Essays about: "Contract farming"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Contract farming.
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1. Contract Farming and Multidimensional Poverty
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Poverty is a common phenomenon among rural smallholder farmer households in developing countries. A large corpus of literature suggests that contract farming -a pre-harvest agreement between farmers and buyers- can improve smallholder farmers' welfare through improved access to markets and thereby promote rural development. READ MORE
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2. Young farmers’ opportunity to enter and maintain farming through tenancy : a multiple case study in Southern Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The agricultural sector is capital intensive compared with other industries and the conditions for managing a farm have changed during the recent decades. During the past few years, the price of farmland and rental rates have increased which results in difficulties to maintain a stable and profitable business. READ MORE
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3. The Role of the National Institutional Framework for Land Tenure on Contract-Farming Public-Private Partnerships in Malawi: a Case Study of Two Sugarcane Outgrower Schemes
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a form of contract farming are increasing in number across Sub-Saharan Africa; providing a potential solution to the threat of food insecurity and stimulant of economic growth. Yet, the perceived extent to which the operations of contract-farming PPPs include original smallholders – inclusivity - is often questioned. READ MORE
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4. Food for thought : Self-sufficient households towards a sustainablefood supply
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaperAbstract : This bachelor thesis examines to what extent a co-create community called Bobyggetin Herrljunga, Sweden, can be food self-sufficient. To obtain a more comprehensiveresult, the difference between a vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet, as well as howtime spent on farming and available cultivation area affects the outcome, are studied. READ MORE
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5. Värdet av bin för svensk växtodling
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Denna studie analyserar olika odlingsstrategier för raps i Sverige. Det ekonomiska värdet av bin som pollinatörer i rapsodlingar utvärderas och linjesorter jämförs med hybridsorter. Konsekvenserna av ett neonikotinoidförbud i Sverige utvärderas tillsammans med de ekonomiska konsekvenserna som följer utav denna restriktion. READ MORE