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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 129 uppsatser innehållade ordet agroforestry.

1. 21. Female Empowerment through Village Savings and Loan Associations in Rwanda

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Mikaela Eriksson; Ellen Kyhle; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Female Empowerment; Village Savings and Loan Associations; VSLA; Microfinance; Vi Agroforestry; Rwanda;

   Sammanfattning : The village-based microfinance approach Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) has been implemented in developing countries for three decades, and is found to be an effective tool in alleviating poverty and facilitating access to financial services in rural areas.  This study, done in collaboration with Vi Agroforestry, aimed to investigate the impact of VSLA activities on female empowerment in Rwanda, and more specifically, how women's access to and control over assets have been affected by VSLA participation. LÄS MER

3. 22. Carbon Offsetting, a new form of CO2lonialism? : Local implications of tree-planting projects in East Africa

   Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

   Författare :Cecilia Larsson; Moa Orvehed; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Decoloniality; Political Ecology; Carbon offsetting; Tree planting projects; Social impacts; Power Structures; East Africa;

   Sammanfattning : Carbon offsetting has a growing presence on the global climate action agenda where it is promoted as a triple-win for the environment, business and development. However, the opinions on carbon offsetting are divided. LÄS MER

4. 23. Alléodlingens potential för produktion av grönsaker, frukt och bär : baserat på förutsättningar i sydöstra Skåne

   Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Agricultural Biosystems and Techology

   Författare :Ellen Olsson; [2021]
   Nyckelord :alléodling; agroforestry; grönsaksproduktion; fruktodling; naturliga habitat; biodiversitet; biologisk mångfald; pollinerare; predatorer; nyttodjur; alley cropping; silvoarable; agroforestry; vegetable production; fruit production; orchard; natural habitat; biodiversity; pollinators; predators;

   Sammanfattning : Alléodling innebär att vedartade perenner, främst träd, planteras i rader varpå annuell gröda odlas mellan dessa rader. Systemet har mycket gamla anor men har till stor del har blivit bortglömt i och med jordbrukets intensifiering. LÄS MER

5. 24. Assessment of the impact of the Black Coffee Twig Borer, Xylosandrus compactus infestation in Ugandan small-scale coffee gardens, and the potential of its suppression through repellence in conjunction with push-pull technology

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

   Författare :Advaith Chakravarthy Shankarkumar; [2021]
   Nyckelord :coffee; smallholder farmers; livelihoods; BCTB; SplatVerb; repellents; attractants; push-pull; sustainable alternatives; perceptions; stakeholders;

   Sammanfattning : Coffee production in Uganda is an important means of income for smallholder farmers and extensively supports rural livelihoods. It contributes to about 20- 30% of the annual export revenue of the country. Yet, coffee production is challenged by many factors. LÄS MER

7. 25. Impact of Physical Object on Scaring of geese : with an agroecological approach towards the issue of geese as a pest in agriculture

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

   Författare :Elias Kvarnbäck; [2021]
   Nyckelord :geese; barnacle goose; greylag goose; large grazing birds; agroecological practices; flight initiation distance;

   Sammanfattning : The interactions and conflicts between geese and agricultural interests have risen in the last decades in Sweden. A range of measures are used by humans to disturb and scare geese with the goal to counteract crop damage. The hypothesis of this master thesis is that proximity to physical objects taller than 70 cm above the ground, e.g. LÄS MER