Essays about: "Vi Agroforestry"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 30 essays containing the words Vi Agroforestry.

  1. 11. Soil carbon in small-holder plantain farms, Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry and non-agroforestry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Pia Björsell; [2014]
    Keywords : Soil carbon; agroforestry; Vi Agroforestry; Vi Skogen; small-holder farming; plantain; Uganda;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers in Uganda suffer from declining productivity. With a rapidly increasing population, marginal land is taken into production and the current land management leads to loss in soil fertility and escalation in soil erosion. READ MORE

  3. 12. Carbon sequestration in the pastoral area of Chepareria, western Kenya : a comparison between open-grazing, fenced pastures and maize cultivations

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Sara Svanlund; [2014]
    Keywords : Soil organic carbon; fencing; enclosures; Kenya; organiskt markkol; stängsling; inhägnader; Kenya;

    Abstract : Carbon sequestration through restoration of degraded pastoral soils is an advocated way of mitigating global warming, and simultaneously alleviating poverty. An often proposed rehabilitation strategy is fencing of pastures, a method that was introduced to the farmers of Chepareria by the Vi-Agroforestry organization in 1987. READ MORE

  4. 13. Ants and termites in small-scale plantain farms in Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry and non-agroforestry farms

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Sara Söderlund; [2013]
    Keywords : agroforestry; small-scale farmers; Uganda; macrofauna; ants; termites;

    Abstract : This study was conducted in Kkingo district, west of Masaka, Uganda. It compared soil macrofauna abundance in non-agroforestry farms with that of agroforestry farms. The agroforestry farms had participated in the Vi Agroforestry´s program between 1995 and 2006, and continued on their own after 2006, when Vi Agroforestry left the area. READ MORE

  5. 14. Inclusive business and shared values : case study of Stora Enso in Lao PDR

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Sebastian Levall; Brita Prejer; [2013]
    Keywords : Agroforestry; Corporate Social Responsibility; New Business Models; Stakeholder Management; Cross Sector Collaborations; Shared Value; Lao PDR;

    Abstract : Businesses role in society is changing. Corporations are expected to take responsibility, not only for their traditional business conduct, but also for social and political issues. A rise in globalization and international trade has led to an increased interest in the concept of CSR. READ MORE

  6. 15. A value chain analysis for timber in four East African countries : an exploratory case study

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Daniel Hulusjö; [2013]
    Keywords : Value chain; analysis; timber; East Africa; värdekedja; analys; virke; Östafrika;

    Abstract : This study is a value chain analysis for timber in East Africa. It was commissioned by Vi Agroforestry, a nongovernmental organisation registered in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania engaged in a rural development program that involves promoting tree planting and enterprise development (Vi Agroforestry, 2012). READ MORE