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Farm household vulnerability and adaptive capacity to the double exposure of climate change and structural change : A case study of a farming community in Western Norway
(Master thesis, 2014-11-04)Norwegian agriculture is undergoing rapid structural changes leading to larger farm units and fewer farms, altering the context of farming and the capacity to respond to change. At the same time, climate change is manifesting ... -
Farm households’ adoption of Ecofarm integrated agricultural technologies and potential economic effects on livelihoods in Segou, Mopti and Koulikoro regions of Mali
(Master thesis, 2012-10-18)ABSTRACT Food production among the majority of agro-pastoral households in rural Mali are hampered by low rainfall, infertile soil, and extreme poverty. To improve productivity and enhance livelihood, the Drylands ... -
Farm scale modelling of greenhouse gas emissions from semi-intensive suckler cow beef production
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A whole-farm model, HolosNorBeef was developed toestimate net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from suckler beef production systems inNorway. Themodel considersdirectemissions ofmethane (CH4),nitrous oxide(N2O) and carbon ... -
Farm size and gender distribution of land: Evidence from Ethiopian land registry data
(CLTS Working paper;02/20, Working paper, 2020)Land is an essential asset for the livelihood and welfare of rural households in agriculture-based rural economies. This study utilizes land registry data from the First and Second Stage Land Registration (FSLR and SSLR) ... -
Farm specific natural resource base data for estimating greenhouse gas emissions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Models for an holistic analysis of a farm's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are available, e.g. HolosNor. They require access to a farm's management data and its soil and climatic conditions. The objective of this investigation ... -
Farm-based day care in Norway - a complementary service for people with dementia
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Farm-based day care services – a prospective study protocol on health benefits for people with dementia and next of kin
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: The increasing number of people with dementia will place a considerable challenge on the health care system and will necessitate innovation and new solutions. Day care services aim to provide meaningful ... -
Farm-based education for food system transformation
(Master thesis, 2022)Food systems education is being studied as a “vital strategy” in transforming the current food system paradigm away from globalization and industrialization and towards a system which enables community-level food sovereignty, ... -
The farm-based entrepreneur’s marketing mix: a case study from the local food sector
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: This paper aims to explore the market creation practices of farm-based entrepreneurs in the local food sector. Alternative marketing channels for farm-based products increase, but it is not known how entrepreneurs ... -
Farm-to-table in the Albuquerque region : a case study at Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
(Master thesis, 2017)This report explores a “Farm-to-Table” restaurant business model, using Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm as a single-focus for this exploratory case study. Los Poblanos is chosen for this study due to their dedication ... -
The farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) skin-mucus microbiome : bacterial diversity, mucus degrading potential and putative virulence factors
(PhD Thesis;2018:34, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Norway is the main producer and exporter of Atlantic salmon worldwide, representing one of the pillars of the Norwegian economy. Today, about 1.2 million tons of salmonids are produced in Norway and a five-fold increase ... -
The Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Skin-Mucus Proteome and Its Nutrient Potential for the Resident Bacterial Community
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Norway is the largest producer and exporter of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) worldwide. Skin disorders correlated with bacterial infections represent an important challenge for fish farmers due to the economic losses ... -
Farmer perspectives on the usefulness of technologies introduced by on-farm research : the case of the TARPII-SUA programme
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Farmer's health and agricultural productivity in rural Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2012-10-16)ABSTRACT This thesis assesses the impact of farm household’s health on agricultural productivity in Ethiopia. Two years panel data (2004 and 2009) from Ethiopian longitudinal rural household survey (ERHS) are used. First, ... -
FARMER-HERDER CONFLICTS IN GHANA: ASSESSING THE UNDERLYING SOURCES OF CONFLICT AND MEASURES TO PREVENT CONFLICT RECURRENCE IN THE KINTAMPO SOUTH DISTRICT
(Master thesis, 2023)The main objective of the study is to assess the underlying sources of conflict between sedentary farmers and Fulani herders in the Kintampo South District, and how such conflicts can be avoided in future. Specifically, ... -
Farmers' perceptions on leopard cats' conservation program in Taiwan : conflicts or co-existence
(Master thesis, 2021)The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is one of the small felines commonly distributed in Asia, and it once widely inhabited low altitude areas below 1,500 metres. However, with the current population plummeting and ... -
Farmers' Soil Fertility Management in Niger and Opportunities for Improvements Through Mechanization, Microdosing, and Seed Coating
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The objective of this study was to characterize pearl millet production in Niger and to assess the potential impact of a low-cost production package on land- and labor productivity. The survey showed that 62% of the farmers ... -
Farmers' soil fertility management in Niger and opportunities for improvements through mechanization, microdosing, and seed coating
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The objective of this study was to characterize pearl millet production in Niger and to assess the potential impact of a low-cost production package on land- and labor productivity. The survey showed that 62% of the farmers ... -
Farmers´ preferences for reductions in flood risk under monetary and non-monetary payment modes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)We use a split-sample choice experiment to investigate the effects of alternative payment modes on the purchase of flood insurance among smallholder irrigation farmers in Ghana. Results show that insurance up-take is lower ... -
Farmers’ Rights and Digital Sequence Information: Crisis or Opportunity to Reclaim Stewardship Over Agrobiodiversity?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Contestations about the way in which digital sequence information is used and regulated have created stumbling blocks across multiple international policy processes. Such schisms have profound implications for the way in ...