Essays about: "role of government in agriculture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 42 essays containing the words role of government in agriculture.

  1. 16. Farming in case of crisis : farmers’ political trust and the social contract for food security in Sweden

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

    Author : Sofia Sollén Norrlin; [2016]
    Keywords : Farmers; social contract; political trust; responsibility; food security; cooperation; crisis preparedness; civil defense;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the role of agriculture and Swedish national food security in the event of a crisis in the food chain. The focus is on farmers' political trust and the relationship between farmers and government, mainly regarding crisis management. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Milk Revolution The role of the ‘emergent’ smallholder farmers in the commercialisation of the Zambian Dairy Sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Thomas Williams; [2016]
    Keywords : Zambia; dairy; structural transformation; commercialisation; emergent farmer; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of the study is to contribute to the debate on whether smallholder or large-scale farming is the more pertinent strategy to spur agricultural growth and commercialisation in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study will examine the meteoric increase in the growth of ‘emergent’ medium-scale commercial dairy farming in Zambia. READ MORE

  4. 18. Smallholder farmers and the question of food security in the Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Theophilus Effah-Abedi; [2014]
    Keywords : Smallholder farmers; Food security; Ghana; Post-harvest lose; income; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers face a number of challenges in spite of the crucial role they play in ensuring food security. An appreciation of the far-reaching consequences these challenges have on food security will inform the formulation of policies aimed at addressing the problem of food insecurity. READ MORE

  5. 19. Solcellsenergi på lantbruk : drivkrafter och hinder vid investering i solceller på lantbruk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Catharina Eke Göransson; Louise Lidebjer; [2014]
    Keywords : Solceller; lantbruk; omvärldsfaktorer; drivkrafter; hinder;

    Abstract : En investering i solcellsenergi påverkas av flera omvärldsfaktorer. Såväl rådande politik, ekonomisk tillväxt och framförallt investerarens egna avkastningskrav påverkar beslutet. READ MORE

  6. 20. Coordination of NGOs at District Level in Nampula Province, Northern Mozambique

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Armando Ali; [2013]
    Keywords : Civil Society; Donors; Mozambique; Nampula; NGOs; Sustainable;

    Abstract : The present study seeks to increase understanding about organizational, structural and contextual factors that affect and explain the coordination of NGOs in Nampula province. The focus of the analysis is the ongoing experience of coordination among NGOs at provincial level through the Provincial Civil Society Platform (PCSP) and the possibilities of improvement of this coordination at district level. READ MORE