Essays about: "soil infertility"

Found 4 essays containing the words soil infertility.

  1. 1. Fertile Wear : Underwear in relation to manufacturing toxicity, the ecosphere and our reproductive zones

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Linnéa Nivrén; [2021]
    Keywords : Global manufacturing; Polyester; Cotton; Toxicity; Infertility; Reproductive health; Fertility; Local making; Craft; Collaboration; Sweden; Småland; Textiles; Revive; Flax; Alpaca fleece; Underwear; Decompose; Ecosphere; Sustainability; Change; Metadesign; Global tillverkning; Polyester; Bomull; Toxicitet; Infertilitet; Reproduktiv hälsa; Fertilitet; Lokal tillverkning; Hantverk; Samarbete; Sverige; Småland; Textilier; Återuppliva; Lin; Alpacka fleece; Underkläder; Nedbrytbar; Ekosfär; Hållbarhet; Förändring; Metadesign;

    Abstract : Every artifact in this consumerism world is connected to Earth’s four ecological layers. Everything around us, air, organism, water, and soil/rock also known by the names; atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. READ MORE

  3. 2. Shit Matters! Assessing sociocultural barriers and opportunities for upscaling adoption of human faeces derived fertilizers in central Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elina Persson; Therese Hågerup; [2018]
    Keywords : nutrient recovered faecal sludge; soil infertility; sociocultural norms; IBM-WASH; diffusion of innovations; Uganda; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Nutrient recovered faecal sludge is a novel alternative fertilizer product, and is proposed to be promoted in places where improvement in sanitation management is needed, for example in Uganda’s capital Kampala. However, Uganda and most of Africa is perceived as a faecofobic area, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 3. Agricultural Intensification and Livelihood Strategies of Female Farmers in Babati District, Tanzania - A Minor Field Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Marcus Bengtsson; Maria Klerfelt; [2014-10-29]
    Keywords : Agricultural; intensification; gender; Tanzania; livelihood; household; typologies; female; farmers; babati;

    Abstract : In many parts of the world and especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, where the majority of the poorest people live, agriculture is the way to make a living. Life in agriculture is in many ways marked by gender inequality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Natural hazards and farmers' experience of climate change on highly populated Mt. Elgon, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Marit Aalrust Ripel; [2014]
    Keywords : Uganda; physical geography; Mount Elgon; climate change; farmers’ vulnerability; natural hazards; ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In general Uganda receives enough rainfall to rain-feed crops and pasture but as climate is changing the seasonal patterns are expected to become more extreme. This influences how the land can be used, and has a strong impact on the farmers who depend on their land for economic income and food security. This report has two aims. READ MORE