Essays about: "livelihood improvement"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 essays containing the words livelihood improvement.

  1. 6. Milking routines and prevalence of mastitis in dairy farms in Tajikistan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Sandra Carlén; [2018]
    Keywords : milking routines; milking; mastitis; Tajikistan;

    Abstract : Tajikistan is the poorest of the former Soviet Union countries. Agriculture is important for the livelihood of the rural population and so is the dairy industry. In recent years, investment has been made in the dairy industry and by identifying areas of improvement, the economy of the country could be improved. READ MORE

  3. 7. Governing rural populations in Zambia : examining how rural resettlement schemes are managed

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

    Author : Elvis Chifwafwa; [2018]
    Keywords : resettlement schemes; governance; land tenure; rural development;

    Abstract : It has been argued by academics and development practitioners alike that land on secure tenure provides opportunities for farmers in rural areas to invest in land improvement and increase their productivity. For this reason, the Zambian government has created resettlement schemes – these being blocks of planned and serviced land accommodating settlers-community- people without land. READ MORE

  4. 8. Assessing water security and urban poverty linkages : a case study of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

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

    Author : Lucy Awino Okumu; [2018]
    Keywords : water security; urban poverty; informal settlement;

    Abstract : Water has various multiple uses not only in the household but also globally, this therefore means that ensuring water security is very vital. Even though water is a basic need for the household, the poor who are highly represented in the urban informal settlement are faced with multiple challenges to accessing water. READ MORE

  5. 9. Socioecological Transformation and the History of Indian Cotton, Gujarat, Western India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : JUYEON SIM; [2018]
    Keywords : Cotton cultivation; Agricultural landscape management; Ecologically unequal exchange; Cotton improvement program; GM cotton; Power dynamics;

    Abstract : Landscape management is often referred to as a holistic concept, which deals with large-scale processes and multidisciplinary manners in regards to natural resource use with ecological and livelihood considerations. Seen in this light, landscape transformation should be understood within the context of the human-nature relationship, viewing human activities and their institutions as an essential part of the system rather than as external agents. READ MORE

  6. 10. The livelihoods of female seaweed farmers : A study about women's experiences of old and new techniques of seaweed farming on Zanzibar, Tanzania.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Veronika Vestling; Viktoria Forsberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Seaweed farming; SEA PoWer; women; gender; livelihoods; feminist political ecology; Zan-zibar; Tanzania; Africa;

    Abstract : Seaweed has been hit hard by climate change around the world. The island of Zanzibar, which is the world’s third biggest exporter of seaweed, is one of the places where seaweed is affected. 80 percent of the seaweed farmers on Zanzibar are women who are directly affected by climate change since they are making a living from seaweed farming. READ MORE