Essays about: "importance of small-scale farming to rural development"

Found 3 essays containing the words importance of small-scale farming to rural development.

1. 1. Small-scale farmers’ intentions to carry out conservation-oriented agriculture through participation in the Entry-Level Stewardship Agri-Environment Scheme : the role of attitudes and values in farming behaviour

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

   Author : Andrew Gallagher; [2018]
   Keywords : Agri-Environment Schemes; Productivism; Multifunctionality; Conservation-oriented Agriculture; Attitudes; Values; Identity; Behaviour; Agricultural Transition;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the attitudes of small-scale farmers towards conservation-oriented farming as prescribed through the Entry-Level Stewardship Agri-Environmental Scheme. It aims to understand whether values and identity play a role in how agricultural practices are perceived by farmers and whether this affects their behavioral intentions. READ MORE

3. 2. Coordination: key to development : Field study about rural livelihoods in Ribáuè and the impact of coordination failure

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

   Author : Christophe Banning; Erik Dalarud Lidén; [2012]
   Keywords : development; Mozambique; Nampula; Ribaue; sustainable rural livelihood; coordination failure; big push; agriculture; small-scale farmers; Banning; Dalarud; peace;

   Abstract : This Master thesis is the result of a study in which we looked at people's livelihoods - through the sustainable rural livelihoods analytical framework - from a coordination failure perspective. During three weeks spent in the district of Ribáuè, Mozambique, enabled us to conduct interviews with people from many different social categories and understand the conditions in which small-scale farmers live. READ MORE

4. 3. Social Capital among Farmer Association members and non-members - a field study on inter- and intragroup trust in rural Mozambique

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Zofie Bengtsson; [2010]
   Keywords : social capital; farmer association; Mozambique; small-scale farming; trust; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Farmer associations are suggested a good tool to increase rural income and strengthen social ties among small-scale farmers. Strong social bonds can in turn generate social capital which is identified to matter significantly for development outcomes and poverty alleviation. READ MORE