Essays about: "female-headed household"
Found 5 essays containing the words female-headed household.
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1. Weathering Climate Uncertainty - A case study on factors influencing the use of Weather and Climate Information Services (WCIS) by smallholder farmers in Tattaguine District, Senegal
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This research investigates how Weather and Climate Information Services (WCIS) have been used by farmers in the Tattaguine district of Senegal, where rainfed agriculture faces challenges due to increasing climate variability. The study employed qualitative methods, including structured interviews, key informant interviews, and a focus group discussion. READ MORE
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2. The Challenges of education in Kenya : A critical analysis investigating the access to multicultural education and access to indigenous languages taught in Kenyan school
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The present study aimed at analysing the role of socioeconomic factors in the unequal access to health care among Kenyans. Content analysis was utilised as the principal data analysis methodology, while systems theory guided the process of addressing the research question. READ MORE
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3. Can Extension Close the Gender Gap in Agriculture? A Mixed Methods Impact Evaluation from Uganda
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Malnutrition and food insecurity are urgent problems and increasingly salient policy topics, especially in the African context. Enhanced efficiency in agriculture and reduced gender inequalities have been raised as key solutions to these problems. One way to address the former is agricultural extension (AE) programmes. READ MORE
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4. On the Evolution of the Determinants of Household Poverty in Mexico: a Logistic Regression Analysis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, has almost eradicated extreme poverty according to the Millennium Development Goals; however, official statistics show that by national standards poverty levels are still quite high, reaching up to half its population. This paper looks into how the determinants of poverty in Mexico have evolved after the last major economic crisis the country experienced in the mid-90s. READ MORE
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5. Land, Life and Women’s lack of Power - A field study based on two divorced women in Bwiam, Gambia.
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : This is a fieldwork following the daily life during two months of two divorced women in the village Bwiam, Gambia. It is a study focusing on females in a patriarchal society and how they are bound by the social structures to be married, often into polygamous households, how they farm the land by traditional methods, learnt over generations, to support their families and how they sell their produce at the market. READ MORE
