Essays about: "soil fertility management"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 39 essays containing the words soil fertility management.

  1. 26. Preconditions for and barriers to use of organic agricultural methods in Uganda : exploring farmers' perspectives through the Theory of Planned Behavior

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Emmelie Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Uganda; agriculture; agroecology; organic; soil fertility management; crop protection; theory of planned behavior; farmer s perspective;

    Abstract : Organic agriculture has been promoted as a promising alternative to improve food security and increase incomes for smallholder farmers in developing countries. Uganda is one of the countries where organic is being promoted, but in relation to the total size of the agricultural sector, the number of organic farmers in the country is still low. READ MORE

  3. 27. 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

  4. 28. Maintaining ‘Invisible’ Landesque Capital : A Case Study of Soil Fertility Management in a Smallholder Irrigation System in Kenyan Drylands

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Manuel Fischer; [2012]
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    Abstract : Soils in sub-Saharan Africa have long been considered as seriously degrading due to traditional agriculture. This perception was challenged in recent years by new research which entailed a new understanding of African soils and their management. READ MORE

  5. 29. Soil fertility status and Striga hermonthica infestation relationship due to management practices in Western Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Miriam Larsson; [2012]
    Keywords : soil fertility; Striga hermonthica; parasitic weed; crop losses; Western Kenya ;

    Abstract : Striga hermonthica, a parasitic weed, has long been believed to be correlated with the declining soil fertility status. However scientists have recently come to question this statement since some recent studies have shown contradictive results. READ MORE

  6. 30. Mapping Lupinus nootkatensis in Iceland using SPOT 5 images

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Arna Björk Thorsteinsdottir; [2011]
    Keywords : alien invasive species; physical geography; remote sensing; unsupervised classification; maximum likelihood classification; geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Frön och rötter från Lupinus nootkatensis infördes till Island år 1945 med syftet att undersöka artens potential att bidra till återställandet av eroderad mark. Arten, som ursprungligen kommer från Alaska, visade sig vara mycket effektiv i samband med detta och dessutom kostnadseffektiv. READ MORE