Sökning: "rural livelihood"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 170 uppsatser innehållade orden rural livelihood.

  1. 11. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Célina Marie Scülfort; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Sustainable Development; SDGs 2; 3; 15; agriculture and forestry; rural livelihoods; indigenous communities; Peruvian Amazon; forest landscapes; smallholder farming; access to food; local knowledge;

    Sammanfattning : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Women Farmers in Rural Uganda : A Case Study of Livelihood Threats and Building Resilience Among the Most Vulnerable

    Kandidat-uppsats, Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Författare :Sara Tillenius; Joline Forsberg; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Women; Farmers; Rural communities; Field work; Minor Field Studies; Ethnography; Uganda; East Africa; Sustainable development; Livelihoods; Grassroots resilience; Challenges; Threats;

    Sammanfattning : This case study is conducted through ten weeks of field studies in South-Eastern Uganda. Both authors have received funding from Minor Field Study scholarships. These scholarships were provided by Sida, Sweden's government agency for development cooperation. LÄS MER

  4. 13. The role of urban agriculture towards livelihood and food security : the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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

    Författare :Alemayehu Getachew Anberbir; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Urban agriculture; livelihood; food security; Urbanization; Addis Ababa;

    Sammanfattning : Urban agriculture plays a major role in providing food and income in cities. It also serves as a tool for poverty alleviation. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Barriers to education among Dalit girls: accessibility of educational opportunities in Nepal

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Författare :Neeti Pradhan; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Dalit; Inequality; Poverty; Education; Barrier; Socio-cultural norms; Discrimination; caste system; awareness; household; self-internalization; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Unequal access to education still remains a major problem especially in developing countries such as Nepal. The caste system in Nepal creates a hierarchy of social groups which has resulted in unequal power distribution and unequal access to resources. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Fostering Cooperative Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic : A case study on coffee cooperatives' operations during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

    Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Cecilia Widman; [2021]
    Nyckelord :cooperatives; coffee; resilience; asset pentagon; Covid-19;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the resilience of coffee cooperatives and producer organizations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and explores their adaptations to the context in relation to their livelihood capitals. The changes to their operations are analyzed through the contexts of shocks, trends and stresses and how they perceived these threats. LÄS MER