Essays about: "mango production"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words mango production.
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1. The Representation of Space in The House on Mango Street : A literary analysis with pedagogical implications for upper secondary students
University essay from Södertörns högskola/LärarutbildningenAbstract : This essay explores the power dynamics embedded in the construction and perception of spatial environments in the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. With the help of Henri Lefebvre’s theory of space as a socially constructed phenomenon and practice, this essay argues that the characters’ experience and perception of spaces in the novel including the house and the street are entangled with the dominating forces related to gender, identity and patriarchy in the surrounding society. READ MORE
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2. Shelf life of fresh-cut fruits and salad leaves treated with Pulsed Electric Field (PEF)
University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)Abstract : Application of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) treatment on five fresh commodities was analysed for the changes in the metabolic and physiological effects on their shelf life. Treatment parameters were optimised in order to achieve uniform electroporation on the samples, which was analysed by Propidium Iodide staining for the leaf samples. READ MORE
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3. Possibilities for Nicaraguan Mangoes : A Value Chain Analysis of Dried Mango
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Two months of fieldwork was conducted during the summer of 2014 in Nicaragua, through qualitative interviews the aims was to investigate the Value Chain of dried mango and its potential as an alternative income source for livelihood improvements for households in Manzano Uno, Nicaragua. The idea to investigate dried mango in particular originates from a conversation in the spring of 2012 with Ben Orton, co- founder of local NGO Waves of Hope, who considered the idea after witnessing the huge amounts of ripe mango falling to the ground and rutting away during the peak season in Manzano Uno. READ MORE
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4. Post-harvest losses in fruit supply chains : a case study of mango and avocado in Ethiopia
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Food insecurity is a great problem worldwide and Ethiopia is one of the sub-saharan countries that are suffering from poverty and food insecurity and a large part of the population are living in a state of undernourishment. To reduce these problems, a successful horticulture production can be an important factor. READ MORE
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5. Fruits of knowledge : a literature review of marketing strategies and mango production in Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : This report is a literature review that aims to describe marketing contexts for mango production in Kenya. The institutional conditions in the country are not well developed for marketing purposes, which causes many difficulties and problems for the society. In Kenya most mango producers are poor small-scale farmers with limited resources. READ MORE
