Search for dissertations about: "small medium in agriculture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words small medium in agriculture.
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1. Integrated Agriculture and Aquaculture Systems (IAA) for Enhanced Food Production and Income Diversification in Tanzania
Abstract : Aquaculture production in Tanzania has increased in recent years, responding to an increased demand for fish, partly because of an increasing population and declining catches of wild fish. However, the current aquaculture production is still low, dominated by small scale farming systems, that are struggling with a number of challenges such as lack of improved fish breeds, feeds, technical skills and low adoption rates. READ MORE
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2. Planting to feed the city? : Agricultural production, food security and multi-spatial livelihoods among urban households in Ghana
Abstract : The 2010 population and housing census in Ghana revealed that more than half of the Ghanaian population lived in urban centers. Critical to the phenomenon of urbanization is the question of how to sustainably feed the urban population especially the urban poor as rapid urbanization has the tendency to urbanize poverty. READ MORE
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3. Gold, Coal and Iron : Essays on Industrialization and Economic Development
Abstract : Essay I: How does electricity provision affect female employment? In theory, electrical household appliances can save labor in domestic production and divert it to the market. However, the empirical evidence has been inconclusive. READ MORE
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4. Methane production in dairy cows : impact of feed and rumen microbiota
Abstract : Greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector represent about 14.5% of total emissions related to human activity. Approximately 40% of agricultural sector emissions derive from enteric methane (CH₄) production by ruminants, due to their microbial digestion of feed. READ MORE
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5. Improved harvesting technology for thinning of small diameter stands : impact on forest management and national supply of forest biomass
Abstract : Forest biomass is used as feedstock for forest products as well as for bioenergy. The current Swedish roundwood utilization is near the sustainable maximum. READ MORE