Essays about: "Improved livelihoods"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 44 essays containing the words Improved livelihoods.

  1. 6. Socioeconomic impacts of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami (TBTT) plantation project on the participating communities

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

    Author : Javeria Haris; [2023]
    Keywords : tree plantation; socioeconomic; rural livelihoods; sustainable livelihood framework;

    Abstract : Tree plantations are regarded as one of the key components to fight the environmental challenges. Such plantations may impact the livelihoods of the local populations in both positive and negative ways. READ MORE

  3. 7. The impacts of agricultural cooperatives in Tanzanian farmers` livelihoods : The Case of Tobacco Agricultural Cooperative in the Tabora Region

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Joshua Ndelanguswa Kiungai; [2022]
    Keywords : Tobacco production; Transaction cost; Marketing; Cooperative challenges; Cooperative roles;

    Abstract : Agricultural cooperatives aim to have controlled effort for agricultural products and find market to sell those products at a reasonable price. Farmers’ products are sold at a better price leading to a higher income which improve farmers’ livelihood. READ MORE

  4. 8. A tuber for Ghanaian development: Influence of agro-processing activities in the lives and livelihoods of cassava farmers.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Cesar Gonzalo Davila Novoa; [2022]
    Keywords : agro-processing; lives; livelihoods; cassava; farmers; agricultural transformation; technologies; farm size; marketing; education; health; infrastructure; women; partnerships.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The study explores the influence of agro-processing activities in the lives and livelihoods of cassava farmers in five communities located in four districts in the Ashanti and Volta regions in Ghana. The qualitative research is done by performing thirty-six semi-structured interviews to farmers and stakeholders along the cassava value chain. READ MORE

  5. 9. Drivers of topsoil saturated hydraulic conductivity in three contrasting landscapes in Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : David Falk; [2021]
    Keywords : Infiltrability; mixed effects model; Kenya; land degradation; restoration; trees;

    Abstract : Markförsämring i tropiska regioner kan ha förödande konsekvenser för vattentillgänglighet. Vattenkvalité och kvantitet är oerhört viktiga för lokalbefolkningar och är grundförutsättningar för socioekonomisk utveckling då stora delar av befolkningen i många tropiska länder är direkt beroende av jordbruk och boskapshållning för sin inkomst. READ MORE

  6. 10. Farmer knowledge sharing and social networks in agricultural extension : farmer perceptions from six Indonesian villages

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

    Author : Louise Ramberg; [2020]
    Keywords : agricultural extension; Village Learning Centers; knowledge sharing; social networks; farmers; Yogyakarta; Indonesia;

    Abstract : This thesis is an empirical exploration of knowledge sharing and social networks among farmers in a context of agricultural extension. The exploration takes off from the development of the field of extension, examined in a literature review. READ MORE