Sökning: "smallholder farming"

Visar resultat 31 - 35 av 53 uppsatser innehållade orden smallholder farming.

  1. 31. Farming for Carbon Credits : The economic integration of greenhouse gases through smallholder agriculture in the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Författare :Joel Nord; [2014]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Nord, Joel (2014). Farming for Carbon Credits: The economic integration of greenhouse gases through smallholder agriculture in the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project. Geography, advanced level, master thesis for master exam in Globalization, environment and social change, 30 ECTS. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Sustainable Small Scale Agriculture Transformation Process in Ribáuè District, Nampula Province, Mozambique

    Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Författare :Jamac Aman Musoke Emily; [2013]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Over 80 percent of the population in Africa are smallholder peasant farmers, still predominantly engaged in subsistence farming, distinctive with low yields. The Low African agriculture productivity, according to the World Bank Report (2008) is mainly attributed to African governments as obstruction to development owing to inappropriate government policy interventions, poor governance coupled with the state’s withdrawing from investments in market infrastructure, and support services. LÄS MER

  4. 33. Effects of Large-scale agricultural investments on smallholder farming in Sub-Saharan Africa (Case study: Ethiopia)

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Mesfin Araya; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Land grabs; Smallholder farmers; Sub-Saharan Africa; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The importance and future of smallholder farming is controversial, with many scholars advocating for its development in order to eradicate poverty, while few others see small-scale farming as an obstacle for development. Regardless of which theory one supports, solving the smallholders issue is not an overnight project rather a long process. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Simulations of water balance conditions and cli-mate variability for Sustainable Agriculture and Energy in the Lower Rufiji Basin.

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Författare :Rajabu Hamisi; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Adaptation; Agriculture; Climate Change; CoupModel; Hydropower; SWAT; Water Balance;

    Sammanfattning : This study provides a long-term understanding of the impact of climate varia-bility and land use on seasonal water balance conditions for sustainable agricul-ture development, hydropower generation and ecosystem stability in the Lower Rufiji Basin. The severity of soil drought, extreme flooding and salinity intru-sion in the lower Rufiji floodplains are currently increasing smallholder poverty and enhance the sensitivity on the natural wetlands for shifting farming and livestock pastures. LÄS MER

  7. 35. Prospects of Transforming Subsistence Agriculture into Sustainable Livelihoods; A case-study of the Ribb sub-Catchment, Ethiopia.

    Master-uppsats, Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Yodit Balcha; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Sustainable development; sustainable rural livelihood; farm typology; subsistence agriculture; smallholder commercialization; agricultural transformation; ordered logit regression;

    Sammanfattning : This study assesses the importance of agricultural transformation in achieving sustainable livelihood in rural Ethiopia. By focusing on the different agricultural transformation components, the study analyse different farming typologies at household level. LÄS MER