Essays about: "Indian farmer"

Found 4 essays containing the words Indian farmer.

1. 1. Hydro-climatic Risk Assessment and Communication for Smallholder Farmers in Maharashtra

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Elin Ekström; Jonna Halonen; [2021]
   Keywords : Risk assessment; risk communication; smallholder farmers; hydro-climatic risks; Indian Summer Monsoon; dry spells; decision support tool; Riskbedömning; riskkommunikation; småskaliga jordbrukare; hydroklimatiska risker; indiska sommarmonsunen; torrperioder; beslutsstödsverktyg;

   Abstract : Smallholder farmers often have great entrepreneurial qualities that build on generations of experience. However, many farm management practices are poorly adapted to current climate change conditions. READ MORE

3. 2. Solarizing Indian agriculture by deploying solar irrigation pumps

   University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

   Author : Tobias Dylan Dekker; [2015]
   Keywords : solar pumps; India; Gujarat; Anand; IWMI; International Water Management Organisation; farmers; farm; farmer; agriculture; crop; water; grid; grid stability; solar;

   Abstract : Solar Irrigation Pumps (SIPs) are used to pump (ground and surface) water to irrigate farm lands. In a country with a historical mismatch of energy supply and demand, and almost 120 million families dependent on earnings from agriculture (Prachi Salve, 2014), SIPs offer great prospects. READ MORE

4. 3. The impacts on Indian farmers when converting to organic cotton production : an organisation theory perspective

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Malena Hedin ; Mastaneh Mashouri; [2013]
   Keywords : India; cotton; organisational change; organic cotton; conventional cotton; agricultural; Maslow s need of hierarchy; Principal-agent; NGO;

   Abstract : Changes in the environment are affecting the world market, and pressures from several stakeholders’ are forcing different enterprises to adjust to the current situation. Farmers’ difficult working conditions and environmental impacts of the conventional cotton production in India have been highlighted. READ MORE

5. 4. In Pursuit of a Healthy Public Sphere: A News Frame Analysis of the Farmer Suicide Phenomenon in Daily English-language Indian Newspapers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Julie Jacobson; [2012]
   Keywords : citizen engagement; public sphere; deliberative democracy; participatory development; farmer suicide phenomenon; media; English-language dailies; India; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Author: Julie Jacobson Title: In Pursuit of a Healthy Public Sphere: A News Frame Analysis of the Farmer Suicide Phenomenon in Daily English-language Indian Newspapers Supervisor: Annette Hill Examiner: Yiannis Mylonas The motivation behind this thesis is to better understand the role of the media in the construction of the farmer suicide phenomenon in India. Through theories of communication and participation, particularly Dahlgren’s civic cultures framework, I shed light on the ways in which English-language daily newspapers in India seem to be promoting civic engagement and disengagement in its framing of the farmer suicide phenomenon. READ MORE