Sökning: "livestock ownership"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 uppsatser innehållade orden livestock ownership.

  1. 1. How commercialization rate impacts the profits of dairy farms in Kenya

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Jens Mårtensson; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Smallholder farmer; Milk production; Economic development; Agricultural productivity; Poverty reduction; Livestock management;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the relationship between farm profitability and commercialization rates among smallholder farmers in Kenya. Through an analysis of data from 453 farms, the research examines several factors, including milk production, household size, education level, and livestock ownership, that can affect commercialization rate and dairy profit. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The potential use of black soldier fly larvae residue as a fertilizer

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

    Författare :An-Marthe Ingelaere; [2023]
    Nyckelord :organic waste; fertilizer; black soldier fly; residue; physico-chemical characteristics; sub-Saharan Africa; socio-economic constraints;

    Sammanfattning : In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the primary constraint of agriculture productivity has consistently been ascribed to soil fertility. A common approach to improve soil fertility is the use of fertilizers, both organic and inorganic. Though recently interest is increasing in the use of newer alternatives like biostimulants. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The legitimacy of precision livestock farming : in conversation with the Swedish research community

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :Adjani Isabelle; [2021]
    Nyckelord :precision livestock farming; PLF; Agri sector; digitalisation; legitimacy; AKIS; smart farming; livestock; agriculture 4.0;

    Sammanfattning : Precision livestock farming (PLF) is gaining popularity in the Agri sector across the world. The aim of this paper is to understand how PLF is perceived by researchers involved in the development phases as well as looking at PLF from a product category legitimacy framework developed by Bork et al. (2015). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture : Opportunities and Challenges

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för datorteknik

    Författare :Carl Johan Casten Carlberg; Elsa Jerhamre; [2021]
    Nyckelord :artificial intelligence; ai; agriculture; smart farming; precision farming; precision livestock farming; artificiell intelligens; ai; jordbruk; smart jordbruk; precisionsodling;

    Sammanfattning : Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in different parts of society for providing decision support in various activities. The agricultural sector is anticipated to benefit from an increased usage of AI and smart devices, a concept called smart farming technologies. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Forecast-based Financing within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Persisting barriers and ways forward

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Författare :Camille Chatenier; Daniel Ramskov Erichsen; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Forecast-based Financing; Anticipation; Ownership; Capacity development; Ambiguity; Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : With the introduction of Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in 2013, the ability and incentive to do early action based on forecasting has increased over the last couple of years. In this study eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with FbF practitioners of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement with the purpose of shedding light on challenges and opportunities associated with the approach. LÄS MER