Sökning: "smallholder farmers"

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  1. 26. Smallholders and pigs in northern Uganda : an ethnographic study of pig rearing, disease management and local knowledges

    Författare :Anna Arvidsson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : In Uganda, pig numbers have increased rapidly in recent decades, with the majority reared by smallholder farmers in rural areas. It has been suggested that pig production can play an important role in reducing rural poverty. LÄS MER

  3. 27. Sustainable policy for energy, land and natural resources

    Författare :James MacGregor; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; environmental economics; natural resources; energy; climate; microcredit; sustainability; cost-benefit analysis; poverty; agriculture;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four papers which are related to critical natural resource issues from a developing and emerging country perspective. All four papers demonstrate the importance of financial incentives in driving behaviour and investments. LÄS MER

  4. 28. Agroforestry systems with trees for biomass production in western Kenya

    Författare :Hans Sjögren; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Low agricultural production and a decline in fuelwood resources are serious constraints for subsistence smallholder farmers in western Kenya in the sub-Saharan African region. Furthermore, low soil fertility and general environmental degradation has contributed to the build-up of the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica. LÄS MER

  5. 29. Alternative agriculture and rural development: A case study of sugar beet cultivation in Kenya

    Författare :Nicodemus Mandere; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Challenges; Prospects; Household income; Poverty; Sugar beet; Kenya; Alternative agriculture;

    Sammanfattning : Land use change has been observed to cause profound impacts on sustainability, particularly when the change is not well planned and co-coordinated. In Kenya the government is promoting diversification of crops to embrace high value crops and drought resistant crop varieties in efforts to reduce poverty in rural areas. LÄS MER

  7. 30. In Search of 'Community' in Zimbabwe's Fast Track Resettlement Area of Mazowe District

    Författare :Mabel Hungwe; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; COMMUNITY; LAND REFORM; EXIT; LOYALTY; NEGLECT; VOICE; INNOVATION; UNHU; UBUNTU; MAZOWE; ZIMBABWE;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis discusses community development in fast track resettlement areas of Zimbabwe. The land reform programme designated as the Third Revolution (Chimurenga) or fast track land reform was launched in 2000. This programme saw 12 million hectares of farming land being taken over by the state for resettlement. LÄS MER