Essays about: "farm workers"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words farm workers.

  1. 21. Employment outcomes of Mexican return migrants in 1997

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Ekonomihögskolan

    Author : Maria Cherednichenko; [2012]
    Keywords : Mexico; return migrants; income; employment type.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Temporary migration to advanced countries from developing ones and its effects on host countries are important issues in contemporary demographic studies. Economic performance of return migrants from the U.S. in Mexico has been studied from the viewpoint of financial gains from working abroad. READ MORE

  3. 22. The National School Nutrition Programme and its affects on schooling for farm workers in South Africa : -An investigation of two generations living and working on wine farms in the rural areas of Western Cape

    University essay from Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV; Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI

    Author : Sven Berg; [2011]
    Keywords : Nutrition; mal-nutrition; poverty; child-poverty; school; Primary School Nutrition Programme PSNP ; National School Nutrition Programme NSNP ; African National Congress ANC ; Apartheid; inequality;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I study the effects of the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) on the rural areas of Western Cape, South Africa. More precisely I try to find out how the NSNP has affected the families in this rural area and what attitudes that can be found among the two generations of people living and working on wine farms. READ MORE

  4. 23. Lean för lantbruksföretaget : utvärdering av industriellt managementsystem i agrar kontext

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Carl Dyrendahl; Johan Granath; [2011]
    Keywords : lean; ledningssystem; management; företagsstyrning; lantbruk; balanserat styrkort; förbättringsarbete;

    Abstract : The competitiveness and profitability of swedish farm enterprises is frequently discussed in agricultural media. Increased exposure to the surrounding world with greater competitive pressure and considerable price fluctuations in the agricultural markets demand new ways of acting to secure the agricultural sector’s long-term survival and profitability. READ MORE

  5. 24. Sensorer och system i mjölkkobesättningar : en litteraturstudie

    University essay from SLU/Rural Buildings and Animal Husbandry (until 121231)

    Author : Karin Kinander; [2010]
    Keywords : sensorer; system; mjölkkor; Automatic Milking Systems; AMS; mjölkproduktion; mjölkningsutrustning;

    Abstract : The trend in milk production is similar in Sweden and across the world; the farms are getting fewer but increasingly bigger. The costs for hiring workers are increasing, which results in more cows per animal keeper. Sensors can then be a great tool for keeping track of animals which need special attention. READ MORE

  6. 25. Windmill driven water pump for small-scale irrigation and domestic use : In Lake Victoria basin

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

    Author : Sara Salomonsson; Helena Thoresson; [2010]
    Keywords : wind power; windmill; water pump; irrigation; small-scale; Lake Victoria; Tanzania; vindkraft; vindhjul; vattenpump; bevattning; Victoriasjön;

    Abstract : This project is a combination of mechanical engineering and sustainable development in developing countries. The goal has been to build a windmill driven water pump and to design a small-scale irrigation system for SCC-Vi Agroforestry’s demonstration farm in Musoma, Mara region, Tanzania. READ MORE