Essays about: "Agricultural Extension"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 61 essays containing the words Agricultural Extension.

  1. 21. Combining production with preservation : livelihood strategies and innovations on nature pasture based farms in Dalsland, Sweden

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

    Author : Tove Ortman; [2018]
    Keywords : biodiversity; high nature value pastures; livelihood strategies; innovations;

    Abstract : Biodiversity loss is a global problem that can lead to serious consequences. One of the most biodiverse habitats today is the product of extensive agriculture: semi-natural pastures, often termed High Nature Value (HNV) pasture. As farms become more and more intensive and specialised, these pastures disappear increasingly. READ MORE

  3. 22. Can Extension Close the Gender Gap in Agriculture? A Mixed Methods Impact Evaluation from Uganda

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sara Davidsson; Anton Ståhl; [2018]
    Keywords : agricultural extension; female headed households; Uganda;

    Abstract : Malnutrition and food insecurity are urgent problems and increasingly salient policy topics, especially in the African context. Enhanced efficiency in agriculture and reduced gender inequalities have been raised as key solutions to these problems. One way to address the former is agricultural extension (AE) programmes. READ MORE

  4. 23. Analysis of urban ecosystem condition indicators for the large urban zones and city cores in EU : threshold assessment and exploration of the relation to ecosystem services through the application of G.I.S

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Christina Kourdounouli; [2018]
    Keywords : geography; GIS; EU; urban atlas; larger urban zone; city core; urban ecosystem; ecosystem condition indicator; urban green space; impervious surface; natural area; agricultural area; protected area; abandoned area; number of inhabitants per area; artificial area per inhabitant; urban ecosystem condition indicator thresholds; ecosystem services; recreation opportunity spectrum; NO2 removal by urban vegetation; urban heat island effect; cluster analysis; precipitation; temperature; climate adaptation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : As almost three out of four EU citizens live in urban areas and this number is expected to further grow, studies on urban ecosystems and their services are crucial to understand a city’s environmental structure and capabilities. The European Commission has published a relative report which suggests an urban ecosystem condition indicator framework, yet without suggesting respective thresholds that might indicate a “desired” environmental condition of the city. READ MORE

  5. 24. Bridging the gap between researchers, growers, extension and industry in organic strawberry production : a case study on the agricultural knowledge network of central coastal California

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Konstantinos Kalaitzoglou; [2018]
    Keywords : alternative food networks; embeddedness; knowledge creation; knowledge dissemination; organic strawberry production; participatory research;

    Abstract : The aim of this research was to investigate how and why the development of a knowledge network between researchers, growers, extension agents and industry impacts the knowledge creation and dissemination in organic agricultural networks. Theoretically, we drew upon the concept of Embeddedness in agro-food networks. READ MORE

  6. 25. 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