Essays about: "Agrarian Development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words Agrarian Development.

  1. 1. Land Inequality, Agrarian Development and Peace in Colombia : A Political Ecology View

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Michelle Silva Vásquez; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; land accumulation; dispossession; peace; political ecology; peasants;

    Abstract : One of the major problems that characterizes the Colombian countryside is the extreme concentration of land. When addressing the question of how land has been concentrated in Colombia, often the emphasis is placed on phenomena such as armed violence and drug-trafficking. READ MORE

  3. 2. The perceptions and experiences of urban dwellers, regarding the transition from an agrarian to an urban society : A qualitative interview study conducted in Urban Babati, Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Elin Björklund; Oscar Segermark Viström; [2023]
    Keywords : urbanization; agriculture; perceptions; Tanzania; Babati; Global South; sustainable development; Metabolic Rift Theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates how farmers, authorities, day laborers and full-time employees experience and perceive the transition from an agrarian to a more urban society in Babati, Tanzania. It is an interview-based essay, and an inductive thematic analysis method has been used to analyze the perceptions and experiences about the transition, and to profoundly examine the main environmental, social, and economic benefits and challenges that follows. READ MORE

  4. 3. Quantifying the Swiss Custom Strategy and Its Impact on Economic Development from 1870 to 1913

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Noa Gino Reggiani; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The late 19th century witnessed a remarkable surge in globalization, resulting in a substantial flow of goods, labour, and capital across national and continental borders. Switzerland, despite its limited domestic market and resource constraints, capitalized on this era of globalization and transformed itself from a relatively impoverished agrarian state to one of the world's wealthiest nations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Accessing credit through social relationships : a case study of cassava farmers in Central Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Susanna Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : credit; access; agricultural market systems; value chain; moral economy; institutional bricolage;

    Abstract : The FAO aims to support local farmers in Nakasongola District, Uganda, to tap into value-added cassava market opportunities. This thesis critically examines farmers' experiences in these cassava markets, challenging classical economic assumptions that underpin the FAO project. READ MORE

  6. 5. Being a farmer’s child : the silent making of a farmer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Adjani Isabelle; [2023]
    Keywords : generational shift; socialization; gender; machinery; work-love balance; inheritor; farming; family;

    Abstract : As many farms in the European Union and within Sweden are family farms, farm inheritance becomes a relevant topic. Many children of farmers grow up in the agrarian world and stand to one day be farmers themselves. READ MORE