Sökning: "pastoral farming"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden pastoral farming.

  1. 1. Småbrukarkultur i björkskogsregionen : historiska bilder från Jämtlands län

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Författare :Catalina Valencia Gallego; [2023-04-20]
    Nyckelord :Smallholder culture; birch forest region; mountain birch forest; pastoral farming; photography; fences; buildings; Småbrukarkultur; björkskogsregion; fjällbjörkskog; fäboddrift; fotografi; hägnader; byggnader;

    Sammanfattning : In the Swedish mountains there are three different vegetation zones, the prealpine, subalpine and bare mountain. Between the prealpine zone, where the coniferous forest ends, and the bare mountain, there is the subalpine zone, or birch forest region. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Implementation of shepherdism in the reclamation of the Bełchatów brown coal mine as care for the environment, people and the economy

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Författare :Aleksandra Arent; [2023]
    Nyckelord :mine reclamation; agroforestry; common pool resource; wood pasture; heritage tourism; Bełchatów; coal mine; remediation; shepherdism; pastoralism; post-capitalism; care;

    Sammanfattning : The EU is currently under an energy transition and the phase-out of coal mining and burning. The Bełchatów brown coal mine is scheduled to stop its operations in 2036. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Perception and management strategies for climate-induced risks among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists : a case study from dry land farming systems in northern Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Elema Mamo; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Risk; climate change; risk management; climate change risk perception model; agriculture; risk preferences; adaptation and mitigation strategies;

    Sammanfattning : Agriculture is the backbone of many economies around the world, and it is arguably the sector most affected by climate change with its variability and extremes. Farmers have suffered significant losses as a result of such occurrences in the past and have used a variety of risk management strategies to deal with the risks involved. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Brucellosis in livestock in and near the Maasai Mara national reserve in Kenya : seroprevalence and possible impact on animal and human welfare

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Sofie Enström; [2017]
    Nyckelord :infectious diseases; bacteria; brucellosis; zoonosis; livestock; wildlife; Kenya; Africa;

    Sammanfattning : Brucellosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Brucella. The disease occurs worldwide and is of major importance in domestic animals, both for socio-economic reasons and because of the impact on animal and human welfare. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Carbon sequestration in the pastoral area of Chepareria, western Kenya : a comparison between open-grazing, fenced pastures and maize cultivations

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Författare :Sara Svanlund; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Soil organic carbon; fencing; enclosures; Kenya; organiskt markkol; stängsling; inhägnader; Kenya;

    Sammanfattning : Carbon sequestration through restoration of degraded pastoral soils is an advocated way of mitigating global warming, and simultaneously alleviating poverty. An often proposed rehabilitation strategy is fencing of pastures, a method that was introduced to the farmers of Chepareria by the Vi-Agroforestry organization in 1987. LÄS MER