Essays about: "thesis role poverty africa"

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  1. 1. Dreams, hope and future; An anthropological study about poverty and future plans among of vulnerable youth in Cape Town

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Gustav Carlsson; [2023-09-27]
    Keywords : Hope; Social mobility; Capital; Social suffering; Temporality; Potentiality;

    Abstract : This thesis is a result of Minor Field Studies (MFS) carried out in Cape Town, South Africa and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. South Africa struggles with poverty and has the greatest inequality in the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. Colonised fields and private gardens : the changing role of farming in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa

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

    Author : Elin Johnson; [2020]
    Keywords : smallholders; lifeworld; system; colonisation; agriculture; livelihood;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers are defined as key actors in the implementation of Agenda 2030, based on their importance for food security and poverty reduction, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is also true for South Africa, where smallholder farming has attracted considerable policy attention in an attempt to break the trend of rural poverty and the legacy of the apartheid era. READ MORE

  4. 3. New methods for seed potato production: an investigation into the production and farmer uptake of mini tubers in South Africa

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

    Author : Alba Sáez Fernández; [2018]
    Keywords : mini-tubers; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Leaf Area Index; small-scale farming;

    Abstract : Potatoes are by far the most produced fresh vegetable crop in South Africa. Remarkably, potato sales represent more than 30% of the turnover in the Fresh Produce Markets (FPM). READ MORE

  5. 4. "Campaigning for power, not for the people" : A comparative case study about Cape Town youth and their perceptions of voting

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Sanna Stavås; [2018]
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    Abstract : The declining political participation among youth has been frequently debated and researched in Western democracies. South Africa is often considered a role model that other African countries can learn from in terms of democracy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social capital as a determinant of farmlevel sustainable land management adoption : a case study of smallholder farmers in Northern Benin

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Olivia Riemer; [2018]
    Keywords : sustainable land management; social capital; agricultural technology adoption; principal component analysis; ordered probit model; benin;

    Abstract : In many developing countries high rates of farmland degradation contribute to the low performance of smallholder agriculture and pose serious policy challenges. Despite promotion efforts by government and non-governmental organizations adoption of improved agricultural production technologies remains low in Sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE