Essays about: "Rural Mozambique"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 52 essays containing the words Rural Mozambique.

  1. 26. Motivations, Ambitions and Options : of Secondary School Students in Rural Mozambique

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Linn Nygren; Julianne Lindner; [2015]
    Keywords : Mozambique; dis Empowerment model; Secondary School Students; Motivations; Ambitions; Options.;

    Abstract : Previous research attributed many positive developments to education, such as increasing employment opportunities, reducing gender inequality and stimulating empowerment. This research will, however, look more closely into what secondary education means to the students themselves by involving their own perceptions. READ MORE

  3. 27. Concept Design of Fruit Preservation Product for Mozambican Smallholders

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Gustav Ånger; Christoffer Bratt; [2015]
    Keywords : User-centered design; Mozambique; Fruit preservation; Smallholder farmers; Product development; Concept generation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Being one of the poorest countries in the world in UN’s Human Development Ranking, Mozambique struggles with both poverty and malnutrition. This runs counter to the fact that Mozambique is a country rich in natural resources with a great supply of crops. READ MORE

  4. 28. Global Policies: Discrepancy Between Global Desires and Local Conditions? The Suitability of Global Policies to raise Local Agricultural Productivity Rates and Food Security in Lago District, Mozambique

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Jennifer Schiebel; Daria Hasse; [2015]
    Keywords : subsistence farming; development; agricultural productivity; poverty; food security; Mozambique; Niassa Province; Lago District; global policies; World Bank; World Development Report 2008; Logical Framework Approach;

    Abstract : The majority of the rural population in developing countries sustains their livelihoods through small-scale family farming on subsistence level. However, agricultural productivity is far from its potential and food insecurity and high absolute poverty rates are widespread challenges in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), including Mozambique. READ MORE

  5. 29. Feasibility Study of Solar-Wind Hybrid Power System for Rural Electrification at the Estatuene Locality in Mozambique

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Berino Francisco Silinto; Nelso Alberto Bila; [2015]
    Keywords : hybrid power system; solar power; PV; wind power; rural electrification; computational simulation; feasibility analysis; sustainable development;

    Abstract : This project work focuses on the feasibility study of a hybrid PV-Wind System for rural electrification at the Estatuene Locality in southern Mozambique. This is in line with electricity network expansion, which, in Mozambique shows high implementation cost and low operation cost. READ MORE

  6. 30. Electricity, a Brighter Future for Women? Rural electrification and empowerment of women in Moçambique

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustav Blomqvist; Daniel Ternald; [2014-07-04]
    Keywords : Rural electrification; Woman Empowerent; Mozambique; gender inequality;

    Abstract : In this paper we study the linkage between rural electrification and empowerment of women in Moçambique. The analysis is divided into two parts, one quantitative part using econometrics, and one qualitative field study where we interviewed women in rural areas in Moçambique. READ MORE