Essays about: "Peasant"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 essays containing the word Peasant.
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21. Thousands of plant breeders: women conserving in situ crop genetic resources : a case study in the Medak District of Telangana, Southern India
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : This study focuses on in situ conservation of landrace crop varieties in the Medak district of the southern Indian state, Telangana. The objective of this work was to investigate two main questions: 1) Under what unique conditions are smallholder peasant farmers willing and able to continuously grow local, landrace crops? 2) What characterises the women farmers who grow local landrace crops in this district of landrace crop origins? A Systems Thinking methodology was used to develop and analyse the data. READ MORE
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22. Growing through the Cracks - A multi-case study of two alternative food networks in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : As a response to limitations of the conventional food system, alternative food networks such as community supported agriculture and direct selling box schemes have emerged in Romania, involving close producer-consumer connections and an emphasis on local and organic produce. Through a multi-case study of two such networks in the city of Cluj-Napoca, their contribution to the establishment of a sustainable food paradigm has been explored. READ MORE
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23. 'Prefiero Andar en mi Tierra Propia' - A Case Study on Food Sovereignty in the Southern Coast of Guatemala
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : This study explores the concept of Food Sovereignty on a local level among Mayan peasant groups from three communities situated in the southern coast of Guatemala. Drawing on the analytical concepts of Social Exclusion and Unfavourable or Forced Inclusion, it inquires into how food sovereignty can help overcome challenges experienced by the peasants. READ MORE
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24. Sustainable Small Scale Agriculture Transformation Process in Ribáuè District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Over 80 percent of the population in Africa are smallholder peasant farmers, still predominantly engaged in subsistence farming, distinctive with low yields. The Low African agriculture productivity, according to the World Bank Report (2008) is mainly attributed to African governments as obstruction to development owing to inappropriate government policy interventions, poor governance coupled with the state’s withdrawing from investments in market infrastructure, and support services. READ MORE
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25. Replace One´s Place: The Livelihood of Internally Displaced People in Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Colombia es el país con el número más alto en desplazados internos en el mundo. La población rural huye generalmente por la violencia generada en el conflicto armado. Pero también los llamados “proyectos de desarrollo” de empresas multinacionales que invierten en infraestructura generalmente afectan a comunidades locales. READ MORE
