Essays about: "small-farmers"

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1. 1. Contributions of Cooperatives in Agricultural Marketin : a Case study of the Cashew nut product in the Mtwara Region

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Grace Cholobi; [2023]
   Keywords : Agricultural; Cooperative; contribution; Famers; Market; Members; Tanzania;

   Abstract : Tanzania's Government Cooperative Act 2008 presents a promising step in the right direction toward agricultural growth in Tanzania by promoting the development of a cooperative sector. Agriculture in Tanzania plays a significant role in the economy, particularly cash crops. READ MORE

3. 2. Sustainable Cattle Production in Brazil - The Agricultural Innovation System of Integrated Livestock Systems in Mato Grosso State

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mads Stub Pullich; [2021]
   Keywords : Agricultural Innovation System; Deforestation; Sustainable Agriculture; Integrated Livestock Systems; Brazil; Mato Grosso; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The precarious state of affairs in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, particularly in Mato Grosso, where unsustainable cattle ranching is driving the deforestation. Brazil needs to invest in sustainable development of its cattle production. READ MORE

4. 3. Managing farm-centric risks in production at the flood-prone locations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Arifullah Arifullah; [2020]
   Keywords : agriculture; risk attitude; management strategies; risk perception; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;

   Abstract : The monsoon floods of 2010, 2011, and 2014 in Pakistan caused severe damage to crops, fisheries, forestry, livestock, and primary infrastructures, such as water channels, tube wells, houses, people, seed stocks, animal shelters, fertilizers and agricultural equipment/machinery. Floods are a major source of risk to agriculture in Pakistan and other countries in South Asia. READ MORE

5. 4. Disrupting or Disturbing?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ellen Kardell; Carlotta Grabow; [2019]
   Keywords : Disruptive Innovations; Environmental Sustainability; Value Chain Implications; Disruptiveness; Disturbing Markets; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This qualitative multiple case study has identified and examined two environmental sustainability innovations and their implications on the dairy value chain by utilising an abductive research approach. For this purpose, plant-based and cellular agriculture innovations in the U.S. READ MORE

6. 5. Sustainability evaluation : challenges smallholding coffee farmers confronting in Colombia

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : Ida Stolt Althén; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable agriculture; Smallholders; Coffee; SAFA; Participatory evaluation;

   Abstract : Smallholding coffee farmers in Colombia face many obstacles to satisfy their needs due to a changed climate, a low coffee price and the lack of saved financial capital, that in turns creates a vulnerability to unpredictable events. An increased sustainability in those smallholding systems could therefore be crucial. READ MORE