Essays about: "agricultural and extension management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words agricultural and extension management.

  1. 1. The impacts of agricultural cooperatives in Tanzanian farmers` livelihoods : The Case of Tobacco Agricultural Cooperative in the Tabora Region

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Joshua Ndelanguswa Kiungai; [2022]
    Keywords : Tobacco production; Transaction cost; Marketing; Cooperative challenges; Cooperative roles;

    Abstract : Agricultural cooperatives aim to have controlled effort for agricultural products and find market to sell those products at a reasonable price. Farmers’ products are sold at a better price leading to a higher income which improve farmers’ livelihood. READ MORE

  3. 2. Climate-smart cocoa in Ghana: Examining discourses, trade-offs and implications for cocoa smallholders

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Felix Nasser; [2019]
    Keywords : cocoa; Ghana; Climate-smart agriculture; Community Resource Management Area Mechanisms;

    Abstract : Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as a concept to address the multiple challenges and interdependencies of agriculture and climate change. Within CSA debates, equity and agroecology are especially contested. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Po Delta Biosphere Reserve: Management challenges and priorities deriving from anthropogenic pressure and sea level rise

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Damiano Vesentini; [2019]
    Keywords : geography; GIS; environmental pressure; water quality; nutrient accumulation; rising sea level; climate change; value for conservation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Po Delta Biosphere Reserve is located in Northern Italy and has attained recognition by UNESCO in 2015 due to its unique natural and cultural value. The reserve covers an area of approximately 140 000 hectares, supporting a human population of 118 000, as well as a complex mosaic of ecosystems, which are found in this transitional waters landscape. READ MORE

  5. 4. Motionslöpning i en tät och funktionsblandad stad : exemplifierat av Nyhamnen i Malmö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Johanna Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : stadsutveckling; förtätning; funktionsblandning; fysisk aktivitet; byggd miljö; motionslöpning;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete skrivs inom ramarna för Landskapsarkitekt- programmet vid Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet i Alnarp med syfte att bidra med ökad kunskap kring löparens behov och rumsliga preferenser i det urbana landskapet, samt att undersöka vilka strukturer som verkar stödjande för motionslöpning och hur dessa kan skapas i en tät och funktionsblandad stadsstruktur. Genom en inledande litteraturöversikt undersöks teoretiskt hur motionslöpning kan främjas i en tät och funktionsblandad stad. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigating discouraging and encouraging emic reasons to apply eco-efficient farming methods : a participatory study with indigenous small-scale farmers in Ratanakiri, Cambodia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Lilian-Marleen Beck; [2018]
    Keywords : agroecology; transdisciplinary research; action research; participative video making; eco-efficiency; cosmology; emic perception; indigenous farmers; small-scale farmer; non adoption of innovations; Ratanakiri; Cambodia;

    Abstract : In 2008 the most extensive evaluation of global agriculture in human history notable named “agriculture at a crossroad” was published, indicating that agroecological small-scale farming systems could be a path to follow in the future in order to secure a sustainable food supply. Yet it is claimed that there is a gap between knowledge regarding the methods used for agroecological farming and its application by farmers. READ MORE