Essays about: "farm diversification"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 essays containing the words farm diversification.

  1. 21. Vad får man göra? : en studie om hur lantbrukares möjligheter att diversifiera begränsas av sociala och kulturella faktorer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Freddie Lindekrantz; Fabian Rappe; [2016]
    Keywords : historia; generation; lönsamhet; social kontroll; social bond theory;

    Abstract : Lantbruket har lönsamhetsproblem. Den låga lönsamheten beror på att konkurrensen har ökat på den globala råvarumarknaden. Diversifiering har lyfts fram som ett sätt att bli mindre sårbar mot risker som till exempel prisvariationer. Trots detta har endast 37 % av Sveriges lantbrukare en kombinationsverksamhet. READ MORE

  3. 22. Opportunities to improve farming systems to achieve adaptability to climate change : farmers’ perceptions on climate change and diversification of cropping systems as an adaptive strategy in southern Skåne

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Carolina Rodriguez Gonzalez; [2015]
    Keywords : farmers perceptions; climate change; diversification cropping systems; mitigation; adaptation; participatory process;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge about farmers’ perception of how the climate change might impact agriculture in southern Sweden and therefore how cropping systems diversification could enhance the adaptation to climate change. 16 farmers including owners and managers of conventional and organic production systems and a consultant at SLU participated in the study. READ MORE

  4. 23. Adding value to gain competitive advantages : agricultural and horticultural firms’ corporate strategies to create wealth

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Katarina Persson; [2015]
    Keywords : corporate strategies; entrepreneurial mindset; small scaled farming; Strategic Entrepreneurship; value-adding;

    Abstract : The interest in locally produced food is high among Swedish consumers. Yet so, many farmers struggle to be profitable and competitive. The food market has many different competitors, and therefore competition is fierce. READ MORE

  5. 24. Agricultural Intensification and Livelihood Strategies of Female Farmers in Babati District, Tanzania - A Minor Field Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Marcus Bengtsson; Maria Klerfelt; [2014-10-29]
    Keywords : Agricultural; intensification; gender; Tanzania; livelihood; household; typologies; female; farmers; babati;

    Abstract : In many parts of the world and especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, where the majority of the poorest people live, agriculture is the way to make a living. Life in agriculture is in many ways marked by gender inequality. READ MORE

  6. 25. Women’s Education in Four Villages in Kenya: The Perceived Outcomes on Livelihoods and Household Welfare

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Sara Bengtson; [2014]
    Keywords : development studies; livelihood diversification; household welfare; women’s education; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with women’s education and the perceived effects it might have on households’ livelihood diversification into the rural non-farm economy. In addition, it looks at household welfare and how women’s education and potentially livelihood diversification adds to better welfare. READ MORE