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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Subsistence Farming"”.
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Wick irrigation systems for subsistence farming
… has been noted as a key method to help lift subsistence farmers out of poverty. With water scarity growing around the globe and lack of access to electricity still prevalent in rural areas, the need to develop an energy efficient irrigation system that simultaneous limits wasted water while …
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The impact of subsistence farming and informal settlement on Dukuduku Forest as a tourist resource
… the following: • To discover the impact of subsistence farming and informal settlement on the Dukuduku Forest as a tourist resource. • To identify activities the Dukuduku Forest dwellers are engaged in which may be a direct cause of the destruction of the natural forest S • To reveal forest …
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The Contribution of Subsistence Farming to Rural Household Food Systems: A Case Study of Mamokgadi Village
Subsistence agriculture is regarded as a primary strategy adopted by the rural households for increasing their access to food for their families. Food system options for rural households are mainly through own production and purchase from markets. In some cases people require more than what they …
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A Bio-Economic Model of Long-Run Striga Control with an Application to Subsistence Farming in Mali
… soils and low rainfall means that those farming the most marginal lands are most severely affected. Nonetheless, subsistence farmer have yet to adopt seemingly beneficial control practices to any appreciable degree. This paper develops a bio-economic model capable of identifying: (1) …
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Unlocking Africa's poverty trap : holistic approach to BOP investment in agribusiness
This paper identifies subsistence farming as a significant opportunity for poverty reduction and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. By taking a holistic, standardized, and bundled approach, this paper proposes an innovative business model that enables small-holder farmers to access …
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Land use planning with multiobjective programming: a model for forest development in the hills of Nepal
… for the prevalent limited market economy and subsistence farming system. A multiobjective programming model was chosen for modeling the land use planning problem. The model accommodated five objectives: namely, increasing food, fodder, and fuelwood production and decreasing soil loss and cost. …
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Commercialism, subsistence, and competency on the Western Virginia frontier, 1765--1800
… the pioneers of the Appalachian Mountains with subsistence farming, economic independence, and a certain degree of hostility toward capitalism. This thesis disproves the myth of pioneer self-sufficiency by demonstrating how the men and women who settled in western Virginia during the final third …
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Pastoralist systems of the Roggeveld in the 18th and 19th centuries
… Roggeveld predominantly practiced small-scale subsistence farming. This changed rapidly with the introduction of merino wool sheep in the region in the mid 1800s. The region went from small-scale subsistence pastoralism to commercial and global scale Merino wool production, which fully …
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The effect of copper on the growth, development and chemical composition of some dryland wheat cultivars
… in the Northern Cape are well-known for subsistence farming, but just as well-known for the nearby copper mining industry. Very little research has been done on heavy metal toxicity in these areas, thus it was of importance to assess the wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum) historically …
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The Indian Map Trade in Colonial Oaxaca
… to distribute land for agriculture, ranching, subsistence farming, and mining, they served as legal titles to property, and they participated in large-scale royal projects including aqueducts and assessments of human and natural resources. Map production is examined from four distinct vantage …
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Pueblo Voices: Defining the Role of Pueblo Education
… erosion of traditional cultural practices when subsistence farming was the primary source of livelihood. However, as large numbers of community members began to seek employment off the reservations, the change in means of earning a livelihood was accompanied by rapid erosion of native language …
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A Measurement of Conservation Agriculture’s Effect on Nitrogen and Carbon Mineralization Rates for Agricultural Recommendations in Haiti’s Central Plateau
Much of Haitian agriculture is characterized by subsistence farming systems on eroded and nutrient-poor soils. Implementation of Conservation Agriculture systems has proven effective at improving soil quality and crop yield in many areas of the world, including areas similar to those in Haiti. …
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A policy for the stimulated development of the Transkei
… and the inland grass regions suitable for mixed farming.The natural resources which have the best development potential are forests, builders' marble, base minerals and water resources in general. Certain areas of the Transkei were found to be ideally suitable for the production of cash crops …
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Mycotoxin health risk assessment modelling among maize-subsistence farmers living in Centane, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
… are known to contaminate maize crops from subsistence farming areas in Centane, Eastern Cape Province (EC), South Africa. The daily consumption of home-grown maize in these areas has resulted in FB exposure of five to ten times above the recommended provisional maximum tolerable daily …
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Climate, change and insecurity: Views from a Gisu hillside
… village in Uganda. Its Gisu inhabitants rely on subsistence farming and are exposed to climate variability and extremes as well as acute land scarcity and environmental degradation. I interviewed over 80 men and women in different structural positions and with different social identities. …
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Agricultural commercialisation through innovation platforms: a case for goat production
… its importance and potential contribution, goat farming remains underutilised and undeveloped in the rural economy - particularly in South Africa. Developmental intervention has focused on improving productivity with minimal effort aimed at the integration of key role players in the value chain, …
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The perceived scarcity of land and the role of civic authorities in resolving land disputes: Chowa Mpanga area in Kabwe peri-urban.
… and state land which affects stakeholders from subsistence farming to large investors. Land disputes are common in virtually all societies. In an ideal setting, strong institutions and transparent procedures can resolve such disputes or at least channel them into a process that minimizes their …
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The perceived scarcity of land and the role of civic authorities in resolving land disputes: Chowa Mpanga area in Kabwe peri-urban.
… and state land which affects stakeholders from subsistence farming to large investors. Land disputes are common in virtually all societies. In an ideal setting, strong institutions and transparent procedures can resolve such disputes or at least channel them into a process that minimizes their …
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Land Matters: Stories of Survival, Peasant Roots & Peasant Futurisms
… through knowledges, values, and practices of subsistence farming and self-sustainability; local gift, barter and exchange economies; the čaršija (farmers’ market) as a mechanism for local economies (Lockwood 120); komšiluk (neighbourhood life), halal exchange, and collaborative labour as …
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