Essays about: "Ethiopia and Tanzania"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Ethiopia and Tanzania.

  1. 1. The Supply Chain of Textile Manufacturing: Africa's Role as a Backward Participant

    University essay from

    Author : Amanda Lindahl; Umut Özdemir; [2023]
    Keywords : global supply chain; global value chain; manufacturing; textile industry; value-adding; backwards;

    Abstract : Globalization transformed supply chains, resulting in increased productivity, complexity, and risk exposure. Textile supply chains are complex and facing similar challenges along with more specific for the industry. Africa is of increasing interest in textile supply chains due to low cost of production. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is the Climate Changing for the Climate-Smart? A study on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), Resilience and Hunger

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Beata Ekman; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Could the use of CSA practices stabilize the hunger crisis? Despite the general understanding that CSA practices increase farmers' food security, its resilience to climatic shocks is much less understood. To address this gap, this study analyzes the effect of three CSA practices: inorganic fertilization, intercropping and improved seeding on maize productivity in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender Equality as the Road to Development: The Effectiveness of Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming as Growth and Development Policies. A Comparative Analysis.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ruth Aernout; [2020]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Gender equality has been recognized as an important factor on the road to economic development. Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming are two gendered development discourses aiming to achieve economic development through reducing gender inequality. This study aims to assess to what extent these discourses have an impact on economic development. READ MORE

  5. 4. INCLUDING HERSTORY IN HISTORY -A gender-based policy analysis of Participatory Rangeland Management in relation to Participation, Influence and Empowerment

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Aila Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Participatory Rangeland Management PRM ; participation; influence; empowerment; women; gender-based WPR; feminist epistemology; development discourse;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how preparatory, policy and review documents of the Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) in East Africa, problematize and represent the ‘problems’ which resulted in the design of the development program. The focus is on how these problematizations can hinder or facilitate participation, influence and empowerment of women and marginalized groups in decision-making processes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Modelling the energy demand for transport in Sub-Saharan Africa : World Energy Outlook as a Case Study

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

    Author : Amrita Dasgupta; [2019]
    Keywords : Energy demand projections; modelling; transport; infrastructure; Sub-Saharan Africa; road; rail; aviation; navigation; oil consumption; population; GDP; growth; urbanisation; air quality; sustainability; policies; development; Energibehovsprognoser; modellering; transport; infrastruktur; subsahariska Afrika; väg; järnväg; luftfart; sjöfart; oljekonsumtion; befolkning; BNP; tillväxt; urbanisering; luftkvalitet; hållbarhet; politik; utveckling;

    Abstract : Energy demand projections are essential tools that enable policymakers, engineers, scientists, stakeholders and investors to assess the future energy needs of a country and understand the technical, economic, social and environmental costs associated with meeting this demand. Such tools become further indispensable in the case of developing countries, where past consumption trends alone cannot indicate the trajectory of their future energy demand. READ MORE