Essays about: "Gulu"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word Gulu.

  1. 1. The impact of agri-businesses on Food security in Uganda : a casestudy in Gulu

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Andrea Lundh; [2022]
    Keywords : Food systems resilience; food security; entrepreneurship; agri-businesses; Uganda; case-study; field research;

    Abstract : Today’s food system is exposed to several shocks and stresses. Resilience is a system’s ability to withstand shocks and stresses and is therefore essential for food security. Uganda experiences food insecurity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Moving on from war : Empowerment of young war victims and Peacebuilding in Gulu and its neighboring districts in Uganda

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Ebba Fridh; Lisa Aspsjö; [2019]
    Keywords : war victims; youth; participation; empowerment; peacebuilding; Uganda; LRA; The Lost Generation;

    Abstract : This study considers the role war victims empowerment has on peacebuilding. Even though the relation between empowerment and peacebuilding is well examined, the importance of involving war victims in the peacebuilding process has been given less attention. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stolen Childhoods: Remembering the Former Child Soldiers Abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Josephine Mittag; [2018]
    Keywords : human rights; child soldiers; peace; recognition; reparations; transitional justice; Lord s Resistance Army; Uganda; State responsibility;

    Abstract : The prohibition on the use of child soldiers is widely recognized. Still, it is estimated that 60,000 children were abducted and forced to take part in the internal armed conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda. READ MORE

  5. 4. Socioeconomic impact of infectious animal diseases in smallholder settings in low-income countries : focussing on African swine fever in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Mikaela Klahr Fritz; [2015]
    Keywords : smallholder; socioeconomic impact; animal infectious diseases; African swine fever; småskalig djurhållning; socioekonomisk påverkan; infektiösa djursjukdomar; afrikansk svinpest;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers in low-income countries face a number of challenges in animal production. Animal husbandry carries great potential in reducing poverty, hunger and gender inequality, but at the same time infectious diseases are prominent threats to farmers’ livelihoods and their animals. READ MORE

  6. 5. African swine fever in Uganda : attitudes and possible interventions to limit the spread of the disease

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Frida Crafoord; [2014]
    Keywords : African swine fever; smallholder pig production; pork value chain; participatory epidemiology; Uganda; Gulu; Afrikansk svinpest; småskalig grisproduktion; deltagande epidemiologi;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to investigate the attitude towards African swine fever (ASF) primarily among smallholder pig farmers but also among other actors along the pork value chain in Gulu district, Uganda. More specifically, the study aimed to investigate the specific challenges facing both farmers and other members of the pork value chain using participatory epidemiology (PE). READ MORE