Essays about: "smallholding"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the word smallholding.

  1. 11. Small-scale versus large-scale cocoa farming in Cameroon : which farm type is more ready for the future?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Chi Bemieh Fule; [2013]
    Keywords : Cameroon; cocoa; large-scale farming; small-scale farming;

    Abstract : Smallholding in the cocoa sector has been seen as a hindrance to production and productivity growth due to the ageing of the cocoa farmers, limited access to credit, low level of education and low adoptability of innovations. In order to curb this, policy makers have resorted to implementing policy instruments that encourage the extension of small rural farms into larger farms, thereby undermining the challenges that large-scale farmers might have to deal with. READ MORE

  3. 12. The effects of soil erosion on nutrient content in smallholding tea lands in Matara district, Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Elna Rasmusson; Carolina Emanuelsson; [2012]
    Keywords : physical geography; geography; smallholders; tea; soil erosion; GIS; nutrient content; Sri Lanka; te; jorderosion; geografi; naturgeografi; näringsinnehåll; småbönder; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Soil erosion is a major problem which is expanding as the natural vegetation is replaced by cultivations. This results in land degradation which decreases the quality and fertility of the soil. Sri Lanka is world leading on the market of tea, with smallholders contributing to an important amount of the production. READ MORE

  4. 13. Food security and smallholding agriculture within households in South Africa : Experiences from the township Lingelihle

    University essay from

    Author : Lisa Falkenström; [2012]
    Keywords : Smallholding agriculture; food security; governance; rural sustainable development.;

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  5. 14. Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden : a study from a social movement perspective

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

    Author : Ida Engström; [2011]
    Keywords : local food systems; self sufficiency; social movements; collective action; natural resources management;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore contemporary initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden. How and why people take initiatives to establish local food systems are investigated. Of concern is how people justify their actions and which values, ideas and beliefs they act from. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Life Organic : A Minor Field Study on the Socio-Economical Consequences of Small-Scale Organic Farming in Northeast Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Katharina Beckmann; [2005]
    Keywords : organic farming; Brazil; small-scale farming; smallholding; Pernambuco; sugarcane; world system theory; socio-economic consequences; human ecology; ekologisk odling; Brasilien; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This Minor Field Study aims to examine how small-scale farmers in Northeast Brazil experience the transition towards organic farming mainly in regard to economy and quality of life but also considering gender equality and national migration. The author finds that organic farming seems to create new meanings and discussion areas for the people involved. READ MORE