Essays about: "Cash Crop"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the words Cash Crop.

  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. Supplemental irrigation of cereals in semi-arid areas in Ethiopia - is it worth the effort?

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Kristoffer Ristinmaa; [2015]
    Keywords : Supplemental-irrigation; Maize; Triple-Green-project; Coup-Model; Ethiopia; Sub-Saharan-Africa;

    Abstract : With a growing world population, estimated to 9.6 billion in 2050, the world food demand is estimated to increase with 45-50 %. One way to meet the demand is to increase the areal yield from the agricultural sector, where rain-fed agriculture has the highest potential. READ MORE

  4. 13. Re-Branding "Reefer": The Effects of Branding on Consumer Attitudes Towards Legal Cannabis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : David Olson; [2014]
    Keywords : cannabis; branding; consumer attitudes; emerging markets; market shaping;

    Abstract : Legal cannabis markets have begun rapidly emerging around the world and the trend seems poised to continue spreading. But even after the fight for legalization has been won, there awaits an entirely new battle for actors in the cannabis market: undoing the decades of stigma, stereotypes, and controversy surrounding the world's most valuable cash crop. READ MORE

  5. 14. Economic Analysis on Electrification of Rural Villages in Eastern Zambia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Jesper Eriksson; Johan Tiselius; [2013-06-19]
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    Abstract : A large proportion of Zambia’s population lives in rural areas and only 3 percent of them have access to electricity. This means that they have to cook over open fire that requires firewood, and with a growing population this usage will increase deforestation. READ MORE

  6. 15. Determinants of Poverty in Rural Ethiopia: A Household Level Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ahmed Mohammed Awel; [2013]
    Keywords : poverty dynamics; state dependence; transitory shocks; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the dynamics of poverty in rural Ethiopia during the period from 1994 to 2009. In order to explore factors that decisively affect the possibility of falling into and exiting out of poverty, the paper uses six rounds of data and employs alternative dynamic probit model which handles the problem of serial correlation, unobserved individual heterogeneity, state dependence and the initial conditions problem. READ MORE