Essays about: "agricultural production and GDP"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words agricultural production and GDP.

  1. 6. Petroleum activities, wetland utilization and livelihood changes in Southern Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria: 2003-2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Unwana Saturday Koffi; [2015]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science; GEM; iivelihood changes; sustainable management; wetland agriculture; land cover change; remote sensing; petroleum; wetland degradation; Nigeria; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria is known as one of the wetlands rich in biodiversity as well as oil and gas reserves. Its wetland ecosystem is noted for its primary support it has provided for the people living in this area. READ MORE

  3. 7. Processing of MODIS Vegetation Indices for analysis of agricultural droughts in the southern Ukraine between the years 2000-2012

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Oleksandr Nekrasov; [2014]
    Keywords : geographic information systems; TVDI; NDVI; agricultural droughts; remote sensing; physical geography and ecosystem analysis; GIS; software development; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In order to better understand impact of extreme weather events on condition of crop vegetation in Ukraine, analysis of agricultural droughts which occurred in the southern region of Ukraine, between years 2000-2012 was conducted in the current research. Method of the research In the current research, the impact of droughts was analyzed on yearly basis by assessing vegetation conditions and comparing it to soil moisture conditions. READ MORE

  4. 8. An attempt to investigate the impact of 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda on landscape using remote sensing and GIS analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Maxime Rwaka; [2014]
    Keywords : Landsat TM and ETM ; NDVI; agricultural production and GDP; refugees; rainfall; geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda affected the society, as well as its surrounding environment. By the use of Remote Sensing and GIS, the study looked at the evidence of change to the landscape by looking at vegetation based on NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) To explain the reason behind the noticed change, the following parameters were used: • rainfall variations, • refugees and population number, • GDP and agricultural production. READ MORE

  5. 9. Biogas production in rural areas of Mexico

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Jevgenijs Koldisevs; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Mexico is highly dependent on fossil fuels. One of the governmental initiatives proposes to investigate the possibilities for biogas production in rural areas. READ MORE

  6. 10. Economic impact of fertilizers and improved seeds among smallholder farming systems in Central and Western Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Tina Jönsson; Mika Rådman; [2012]
    Keywords : Kenya; Smallholder farmers; Economic impact; Fertilizers; Improved seeds; Crops; Maize; Beans;

    Abstract : In Kenya, many families subsist on agriculture and of the country's around 40 million residents 70% work in the agricultural sector. 50 % of the country's gross domestic production (GDP) comes from farming, and thus the country is largely dependent on income from this sector. READ MORE