Essays about: "cash crops"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words cash crops.

  1. 1. Sustainable vanilla production in Tanzania? – A case from Kagera region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Linxin Yao; [2023]
    Keywords : Smallholder farmers; Sustainable Development; Sustainability Opportunity Study; Tanzania; Vanilla Production;

    Abstract : Cash crops such as coffee, cotton, and tea have been an important income for farmers especially smallholder farmers in the Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). However, many farmers started to turn in to new cash crops with higher market prices. READ MORE

  3. 2. Contributions of Cooperatives in Agricultural Marketin : a Case study of the Cashew nut product in the Mtwara Region

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Grace Cholobi; [2023]
    Keywords : Agricultural; Cooperative; contribution; Famers; Market; Members; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Tanzania's Government Cooperative Act 2008 presents a promising step in the right direction toward agricultural growth in Tanzania by promoting the development of a cooperative sector. Agriculture in Tanzania plays a significant role in the economy, particularly cash crops. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of rainwater harvesting and fertilizer micro-dosing on farm and household sustainability in rural Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Diana Lucia Escobar Jaramillo; [2021]
    Keywords : difference-in-difference; East Africa; food security; innovations; propensity score matching; sustainability indicators; Tanzania; Technology adoption;

    Abstract : Food insecurity and poverty are of major concern for farmers in Tanzania, and the technologies rainwater harvesting coupled with fertilizer micro-dosing promise to aid in easing these burdens, particularly in a water-limited context. In this study, I performed an ex-post assessment of the impact of these two innovations in the sustainability of households and farms, in two contrasting regions of Tanzania semi-arid Dodoma and semi-humid Morogoro, to see if they would be relevant to promote in the country. READ MORE

  5. 4. Utvintrande mellangrödor i höstraps : effekt på raps, ogräs och skadegörare

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Jakob Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Brassica napus; kompanjongrödor; insådd; ekologisk odling; avkastning;

    Abstract : Höstraps är en viktig avbrottsgröda i spannmålsdominerande växtföljder, och odlingen av höstraps har ökat i Sverige de senaste tjugo åren. Rapsen är normalt utsatt för ett högt tryck från ogräs och skadegörare, vilket gör att odling av ekologisk höstraps är ytterst begränsad. READ MORE

  6. 5. Intercropping oats with annual clovers : effects on yields and aspects of biodiversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Anna Douhan Sundahl; [2021]
    Keywords : intercropping; cover cropping; pollinators; natural predators; weeds; clover; oats;

    Abstract : The use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides has contributed to greatly increase the crop yields per hectare. Humanity has become reliant on artificial inputs overshadowing usage of resources from ecosystem services that we continue to weaken further, by using agricultural practises decreasing landscape and species diversity. READ MORE