Essays about: "Smallholder Farmers"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 112 essays containing the words Smallholder Farmers.

  1. 31. A climate of difference: gender, farming, and climate variability : an investigation into the varied experience of gender vulnerability and agency among small-scale farmers in Ky Anh district, Central Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Eoin O'Dwyer; [2020]
    Keywords : Gender; Climate Variability; Differentiated Vulnerability; Agency; Intersectionality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explores gender identity, vulnerability, and agency in the lives of smallholder farmers, within the context of climate variability in Ky Anh, Central Vietnam. The study first explores how gender identity and power is constructed within everyday rural practices. READ MORE

  3. 32. To grip or to slip : smallholder inclusion in sustainable palm oil certifications in Riau, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Adelina Chandra; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainable certification; palm oil; independent smallholder; smallholder inclusion; procedural justice; regulatory compliance; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Increasing global focus on sustainable palm oil (SPO) initiatives has led to discussions of smallholder integration at the bottom of the supply chain. In 2019, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) introduced a new standard for independent smallholders. Meanwhile, through Presidential Regulation no. READ MORE

  4. 33. Colonised fields and private gardens : the changing role of farming in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Elin Johnson; [2020]
    Keywords : smallholders; lifeworld; system; colonisation; agriculture; livelihood;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers are defined as key actors in the implementation of Agenda 2030, based on their importance for food security and poverty reduction, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is also true for South Africa, where smallholder farming has attracted considerable policy attention in an attempt to break the trend of rural poverty and the legacy of the apartheid era. READ MORE

  5. 34. Agroforestry the Silver Bullet for Sustainable Agriculture? A multi-stakeholder analysis of Peru's Agroforestry Policy in fostering sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Amazon.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Josefine Sjöberg; Sara Mantilla Jativa; [2019]
    Keywords : Key words: Agroforestry; Peru; Smallholders; Sustainable Agriculture.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over three-quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas and many of them depend on agriculture to earn a living. In a context of climate change, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) is addressed as one of the main sources of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. READ MORE

  6. 35. The gender gap in agricultural productivity- A case study of rice farming in the River Delta Valley in Senegal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Matilda Strand; [2019]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In Senegal, rice plays a crucial role in combating food insecurity since it is one of the most consumed staple crops. Despite this, national rice-production is insufficient in relation to the domestic demand, making Senegal one of West Africa’s most import-dependent countries in rice. READ MORE