Essays about: "Food Security and over population"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words Food Security and over population.

  1. 16. Hungering for Governance. The Role of Quality of Government in Access to Food.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Frida Andersson; [2015-01-27]
    Keywords : quality of government; corruption; democracy; food security; access to food; prevalence of undernourishment;

    Abstract : Over the last years, political science scholars have increasingly questioned the role of democracy in producing human welfare and public goods provision, as many democracies tend to fail in these aspects. In attempts to track down the causes behind these failures, scholars have lifted the issue of bad governance as a central factor. READ MORE

  3. 17. 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. 18. Willingness to pay for improved maize seeds among smallholder farmers : a study of the input factor market in Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Anna Lenksjö; Henrik Nordzell; [2014]
    Keywords : Economics; Willingness to pay WTP ; Factor market; Kenya; Embu; Bondo; Smallholder farming; Inputs; Soil fertility management; Improved maize seeds; OPV; Hybrids;

    Abstract : Kenya is considered to be a developing country. This means that basic needs such as nutrition are not met for an extended period of time (www, Sida 1, 2012). Approximately half of the population is living under the poverty line (www, CIA 1, 2012). Agriculture is the largest sector in the country, employing 75% of the population. READ MORE

  5. 19. The influence of water proximity on land cover, tree species and tree funtionalities in a small-holder agroforestry system : a minor field study in Trans Nzoia County, NW Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Josefin Winberg; Sabina Berntsson; [2013]
    Keywords : ground truthing; tree functionality; water proximity; small-scale agriculture; agroforestry; land cover; GIS; Kenya; physical geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A large and rapidly growing population in Kenya together with increasing demands put heavy pressure on the country’s resources. Primary to produce enough food but also to meet other needs such as access to timber and firewood. A large part of the population relies on yields from their own farming for their survival. READ MORE

  6. 20. Effects of Large-scale agricultural investments on smallholder farming in Sub-Saharan Africa (Case study: Ethiopia)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mesfin Araya; [2013]
    Keywords : Land grabs; Smallholder farmers; Sub-Saharan Africa; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The importance and future of smallholder farming is controversial, with many scholars advocating for its development in order to eradicate poverty, while few others see small-scale farming as an obstacle for development. Regardless of which theory one supports, solving the smallholders issue is not an overnight project rather a long process. READ MORE