Essays about: "plantain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word plantain.

  1. 1. Sustainable livelihood for farmers : A study presenting both challenges and opportunities for local small-scale farmers in Alluriquin, Ecuador

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Olivia Adolfsson; [2022]
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    Abstract : The primary sector is of high importance to the economy and wellbeing of many countries. This is especially true for Ecuador, where 51 percent of the population living in rural areas earn their living through agriculture, livestock and fishing activities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Soil carbon in small-holder plantain farms, Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry and non-agroforestry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Pia Björsell; [2014]
    Keywords : Soil carbon; agroforestry; Vi Agroforestry; Vi Skogen; small-holder farming; plantain; Uganda;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers in Uganda suffer from declining productivity. With a rapidly increasing population, marginal land is taken into production and the current land management leads to loss in soil fertility and escalation in soil erosion. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cikoria, svartkämpar, kummin och pimpernell : ska örterna ha en plats i den svenska vallen?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Marina Olsson; [2014]
    Keywords : cikoria; svartkämpar; kummin; pimpernell; örter; vall; odling; utnyttjande;

    Abstract : Att blanda in örter i fröblandningarna till vallarna blir allt vanligare. Kunskapen om vallörter i Sverige är idag inte så stor som den borde med tanke på att användningen ökar. Syftet med denna kandidatuppsats har varit att öka kunskapen om örterna svartkämpar, cikoria, kummin och pimpernell då dessa säljs på den svenska marknaden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ants and termites in small-scale plantain farms in Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry and non-agroforestry farms

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Sara Söderlund; [2013]
    Keywords : agroforestry; small-scale farmers; Uganda; macrofauna; ants; termites;

    Abstract : This study was conducted in Kkingo district, west of Masaka, Uganda. It compared soil macrofauna abundance in non-agroforestry farms with that of agroforestry farms. The agroforestry farms had participated in the Vi Agroforestry´s program between 1995 and 2006, and continued on their own after 2006, when Vi Agroforestry left the area. READ MORE

  6. 5. Intercropping strategies and challenges in cacao production : a field study in Juanjuí, Peru

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Linnea Persson; Hanna Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : cacao; cocoa; Peru; agroforestry; intercropping;

    Abstract : In the region of San Martín, Peru, deforestation has led to a loss of biodiversity and agro-diversity. Furthermore, coca cultivation was common in the area a few years back. READ MORE