Essays about: "subsidies to Africa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words subsidies to Africa.

  1. 1. Financing higher education in Tanzania: Exploring Challenges and potential student loan models

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Carl Johansson; Jacob Lundborg Ander; [2021]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The demand for higher education is quickly rising in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and the question of giving access to all members of society often comes down to financing. Many countries, including Tanzania, have opted for cost-sharing policies where the cost of education is split between the state and the individuals - leaving many without the possibility of attending higher education. READ MORE

  3. 2. The political economy of gender bias in access to fertiliser: A case study on fertiliser subsidies in Malawi and Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ruth Aernout; [2021]
    Keywords : Fertiliser; Gender Bias; Tanzania; Malawi; Input Subsidies; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : It is increasingly agreed upon by both scholars and policymakers that policies have different gendered effects. Agricultural input subsidies are highly debated policies in Africa. READ MORE

  4. 3. The EU’s agricultural policy and its effect on food security and small-scale farming : A comparative study on the impacts of the CAP in Africa and Latin America

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Sara Langefors; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study examines and problematises how the European Union's agricultural policy impact small-scale farming and food security in developing countries. The focus of the study is on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and how this EU policy affects small-scale farming and food security with Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique and Uganda as case examples. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluating the benefit-cost  ratio of groundwater abstraction for additional irrigation water on global scale.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Mohammad Faiz Alam; [2016]
    Keywords : Groundwater; Irrigation; Abstraction; Cost-benefit analysis; Global;

    Abstract : Projections show that to feed a growing population which is expected to reach 9.1 billion in 2050 would require raising overall food production by some 70 percent by 2050. One of the possible ways to increase agricultural production is through increasing yields by expanding irrigation. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Arab State of Renewable Energy: Investigating Progress in Arab Electricity Markets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Brit Samborsky; [2012]
    Keywords : renewable energy; electricity; Arab; governance; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Renewable energy (RE) progress in the Middle East and North Africa has been varied, and is affected by multiple factors. This thesis investigates the current status of RE for 13 countries in the Arab region. An initial hypothesis proposes that price is not the only or main driver. READ MORE