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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 89 uppsatser innehållade orden women farmers.

1. 11. Weathering Climate Uncertainty - A case study on factors influencing the use of Weather and Climate Information Services (WCIS) by smallholder farmers in Tattaguine District, Senegal

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Författare :Johannes Kurt Becker; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Tattaguine; Senegal; WCIS use; Livelihood assets; Innovation adoption; Traditional forecasting systems; Gender; Gender norms; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This research investigates how Weather and Climate Information Services (WCIS) have been used by farmers in the Tattaguine district of Senegal, where rainfed agriculture faces challenges due to increasing climate variability. The study employed qualitative methods, including structured interviews, key informant interviews, and a focus group discussion. LÄS MER

3. 12. Capturing the Perspectives of Women Farmers in Malawi: Understanding the Sources of Gender Disparities in Agricultural Labour

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Författare :Emily Gomersall; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

4. 13. “It must be fun for you to help a bit on the farm” : A qualitative study of the social, institutional, and economic activities and roles of women and inclusion in livestock farming in southern Sweden

   Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Författare :Julia Andersson; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Farming Women; Gender Equality; Patriarchy; Agriculture; Reproductive Labour.;

   Sammanfattning : Farming women have between the year 1950 and the present time had to fight hard to participate in the farming sector in Sweden to the same extent as men. There are old, gendered biases towards women who labour on farms by people both on and outside the farms. LÄS MER

5. 14. Bryggan till att förena människan med naturen – Stadsodling som ett verktyg att minska klyftan mellan natur och samhället i människors ögon

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Författare :Ella Kurki; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Urban farming; perception of nature; nature; culture; gender; sustainability; human ecology; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : In light of much previous research concerning growing urbanisation and the view that humans and nature by definition are separate phenomena, this research operates on the assumption that this view is not beneficial for creating a more harmonious relationship between humans, society and nature. The aim of this research was therefore to examine how urban farming could contribute to a view of nature based on an understanding on how humans and nature impact each other. LÄS MER

7. 15. A tuber for Ghanaian development: Influence of agro-processing activities in the lives and livelihoods of cassava farmers.

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Författare :Cesar Gonzalo Davila Novoa; [2022]
   Nyckelord :agro-processing; lives; livelihoods; cassava; farmers; agricultural transformation; technologies; farm size; marketing; education; health; infrastructure; women; partnerships.; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : The study explores the influence of agro-processing activities in the lives and livelihoods of cassava farmers in five communities located in four districts in the Ashanti and Volta regions in Ghana. The qualitative research is done by performing thirty-six semi-structured interviews to farmers and stakeholders along the cassava value chain. LÄS MER