Essays about: "Contract Farming"

Showing result 16 - 17 of 17 essays containing the words Contract Farming.

1. 16. Smallholder farmers and biofuel : farmers' perspectives in growing castor beans in Ethiopia

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

   Author : Kassaye Tekola Moges; [2010]
   Keywords : biofuels; livelihood; smallholder farmers; food security; castor bean; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : Globally biofuels have increasingly been considered as an alternative energy source that could help to reduce green house gas emissions for combating climate change. It is also believed that biofuels have a variety of other potential benefits such as promoting rural development and employment generation. READ MORE

3. 17. Hindrances local organic farmers are facing in the Turkish organic agricultural sector : an attempt to identify barriers and suggest ways to eliminate them

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

   Author : Matthias Lehner; [2009]
   Keywords : Organic Agriculture ; Turkey; Stakeholder Analysis; Rural Development; Contract Farming;

   Abstract : Today, organic agriculture is considered a viable option to close the gap between commonly practiced agriculture and the goal of an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agriculture. During the last 25 years, Turkey saw a first wave of conversion to organic farming practices, mainly spurred by demand from export markets. READ MORE