Sökning: "Rural Advisory Services"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden Rural Advisory Services.
1. Exploring the conditions for a shift to Continuous Cover Forestry in Sweden : a practice-based approach to understanding what enables and challenges forest management practitioners to practice Continuous Cover Forestry
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : This thesis investigates the adoption of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) in response to mounting environmental concerns stemming from conventional forestry in Sweden. Utilising a social practice-based approach with qualitative interviews and observations of forest managers who engage in CCF “on the ground”, the study uncovers a complex of practices connected to CCF, encompassing policy and regulation, research, advice, services, and forest ownership. LÄS MER
2. The Social Sustainability of Digital Information Services in Sub-Saharan Africa : a Social Practice Perspective on Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Agricultural Development in Kenya
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : Nowadays, mobile phone-enabled services are reaching the rural poor farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with digital information for agricultural development. These digital services consist of access to social networks and customised information that are expected to enhance farm management due to knowledge exchange and learning. LÄS MER
3. Understanding the Changing Dynamics of Rural Development in Dolakha, Nepal
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperSammanfattning : There is ample debate around the conceptualizations of rural development as well as its implementation and impacts. Contemporary understandings underline the importance of social movements in social change, which has become a fundamental part of development. LÄS MER
4. Can Smartphones be used as an information delivery tool in post-conflict context? : exploring possibilities of using smartphones to deliver agricultural advisory services in Afgooye district -Somalia
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : In areas where reaching out to rural farmers is difficult, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), such as mobile smartphones may offer an opportunity to share timely information on weather, markets, farm inputs, and research results to the farmers. Access to this type of information could potentially enhance farmers' farm productivity and their ability to make crucial decisions related to farm management in the face of climate variability. LÄS MER
5. From rice to sugar, from smallholder to businessman : a case study of outgrower schemes within the EcoEnergy Bagamoyo project, Tanzania
Magister-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : Many governments in Africa envisage the potential to create rural employment, improve energy balances and strengthen their national economies by encouraging investment in large-scale agriculture. This trend is being intensified by global demand for alternative sources of energy and food, against a background of high oil prices and growing world population. LÄS MER
