Essays about: "small-scale farmer"

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  1. 31. The impacts on Indian farmers when converting to organic cotton production : an organisation theory perspective

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Malena Hedin ; Mastaneh Mashouri; [2013]
    Keywords : India; cotton; organisational change; organic cotton; conventional cotton; agricultural; Maslow s need of hierarchy; Principal-agent; NGO;

    Abstract : Changes in the environment are affecting the world market, and pressures from several stakeholders’ are forcing different enterprises to adjust to the current situation. Farmers’ difficult working conditions and environmental impacts of the conventional cotton production in India have been highlighted. READ MORE

  3. 32. A multi-scale analysis of biofuel-related land acquisitions in Tanzania : with focus on Sweden as an investor

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Emma Johansson; [2013]
    Keywords : social impacts; environmental impacts; jatropha; sugarcane; Tanzania; Sweden; biofuel; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Land acquisition; DPSIR; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Spurred on by pressure to find sustainable energy production alternatives to fossil fuels, many industries have been acquiring land in order to plant crops for biofuel production. In Tanzania, biofuel development is in an early stage, and over the last decade, several foreign actors have tried to start up biofuel projects in the country (without success). READ MORE

  4. 33. Small-scale versus large-scale cocoa farming in Cameroon : which farm type is more ready for the future?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Chi Bemieh Fule; [2013]
    Keywords : Cameroon; cocoa; large-scale farming; small-scale farming;

    Abstract : Smallholding in the cocoa sector has been seen as a hindrance to production and productivity growth due to the ageing of the cocoa farmers, limited access to credit, low level of education and low adoptability of innovations. In order to curb this, policy makers have resorted to implementing policy instruments that encourage the extension of small rural farms into larger farms, thereby undermining the challenges that large-scale farmers might have to deal with. READ MORE

  5. 34. Prevalence of subclinical mastitis and udder pathogens in small holder dairy farms in Mapepe, Batoka and Choma areas in Zambia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Lisa Eriksson; [2013]
    Keywords : Subclinical mastitis; Somatic cell count; Bacteriology; Zambia;

    Abstract : Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is a well-known problem in the dairy sector, where it causes severe economic losses mainly due to reduced milk production. This is a problem not only in the western world but also in developing countries. Surveys from different developing countries have shown a SCM prevalence of 52.4 – 88. READ MORE

  6. 35. Evaluation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) adoption in potato production using the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach : a qualitative study from central Ecuador

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Fernando Pellegrini; [2013]
    Keywords : IPM; Sustainable Livelihoods Approach; potato; pesticides; farmer groups; participation; poverty; livelihood assets; Ecuador;

    Abstract : Potato production and consumption play a big role in the central highlands of Ecuador. Two main biotic constraints hinder the development of potato crops on the field: the Late Blight (Phytophtora infestans) and the Andean potato Weevil (Premnotrypes vorax). READ MORE