Essays about: "livelihood diversification"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 31 essays containing the words livelihood diversification.

  1. 21. The Impact of Somali Piracy on Seafarers' Rights: A Cross-Disciplinary Assessment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Aysun Yücel; [2012]
    Keywords : seafarers; seamen; human; labour; rights; Somali; Somalia; piracy; armed robbery; maritime; violence; ships; vessels; liability; enforcement; MLC; convention; CMI; model; national; law; open; flag; registry; human rights; maritime law; criminal law; international; regional; jurisdiction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Background: Somali piracy and armed robbery against ships remain to be one of the major global concerns today. Since 2007, over 1,500 piracy and piratical attacks were reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. These figures were gradually increased over the years, along with the degree of maritime violence. READ MORE

  3. 22. Drivkrafter bakom diversifiering i lantbruksföretag

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Elettra Larm; Caroline Ohlsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Diversifiering; Lantbruksföretag; Vertikal integrering; Drivkrafter.;

    Abstract : Ett av målen inom Landsbygdsprogrammet är att främja en levande landsbygd (www, jsv, 2012). En av åtgärderna är att arbeta för en ökad tillväxt av företagandet på landsbygden. Landsbygdsprogrammet ger stöd till diversifiering av lantbruksföretag i syfte att utveckla nya verksamhetsgrenar och öka lönsamheten. READ MORE

  4. 23. International Development Cooperation and Climate Change Adaptation in Kuyoj Qhocha, Bolivia - A Case Study of Resilience and Vulnerability Among Small-Scale Farmers

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Braulio Johan Viscarra Hansson; Johannes Malmqvist; [2011]
    Keywords : Climate risks; Resilience; Bolivia; Climate Change Adaptation; International Cooperation;

    Abstract : I Bolivia bedrivs ett jordbruksprogram vid namn PROAGRO (Programa de Desarrollo Agropecuario Sostenible), genom ett trilateralt samarbete mellan Bolivia, Tyskland och Sverige. Syftet med programmet är att öka resiliensen bland småskaliga jordbrukare mot klimatrisker, förbättra deras förvaltning av vattenresurser och lokala avrinningsområden samt skapa ökad hållbar avkastning från deras jordbruksproduktion. READ MORE

  5. 24. Household’s livelihood trajectories in the context of man-made and natural disasters : a case study from Swat, Pakistan

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

    Author : Aliman Shah; [2011]
    Keywords : Households; Livelihood; Armed Conflict ; Pakistan ; Taliban;

    Abstract : The purpose of this case study is to explore livelihood trajectories in the context of manmade and natural disasters in three villages of Swat district, Pakistan. These three villages were deeply affected by an armed conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan Army from 2006 to 2009 separately by floods in 2010. READ MORE

  6. 25. Social Economy-Based Microenterprise as an Alternative Community Development Model- a Case Study in Rural Peru

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Daun Cheong; [2011]
    Keywords : Social Economy; Community Development; Microenterprise; Indigenous development; Cusco; Peru; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the potential of a social economy-based microenterprise model as a new community development tool in the special context of indigenous Quechua communities in rural Peru where their socio-economic realities are substantially different from the modern society. Although, the social economy-based development policies are widely discussed in many Latin American countries, only little attention has been paid to the role of the social economic model in the community development discourse. READ MORE