Essays about: "water resources development opportunities for increased"

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1. 1. Transition of agroecology in Bali, Indonesia : what are the main barriers and opportunities for small-scale farmers to scale-up agroecology in central Bali?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Vincent Tchedry; [2020]
   Keywords : agroecology; permaculture; transition; barrier; sustainable; farming; Bali; Indonesia;

   Abstract : Since the late 1960’s, the Green Revolution introduced high yielding varieties in association with agrochemicals to address increasing food demands across Southeast Asia. Indonesian government extended these “technological packages” through political incentives replacing traditional farming methods to stimulate agricultural productivity and economic growth. READ MORE

3. 2. Land Grabbing: : At What Price?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Tove Thernsjö; [2015]
   Keywords : Agricultural; Climate Change; Environment; Human Rights; Investment; Land grabbing; Polanyi; Power; The Kyoto Protocol; The World Bank;

   Abstract : From a historical point of view land has constantly been a resource connected to survival and power. The increased demand for land is explained by several forces such as an growing population, which leads to a higher consumption, an increased market demand for food, biofuels and natural resources. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. International Development Cooperation and Climate Change Adaptation in Kuyoj Qhocha, Bolivia - A Case Study of Resilience and Vulnerability Among Small-Scale Farmers

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Braulio Johan Viscarra Hansson; Johannes Malmqvist; [2011]
   Keywords : Climate risks; Resilience; Bolivia; Climate Change Adaptation; International Cooperation;

   Abstract : I Bolivia bedrivs ett jordbruksprogram vid namn PROAGRO (Programa de Desarrollo Agropecuario Sostenible), genom ett trilateralt samarbete mellan Bolivia, Tyskland och Sverige. Syftet med programmet är att öka resiliensen bland småskaliga jordbrukare mot klimatrisker, förbättra deras förvaltning av vattenresurser och lokala avrinningsområden samt skapa ökad hållbar avkastning från deras jordbruksproduktion. READ MORE

6. 5. Water resources development: opportunities for increased agricultural production in Nigeria

   University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

   Author : Emmanuel Gbenga Olagunju; [2007]
   Keywords : agriculture; biotechnology; crude oil; fadama; GDP; irrigation; productivity; population and water resources;

   Abstract : Agriculture has been the backbone of the economy in Nigeria providing employment and source of livelihood for the increasing population and accounting for over half of the GDP of the Nigeria economy at independence in 1960. However, the role it plays in the regional and economic development of the country has diminished over the years due to the dominant role of the crude oil sector in the economy. READ MORE