Essays about: "sustainable rural livelihood"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 69 essays containing the words sustainable rural livelihood.
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11. The economic and social conditions of Pakistani Basmati Rice Farmers
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Rural Development and AgroecologyAbstract : In most developing countries the lack of resources, high costs, and limited diversified income sources are among the major factors that affect small-scale farming households' ability to earn an income, reproduce and be food secure. By using a strategy of income diversification and the use of cash crops in agricultural production can be a resourceful way for a sustainable livelihood and a reduced risk of income variability for small-scale farmers. READ MORE
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12. We own this power! : How a rural community in Indonesia uphold energy justice to harness a hybrid solar-wind energy plant and unlock capabilities.
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Indonesia, as per their stance on the Paris Agreement and social development goals (SDG), has been on a winding journey to meet their renewable energy targets. In providing the national electricity, the state electricity company (PLN) is still deriving more than 70% of its energy sources from coal and oil As per 2018, only up to 8% of on-grid power is generated from renewable energy sources, and this percentage has decreased by half between 2010 and 2018. READ MORE
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13. “I am fighting the best I can” : Women’s adaptive capacity when facing rain variability in Paje,Zanzibar (Tanzania)
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Many of the world’s most impoverished populations rely on farming, hunting and gathering to eat and earn a living where people often have just enough food and assets to last through the next season, and ultimately inadequate reserves to fall back on in the event of a poor harvest. Rural resource-dependent livelihoods are embedded in high risks, as climate variability and climate extremes are additional stressors to poverty. READ MORE
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14. Colonised fields and private gardens : the changing role of farming in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Smallholder farmers are defined as key actors in the implementation of Agenda 2030, based on their importance for food security and poverty reduction, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is also true for South Africa, where smallholder farming has attracted considerable policy attention in an attempt to break the trend of rural poverty and the legacy of the apartheid era. READ MORE
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15. REDD+ Projects Providing Sustainable Livelihoods for Rural Communities? An Assessment of Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Projects in Peru and Tanzania
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The voluntary carbon market, the area of focus for this thesis, developed alongside the compliance carbon market when individuals and organisations elected to compensate for their CO2 emissions. The steep growth in demand for voluntary carbon offset credits stemmed from the 2015 Paris Agreement. READ MORE
