Essays about: "farmers’ vulnerability"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words farmers’ vulnerability.

  1. 16. Agroforestry the Silver Bullet for Sustainable Agriculture? A multi-stakeholder analysis of Peru's Agroforestry Policy in fostering sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Amazon.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Josefine Sjöberg; Sara Mantilla Jativa; [2019]
    Keywords : Key words: Agroforestry; Peru; Smallholders; Sustainable Agriculture.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over three-quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas and many of them depend on agriculture to earn a living. In a context of climate change, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) is addressed as one of the main sources of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. READ MORE

  3. 17. Agriculture at the crossroads : challenges of food security and rural development in Siaya County

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Dorothy Roseline Juma; [2019]
    Keywords : food security; poverty; small-scale agriculture; rural development;

    Abstract : Africa is always being, portrayed as a continent of poverty and one that needs to develop, and increase its food production. The quest has lead world organizations to launch projects for development and economic growth in Africa where majority are poor. READ MORE

  4. 18. How can Beema Bamboo Plantations Benefit Islands and Farmers in the Philippines? : A study in Manila, Marinduque and Romblon, the Philippines

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Dina Faraj; Saad Shihab; [2019]
    Keywords : Vulnerability; Bambusa balcooa; Beema bamboo; Philippines; MFS; Marinduque; Environment; Bamboo; Sårbarhet; Bambusa balcooa; Beema bamboo; Filippinera; MFS; Miljö; Bambu;

    Abstract : This study was conducted as a bachelor thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in the spring of 2019. The study was carried out as a Minor Field Study (MFS) funded by the Swedish agency SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). READ MORE

  5. 19. Sustainability evaluation : challenges smallholding coffee farmers confronting in Colombia

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Ida Stolt Althén; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable agriculture; Smallholders; Coffee; SAFA; Participatory evaluation;

    Abstract : Smallholding coffee farmers in Colombia face many obstacles to satisfy their needs due to a changed climate, a low coffee price and the lack of saved financial capital, that in turns creates a vulnerability to unpredictable events. An increased sustainability in those smallholding systems could therefore be crucial. READ MORE

  6. 20. The effect of groundwater extraction on nitrate vulnerable recharge areas (NFI) in Denmark. MIKE SHE simulations of different extraction scenarios.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi; Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI)

    Author : Sophie Gruschka; [2018]
    Keywords : Groundwater modelling; MIKE SHE; Nitrate vulnerability; NFI; Brokilde; Halsnæs; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to outline the effect of different abstraction scenarios on the extent of nitrate vulnerable recharge area (NFI) in two study areas in Denmark. NFI were designated in order to protect vulnerable groundwater resources from nitrate pollution, where the geology overlying the aquifers does not serve as a sufficient barrier. READ MORE