Essays about: "Maize dependency"

Found 3 essays containing the words Maize dependency.

  1. 1. Temperature dependency of rheological properites of different dispersions containing microfibrillated cellulose

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörs- och kemivetenskaper (from 2013)

    Author : Johanna Swanelius; [2022]
    Keywords : Microfibrillated cellulose; MFC; waxy maize starch; rheology; temperature; viscosity; complex viscosity; stready shear viscosity curve; amplitude sweep; dry content; dynamic rotational rheometer; Mikrofibrillerad cellulosa; MFC; vaxartad majsstärkelse; reologi; temperatur; viskositet; komplex viskositet; flödeskurva; amplitudsvep; torrhalt; dynamisk reometer;

    Abstract : Today, the focus lies on the state of the environment and how we can choose more sustainable alternatives to oil based materials. One material of interest is microfibrillated cellulose (MFC). READ MORE

  3. 2. Climate change effects on the sub-Saharan agriculture- a case study in Kenya on maize growth and adaptation options

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Alessia Signorelli; [2019]
    Keywords : physical geography; sub-saharan africa; agriculture; maize; climate change; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change is progressively advancing, and is affecting the entire globe, with some areas more vulnerable than others. Among them, the sub-Saharan Africa, with a very low adaptive capacity, mainly relies on one economic sector: agriculture. Due to its high climate-dependency, agriculture is at elevated risk. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Perception of Cassava in Malawi : A Literature Study About a Root Crop’s Implication on Food Security in the Past and the Present

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Sebastian Köcke; [2019]
    Keywords : Cassava; Malawi; Food security; Food crop; Cash crop; Maize dependency;

    Abstract : Climate change and weather phenomena like the El Niño-La Niña Southern Oscillation aremaking agriculture increasingly vulnerable in the Global South. In Malawi, where morethan 90% of the agriculture is rain-fed, food insecurity is becoming an annual problem. READ MORE