Essays about: "SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS.
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1. “It’s still a north to south relationship” - A critical discourse analysis on the power of evaluative research and representations of social change within Voluntary Sustainability Standards
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSSs) build on market-based governance mechanisms to create fairer and more equitable terms of trade within smallholder-dominated agricultural value chains. Various frameworks and theoretical approaches have arisen to assess social impacts generated through VSSs; however, the findings are scattered and inconsistent. READ MORE
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2. Analysis of production risk and technical efficiency amongst smallholder livestock farmers in Botswana
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Achieving full efficiency is what every farmer desires to attain however due to constraints that they are faced with this is usually not possible. This study uses cross-section data to identify the shocks or risks that Botswana’s smallholder livestock producers are exposed to as well as their coping strategies. READ MORE
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3. Agricultural Agglomeration Infrastructure and Agricultural market integration for emergent farmers
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis seeks to explain constraining effects of distance to markets on agricultural smallholder’s ability to commercialise, using Zambia as a case. Despite a growing consensus that inaccessible markets constrain the development of broad-based agricultural growth, creating socio-economic regional disparities, the exact nature by which distance and market access interact with agricultural producers remains under-examined. READ MORE
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4. Power dynamic in smallholders’ participation in sustainable certification: A case study of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil certification
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : This study analyses the power dynamic in the government-led sustainable certification, the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO), and how it affects equitable participation, especially the smallholders who are the bottom actors in the industry. A case study was carried out in Jambi province, as one of the largest palm oil producers in the country. READ MORE
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5. Towards Gender Equality through Fairtrade? A Case Study on Small-scale Tea Farmers in Nandi Hills, Kenya
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : The purpose of this thesis was to explore the gendered impacts Fairtrade has on smallholder tea producers through a case study of the Sireet cooperative in Western Kenya. While previous studies have extensively elaborated on the overall impact of Fairtrade on poverty reduction and the livelihoods of farmers, a gender differentiated impact assessment has been substantially neglected. READ MORE