Essays about: "Household strategies"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 96 essays containing the words Household strategies.

  1. 11. Household livelihoods and food security in jeopardy : farmers’ perspectives on impacts of land scarcity on household livelihoods and food security in rural Rwanda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Venuste Rwabukambiza; [2022]
    Keywords : smallholder; rural livelihoods; diversification; rural household food security; land scarcity;

    Abstract : Land scarcity is a global challenge that has implications for rural household livelihoods. This study explores how land scarcity impacts not only rural livelihoods, but also food security for smallholder farmers and their households in Rwanda. READ MORE

  3. 12. Food losses and Waste at Bakeries, Retail and Household Levels –A Case of Sweden : a Case of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Balasooriya Mudiyanselage Indrachapa Dhananjani Balasooriya; [2022]
    Keywords : Bread value chain; Food loss; bread waste; causes of bread waste;

    Abstract : Reducing food waste is necessary to assure food security and overcome environmental issues. This study was aimed to assess food losses and waste (FLW) along bakery, retail, food service and household stages of bread value chain in Sweden, causes and identify potential measures to reduce losses and waste. READ MORE

  4. 13. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Célina Marie Scülfort; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; SDGs 2; 3; 15; agriculture and forestry; rural livelihoods; indigenous communities; Peruvian Amazon; forest landscapes; smallholder farming; access to food; local knowledge;

    Abstract : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. READ MORE

  5. 14. Review of Hybrid Inverters with Back-Up and Modeling using PVsyst

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Energiteknik

    Author : Michele Tondi; [2022]
    Keywords : Photovoltaics; Hybrid Inverter; Back-Up; Storage; Modeling; PVsyst; HIBU;

    Abstract : A market review on Hybrid Inverters with Back-Up (HIBU) is presented, selecting products from eleven global inverter manufacturers. A systemic review of all the productsis performed, along with a general comparison of their main features. READ MORE

  6. 15. Influencing consumer behavioural intentions: Reducing household water consumption

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Daria Granina; [2022]
    Keywords : Emotional and Rational Communication; Advertising Appeals; Intention to Behave Sustainably; Message Tailoring; Persuasive Sustainability Communication; Strategic Communication; Elaboration Likelihood Model; ELM; Theory of Planned Behaviour; TPB; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although the topic of sustainability communication has been extensively studied since the 1970s, there remain gaps and contradictions, e.g. the effectiveness of communication strategies for influencing individual pro-environmental behaviour change. READ MORE