Sökning: "Cash Crop"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 34 uppsatser innehållade orden Cash Crop.

  1. 1. Jute Farmers in Bangladesh : a study on institutional influences

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Pia Sophie Paulsen; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Jute farmers; Jute industry; institutional influences; Bangladesh;

    Sammanfattning : Jute is an important cash crop in Bangladesh that provides livelihoods for millions of workers. In recent years, jute received growing attention and faced a higher global demand, due to its positive environmental attributes and its ability to replace plastics in many products. Hence, the industry has the possibility to grow. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Utvintrande mellangrödor i höstraps : effekt på raps, ogräs och skadegörare

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

    Författare :Jakob Larsson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Brassica napus; kompanjongrödor; insådd; ekologisk odling; avkastning;

    Sammanfattning : Höstraps är en viktig avbrottsgröda i spannmålsdominerande växtföljder, och odlingen av höstraps har ökat i Sverige de senaste tjugo åren. Rapsen är normalt utsatt för ett högt tryck från ogräs och skadegörare, vilket gör att odling av ekologisk höstraps är ytterst begränsad. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Intercropping oats with annual clovers : effects on yields and aspects of biodiversity

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Författare :Anna Douhan Sundahl; [2021]
    Nyckelord :intercropping; cover cropping; pollinators; natural predators; weeds; clover; oats;

    Sammanfattning : The use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides has contributed to greatly increase the crop yields per hectare. Humanity has become reliant on artificial inputs overshadowing usage of resources from ecosystem services that we continue to weaken further, by using agricultural practises decreasing landscape and species diversity. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Perception of Cassava in Malawi : A Literature Study About a Root Crop’s Implication on Food Security in the Past and the Present

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Sebastian Köcke; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Cassava; Malawi; Food security; Food crop; Cash crop; Maize dependency;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change and weather phenomena like the El Niño-La Niña Southern Oscillation aremaking agriculture increasingly vulnerable in the Global South. In Malawi, where morethan 90% of the agriculture is rain-fed, food insecurity is becoming an annual problem. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Exploring the viability of re-introducing Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet as a multifunctional legume in northern Tanzania

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Författare :Christopher Forsythe; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Tanzania; agroecology; Lablab purpureus L. Sweet; insect pest; accession; multifunctional crop; viable crop; socio-ecological niche;

    Sammanfattning : Tanzanian people are currently facing food insecurity, poor nutrition and poverty. Agriculture is not meeting the demand since Tanzania is a net food importer. LÄS MER