Essays about: "African smallholders"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words African smallholders.

  1. 1. Liberalising into poverty? : a GTAP analysis of the SADC EPA

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Tatjana Döbeling; [2017]
    Keywords : Economic Partnership Agreement; SADC; Southern Africa; GTAP; state budget; current account; regional trade; infant industry; agriculture; subsistence farming;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to test the concerns about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and six southern African countries, based on a policy simulation with the GTAP-Model. As with other EPAs, opponents worried about the state budgets, the current accounts, the regional trade, the agricultural sector and the industry. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cashew for Food

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Lisa Hartmann; [2016]
    Keywords : Livelihoods; Benin; Cashew; Food Security; Availability; Stability; Financial Capital; Natural Capital; Physical Capital; Human Capital; Rural Development; Farmers Organization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cashew is a trending cash crop among many West African smallholders. The aim of my research was to investigate how the livelihoods of cashew farmers in central Benin are impacted by cashew production. I have selected a case study research strategy, using a mixed methods approach. READ MORE

  4. 3. ”Community based breeding programs” för små idisslare i Afrika : framgångsfaktorer och utmaningar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Martina Roth; [2015]
    Keywords : lokalt anpassade avelsprogram; små idisslare; småbönder; Afrika; framgångsfaktor; community based breeding program; small ruminants; smallholder; Africa; success factor;

    Abstract : Hållbara avelsprogram för småbönder med getter och får i Afrika är ett viktigt verktyg för att öka människors välfärd på kontinenten. Historiskt sett har inte alla program tagit hänsyn till böndernas vitala roll i programmens utformning. Därför har det på flera håll i Afrika startats upp s.k. READ MORE

  5. 4. Socioeconomic impact of infectious animal diseases in smallholder settings in low-income countries : focussing on African swine fever in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Mikaela Klahr Fritz; [2015]
    Keywords : smallholder; socioeconomic impact; animal infectious diseases; African swine fever; småskalig djurhållning; socioekonomisk påverkan; infektiösa djursjukdomar; afrikansk svinpest;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers in low-income countries face a number of challenges in animal production. Animal husbandry carries great potential in reducing poverty, hunger and gender inequality, but at the same time infectious diseases are prominent threats to farmers’ livelihoods and their animals. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of Large-scale agricultural investments on smallholder farming in Sub-Saharan Africa (Case study: Ethiopia)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mesfin Araya; [2013]
    Keywords : Land grabs; Smallholder farmers; Sub-Saharan Africa; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The importance and future of smallholder farming is controversial, with many scholars advocating for its development in order to eradicate poverty, while few others see small-scale farming as an obstacle for development. Regardless of which theory one supports, solving the smallholders issue is not an overnight project rather a long process. READ MORE