Essays about: "Agriculture commercialization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Agriculture commercialization.

1. 1. Exploring land grabbing in Ethiopia - narratives & livelihood implications.

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Aylin Nguyen; Linnea Widholm Ivarsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Smallholders; Agriculture development; Agriculture commercialization; local livelihoods; Growth and Transformation Plan; land relations;

   Abstract : The land grabbing phenomena grew in both reported cases and in scholarly interest after the 2008 financial crisis. The concept of land grabbing has been greatly debated and some have chosen the term large scale land acquisition instead, focusing on win-win outcomes while the land grabbing term rather focuses on the unequal power relations involved. READ MORE

3. 2. The Blue Monkey In Golden Bengal : Understanding the colonial policy and socialconditions of the indigo rebellion’s peasant

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Niazul Islam; [2021]
   Keywords : Indigo Rebellion; Bengal Peasant Rebellion; Bangladesh; British Colonialism; Peasant Rebellion;

   Abstract :  This thesis investigates some social factors that instigated Bengal’s peasants to revolt against theBritish colonial raj repeatedly. The majority of peasant rebellions of Bengal have been examinedfrom the view of political economy, where the general perspective is that peasants revolted becauseof economic exploitations by planters, landlords, and other classes. READ MORE

4. 3. Autonomous Forest Machines : Enable Technology Shift with New Business Models

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Herman Holgert; [2021]
   Keywords : Business model; Business model innovation; Autonomous forest machine; Forest machine manufacturer; Forestry service contractor; Forest company.; Affärsmodell; Affärsmodellsinnovation; Autonom skogsmaskin; Skogsmaskintillverkare; Skogsentreprenör; Skogsföretag.;

   Abstract : Autonomous machines and vehicles are on the rise today, seen in different industries such as mining, agriculture, and road transportation. However, this technological shift has not yet had any significant breakthrough in the forestry industry, where manned harvesters and forwarders are used. READ MORE

5. 4. Farmer group approach to commercialization of smallholder agriculture. Do social capital and collective action arrangements matter? The case of indigenous chicken farmer groups in Mutare district, Zimbabwe.

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

   Author : Maurice Ndoro; [2019]
   Keywords : Farmer groups; Collective action; Social capital; Commercialization; Smallholder agriculture; Zimbabwe; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : The commercialisation of smallholder agriculture is increasingly recognised as key to economic development and poverty alleviation. Interventions to promote commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in most cases adopt the farmer group approach as an efficient collective action initiative for enhancing marketing performance. READ MORE

6. 5. Avoiding the innovation valley of death : Private sector commercialization of publicly funded research

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Tom Lindström; Stefan Silver; [2017]
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   Abstract : The Swedish Government annually distributes billions of SEK on different agencies, councils, and institutions with instructions to finance research initiatives that promote public benefit and Swedish competitiveness internationally. The expectations are that these initiatives are picked up by the private sector as soon as the research starts showing results and in this way reach all branches of society. READ MORE