Essays about: "COMMUNITY EXTENSION SERVICES"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words COMMUNITY EXTENSION SERVICES.

1. 1. More Fish, more Mahasoa? A Quantitative Analysis of Food Security & Poverty Reduction in Rural Small-scale Aquaculture in Madagascar

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Gianna Laura Angermayr; [2023]
   Keywords : Madagascar; Small-scale Aquaculture; Pond Aquaculture; Integrated Rice-Fish Farming; Community Well- being; Poverty Reduction; Food Security.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The role of food-producing sectors such as agriculture and aquaculture in the development process is debated and while some consider industrial production to be the answer, others suggest that small-scale production can also make contributions to poverty reduction and food security. This thesis aims to shed light on these relationships by performing quantitative analyses of the small-scale freshwater aquaculture sector in six regions of Madagascar. READ MORE

3. 2. Determinants of Female Farmers Access to Agrarian Extension Services: A case study from Ethiopia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Miranda Savini Nicci; [2023]
   Keywords : Agrarian Development; Agricultural Extension Services AES ; Female Small-holder Farmers; Ethiopia; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper aims at investigating the determinants of female farmers access to Agrarian Extension Services in Ethiopia, where extension services represent a critical tool for the development of the agrarian sector. Despite the country’s efforts to develop a gender-responsive extension system, several bottlenecks are negatively driving down women’s access to these services. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessment of the Agroecological Potential of Biostimulatory Effects : originating from Effective Microorganisms (EM) in terms of Environmental and Socioeconomic Aspects

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Tania Schwarzer; [2022]
   Keywords : effective microorganisms; agroecology; biostimulants; beneficial microorganisms; lactic acid bacteria; bokashi; semi-structured interviews; interpretative phenomenological approach;

   Abstract : Environmental pollution, resource depletion and climate change are related to imbalances in the farming system. Effective microorganisms are seen as a possible solution to these problems. READ MORE

5. 4. Understanding the Changing Dynamics of Rural Development in Dolakha, Nepal

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Benjamin Pablo Jungblut; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Rural Development; Strategic Action Fields; Rural Advisory Services; Nepal; International Development Aid;

   Abstract : There is ample debate around the conceptualizations of rural development as well as its implementation and impacts. Contemporary understandings underline the importance of social movements in social change, which has become a fundamental part of development. READ MORE

6. 5. Grow your business for God. : Exploring entrepreneuship in the Pentecostal churches in Uganda.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Tom Akuma; [2018]
   Keywords : Creative destruction; Entrepreneurship; Social entrepreneurship; Productive; unproductive; destructive entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial orientation; Stakeholder analysis; Protestant work ethic; Prosperity gospel;

   Abstract : Pentecostalism has grown from its founding days in 1900 in Topeka, USA and has extended its reach to most parts the world including Africa where it took off in the 1970s and continues to grow with many mega churches being established. In addition to their main role of taking care of the spiritual development of their followers, many Pentecostal churches have begun to get involved in provision of social and economic goods and services. READ MORE