear road-map for the socio-technological transition. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Impacts of large scale sugar investments on local livelihoods seen through the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach : A case study on a multinational sugar company’s presence in Manhiça, Mozambique

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Författare :Emelie Muntrakis; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Land acquisition; cash crops; contract farming outgrower schemes; rural development; local livelihoods;

    Sammanfattning : Establishment of big companies in rural areas is something that is getting more and more common as the phenomenon of land acquisition is growing. This study is based on a case study in Manhiça where a big scale multinational sugar company, consisting of a sugar factory and sugarcane plantations, has been present for almost 20 years. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Sugarcane and agroforestry farming in western Kenya : a comparative study of different farming systems in the Nyando district

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Författare :Ida Lindell; Gustaf Magnusson Kroon; [2011]
    Nyckelord :agroforestry; carbon; farming system; Kenya; manure;

    Sammanfattning : In the past 50 years, the demand for food, fuel, timber, fibre and fresh water has increased in East Africa. Because of this, the high growth rate of the population and the economic dependence on agriculture, large areas in Kenya have been deforested. LÄS MER