Essays about: "small-holder farming"

Found 5 essays containing the words small-holder farming.

  1. 1. Cooking banana farming system in rural Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry systems and non agroforestry systems

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Madeleine Andersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Agroforestry farming system; Non agroforestry; Cooking banana; Improved livelihoods ; Uganda;

    Abstract : The demand for food, feed, fibre and fuel has increased in Uganda over the past 50 years due to population growth. Recurring extreme climate events such as drought and flooding, in combination with large-scale land degradation, have led to declining crop yields. Lack of equipment, money and socio-economic issues has contributed to low yields. 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. Allanblackia stuhlmannii – a tree under current domestication: what are the soil requirements?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Kajsa Alvum-Toll; [2013]
    Keywords : Allanblackia stuhlmannii; soil analysis; soil profile description; soil profile classification; tree domestication; East Usambara Mountains;

    Abstract : Allanblackia is a genus of trees that grows in the rainforests of West, Central and Eastern Africa. Its big fruits contain seeds very rich in oil which has been used by local communities for cooking and making soaps. The native stands are threatened by overexploitation and the demand for the oil is much greater than the supply. READ MORE

  5. 4. The influence of water proximity on land cover, tree species and tree funtionalities in a small-holder agroforestry system : a minor field study in Trans Nzoia County, NW Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Josefin Winberg; Sabina Berntsson; [2013]
    Keywords : ground truthing; tree functionality; water proximity; small-scale agriculture; agroforestry; land cover; GIS; Kenya; physical geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A large and rapidly growing population in Kenya together with increasing demands put heavy pressure on the country’s resources. Primary to produce enough food but also to meet other needs such as access to timber and firewood. A large part of the population relies on yields from their own farming for their survival. READ MORE

  6. 5. Demand and perception of fertilizer : among small-holder farmers in Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Madelene Casselbrant; Siri Lindqvist Ståhle; [2012]
    Keywords : Bondo; Contingent Value- method; DAP; Economic situation; Embu; Factor demand; Kenya; Soil fertility management; Willingness to pay;

    Abstract : Hunger is a problem in some parts of the world (www, FAO 1, 2012). The lack of food is often a result of insufficient knowledge in soil fertility management (Röing de Nowina, 2012). Ongoing hunger and malnourishment are quite prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and are often combined with poverty (www, FAO 1, 2012). READ MORE