Sökning: "Agricultural productivity"
Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 153 avhandlingar innehållade orden Agricultural productivity.
6. Smallholder farm management and priorities : balancing productivity, livelihood, climate adaptation and ecosystem services
Sammanfattning : Smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa are highly vulnerable to climate change, but also have good potential for improving production. This thesis examined how Kenyan smallholders manage their farming systems to adapt to rainfall variability and improve productivity, while also maintaining sustainable delivery of multiple ecosystem services. LÄS MER
7. Biodiversity-ecosystem function in a willow biomass production system : tree productivity, litter decomposition and fungal community
Sammanfattning : The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function is an important issue in ecology. Stands of Salix (willow) are suitable model systems to study this relationship. Salix and other crops are mainly grown in monoculture in agricultural systems. LÄS MER
8. Understanding crop and farm management : links to farm characteristics, productivity, biodiversity, marketing channels and perceptions of climate change
Sammanfattning : Agriculture faces challenges in meeting rising demand for food, feed, fibre and fuel while coping with pressure from globalisation, limited natural resources and climate change. Farmers will choose management practices based on their goals and available resources and these practices will influence farm performance. LÄS MER
9. Stewardship towards responsible management of pesticides : the case of Ethiopian agriculture
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines pesticide use, practice and associated human health and environmental impacts in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. It uses participatory action research as a philosophy and methodology in order to understand the Ethiopian pesticide delivery system so as to bridge the gap amongst the main actors and create a space for dialogue. LÄS MER
10. The role and use of water in agriculture in the Western Balkans: the case of Macedonia
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the role and demand for water in Macedonia from an economic perspective with an emphasis on agricultural use. The first paper provides an overview of the Macedonian agricultural sector and assesses the productivity growth in the period 1999-2010. In the study period, the sector experienced an average increase in volume of 1. LÄS MER
