Essays about: "Ethiopia food"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 55 essays containing the words Ethiopia food.

  1. 21. Prospects for a sustainable agricultural transformation in Ethiopia : green niche actors navigating a challenging institutional context

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Linn Järnberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; transformation; agricultural systems; sustainability; development pathways; governance; narratives; agency; action strategies;

    Abstract : Identifying pathways of agricultural development that enable substantial productivity improvements is of prime importance for food security and human development across Sub-Saharan Africa. To ensure long-term welfare for its people and landscapes, it is imperative that such agricultural transformations are environmentally sustainable. READ MORE

  3. 22. Evaluating the benefit-cost  ratio of groundwater abstraction for additional irrigation water on global scale.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Mohammad Faiz Alam; [2016]
    Keywords : Groundwater; Irrigation; Abstraction; Cost-benefit analysis; Global;

    Abstract : Projections show that to feed a growing population which is expected to reach 9.1 billion in 2050 would require raising overall food production by some 70 percent by 2050. One of the possible ways to increase agricultural production is through increasing yields by expanding irrigation. READ MORE

  4. 23. Welfare of cattle at livestock markets in Addis Ababa and Ambo, Ethiopia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Jessica Axberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; welfare; cattle; animal markets; health; management practices;

    Abstract : In Ethiopia, cattle have an important role in the farming system and are the main source for meat and milk. The cattle production also provides employment opportunities and cash income, which is important, especially for the poor and landless households in Ethiopia. READ MORE

  5. 24. Using multi-criteria evaluation and GIS for chronic food and nutrition insecurity indicators analysis in Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mathewos Tamiru Amato; [2016]
    Keywords : multi-criteria evaluation; food and nutrition insecurity indicators; food security dimensions; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; GIS; districts; Ethiopia; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The actual concept of food security focuses on four food security dimensions: food availability, food access, food utilization and food stability of which eight indicators were identified for this study. The study aims to evaluate vulnerability to chronic food and nutrition insecurity, one of the food stability types, in Ethiopia; and examines the relationship between four food security dimensions and stunting of children under age five. READ MORE

  6. 25. A way out of food insecurity and poverty : the potential of using fly larvae composted faeces as organic fertiliser in sub-Saharan Africa agriculture

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Thabani Eddington Sithabile Chirere; [2016]
    Keywords : food insecurity; hunger; human faeces; black soldier fly; social-ecological systems; sub-Saharan Africa; farmers; consumers; perceptions; poverty;

    Abstract : Chronic food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has become an issue of major concern. An estimated minimum of 25 % of the population suffers from malnutrition, and thousands of people die of hunger everyday. READ MORE