Search for dissertations about: "Lowe Börjeson"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Lowe Börjeson.
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1. A History under Siege : Intensive Agriculture in the Mbulu Highlands, Tanzania, 19th Century to the Present
Abstract : This doctoral thesis examines the history of the Iraqw’ar Da/aw area in the Mbulu Highlands of northern Tanzania. Since the late nineteenth century this area has been known for its intensive cultivation, and referred to as an “island” within a matrix of less intensive land use. READ MORE
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2. Ecosystem Services and Disservices in an Agriculture–Forest Mosaic : A Study of Forest and Tree Management and Landscape Transformation in Southwestern Ethiopia
Abstract : The intertwined challenges of food insecurity, deforestation, and biodiversity loss remain perennial challenges in Ethiopia, despite increasing policy interventions. This thesis investigates smallholding farmers’ tree- and forest-based livelihoods and management practices, in the context of national development and conservation policies, and examines how these local management practices and policies transform the agriculture–forest mosaic landscapes of southwestern Ethiopia. READ MORE
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3. East African Hydropatriarchies : An analysis of changing waterscapes in smallholder irrigation farming
Abstract : This thesis examines the local waterscapes of two smallholder irrigation farming systems in the dry lands of East African in a context of socio-ecological changes. It focuses on three aspects: institutional arrangements, gender relations and landscape investments. READ MORE
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4. Modernisation and farmer-led irrigation development in Africa : A study of state-farmer interactions in Tanzania
Abstract : After years of relatively low investment, irrigation development in Africa has been put back on the policy agenda as a way of increasing agricultural productivity. In spite of existing evidence of farmers’ irrigation initiatives across the African continent, current policy prescriptions still revolve around (large-scale) state intervention. READ MORE
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5. Accumulation from Below : Smallholders and public irrigation investments in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
Abstract : Smallholders in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa are increasingly differentiated. This thesis contributes to the empirical and conceptual understanding of the differentiation processes in irrigation by following the internal dynamics among smallholders linked to public investments in improving smallholder initiated small scale irrigation schemes in Kilombero district, Tanzania. READ MORE