Sökning: "seasonal hunger"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden seasonal hunger.

  1. 1. NDVI time series analysis for desert locust outbreak detection and quantification analysis of its impact on vegetation productivity of Sahel

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Evangelos Oikonomopoulos; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Primary Productivity; Desert Locust; NDVI; Time Series Analysis; Outbreak Detection; Food Security; Sahel; Insect Disturbances; GEM; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : It has been shown that the semi-arid environment of the Sahelian belt plays an important role in the global carbon uptake as the fluctuation of its primary productivity can be determinant for the global carbon uptake. The insect Schistocerca gregaria commonly known as the desert locust is a disturbance factor that can affect the vegetation productivity for consecutive seasons. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The economic and social conditions of Pakistani Basmati Rice Farmers

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

    Författare :Sofia Valter; [2020]
    Nyckelord :food security; household; income; livelihood; Pakistan; Punjab; small scale farmer;

    Sammanfattning : In most developing countries the lack of resources, high costs, and limited diversified income sources are among the major factors that affect small-scale farming households' ability to earn an income, reproduce and be food secure. By using a strategy of income diversification and the use of cash crops in agricultural production can be a resourceful way for a sustainable livelihood and a reduced risk of income variability for small-scale farmers. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Farmers' perceptions of the "Unleashing the Power of Cassava in Africa in Response to the Food Crisis" (UPoCA) project : Experiences from Malawi

    Master-uppsats, Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Thao Thi Phuong Vuong; [2012]
    Nyckelord :sustainable development; UPoCA; Malawi; cassava; food security; seasonal hunger; perceptions;

    Sammanfattning : The “Unleashing the Power of Cassava in Africa in Response to the Food Price Crisis” (UPoCA) project carried out by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture from 2008 to 2010 aimed to assist farmers to increase food security and improve livelihoods through promoting cassava cultivation. In this study, 120 beneficiary households of the UPoCA project in Kasungu and Dowa provinces in Malawi were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire together with key informant interviews and focus group discussions. LÄS MER