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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 32 avhandlingar innehållade orden farm productivity.
1. Essays on Risk Attitudes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sammanfattning : Essay I (submitted): Risk-taking is an important topic in Africa, as access to financial institutions and social security is scarce. Data on risk attitudes in Africa is limited and the available data collected might not be reliable. LÄS MER
2. Essays on Soil Conservation, Social Capital and Technology Adoption
Sammanfattning : Erosion of agricultural land remains a major constraint to agricultural development in Kenya, which has a complex topography. Government and donor institutions are promoting soil and water conservation practices. Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the process and driving forces for the adoption of these practices. LÄS MER
3. The Technology and Economy of Farm-Scale, High-Solids Anaerobic Digestion of Plant Biomass
Sammanfattning : Anaerobic digestion is a microbially mediated process occurring in nature in the absence of oxygen and other non-carbonaceous electron acceptors. The majority of the carbon of the organic matter degraded in the process is transformed into carbon dioxide and methane. LÄS MER
4. 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
5. 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