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Mixed method survey of vegetable farming and rural farmers’ livelihood in Enugu State, Nigeria
(2021-12-07)
Studies on the role of agriculture on the improvement of livelihood of farmers have primarily focused on staple crops. Increased awareness on the importance of vegetables in urban and rural areas in Nigeria has led to a rise in demand of vegetables. In both rural and urban communities, smallholder farmers are responding to this demand by increasing vegetable production and thereby creating economic opportunity for themselves. The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of vegetable farming on rural farmers’ ...
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Choice of savings instruments among rural women maize farmers: evidence from Uganda
(2021-05-25)
Households in developing countries employ a wide range of mechanisms for making cash and in-kind (goods and services) savings which are either formal or informal. Yet, literature on how choices about appropriate savings instruments are made remains scanty. We examine the patterns and choice of these saving instruments using household data from women farmers in eastern Uganda. In particular, the paper focuses on the choice between formal cash saving instruments like commercial banks, village savings and loans associations ...
Buch
Bildkonzepte in Produktion und Wahrnehmung
(2021-09)
Dieses Buch folgt einer technisch-soziologischen Intuition. Es handelt davon wie sich bildgebende Verfahren verändern und welchen Einfluss das Wissen über diese Prozesse auf die visuelle Wahrnehmung hat. Bilder treten uns heute in vielfältiger Art entgegen: z.B. als Werbeplakat, in Form von Gemälden, in Fotoalben, in Zeitungen oder im Internet. Jedes Medium stellt einen Rahmen bereit, der den Umgang mit den jeweiligen visuellen Informationen beeinflusst: Private Fotoabzüge werden in die Hand genommen und von Person ...
Teil eines Buches
Barrieren als gesellschaftliche Hindernisse - Sozialwissenschaftliche Überlegungen
(Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, 2021)
Barrierefreiheit und auch das übergeordnete Prinzip der Zugänglichkeit sind am Verhältnis von Individuum und Gesellschaft ausgerichtet, also konkret an den individuellen Lebensmöglichkeiten innerhalb der jeweiligen gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen unter Beachtung von Zeit und Ort. Hiermit ist die Frage nach Barrieren gestellt, die einzelne Menschen und auch Gruppen von Menschen in ihrer Teilhabe an der Gesellschaft in unterschiedlicher Weise behindern. Welche Barrieren bestehen wo für wen? Wie lassen sich diese konkret ...
Rezension
[Rezension zu:] Westphal, Manuela; Wansing, Gudrun (Hrsg.) (2019): Migration, Flucht und Behinderung. Herausforderungen für Politik, Bildung und psychosoziale Dienste Wiesbaden: VS. 326 S., € 29,99
(2021)
Manuela Westphal und Gudrun Wansing legen hier einen Folgeband zu „Behinderung und Migration“ (2014) vor, mit der eigenen Einschätzung, dass es sich um eine praxisnahe Fortsetzung handelt. Von einem gestiegenen fachlichen Interesse ist im Lichte der Fluchtzuwanderungen in den deutschsprachigen Raum seit 2015 auszugehen. Forschung und Praxisreflexionen an der Schnittstelle Behinderung/Flucht bleiben weiter hochaktuell und rar, weshalb der vorliegende Sammelband Anschlussfähigkeit an die Praxis verspricht. Er ist in ...
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Finding alternatives: Canadian attitudes towards novel foods in support of sustainable agriculture
(2021-09-29)
Global agriculture and farming practices account for roughly a quarter of total atmospheric emissions. Protein agricultural is especially prone to green-house gas emissions. There is a need to find alternatives, both in the form of protein and sustainable practices in providing alternative protein sources. However, sustainable agricultural practices must consider consumer behaviour and attitude towards switching protein sources. In this study, we carried out a survey of 993 Canadians in order to better understand the ...
Zeitschrift
Vol. 9 No. 4 (2021)
(Specialized Partnerships in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Sovereignty, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, the University of Kassel, Germany and the Federation of German Scientists (VDW), 2021-11)
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Reasons for consuming rasi as a staple food for the Cireundeu indigenous people: a qualitative study
(2021-09-29)
Rasi (made from cassava) are used as staple food by the Cireundeu indigenous people. This food culture is considered different from the food culture of Indonesian people who generally make rice as their staple food. Therefore, this study aimed to show the reasons Cireundeu indigenous people consume rasi as their staple food. This qualitative research was conducted in Cireundeu Village, Cimahi City, West Java Province, Indonesia. Data was collected from the Cireundeu indigenous people through in-depth interviews and ...
Working paper
The Image of a Virus
(2021)
Infectious diseases are the second leading cause of death worldwide after cardiovascular diseases. Texts from ancient times depict epidemics as a terrible and fascinating phenomenon. The history of pandemics is not over. New viruses can appear again and again and cause a pandemic such as the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2.
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Reaction to a low-carbon footprint food logo and other sustainable diet promotions in a UK University’s Student Union ‘Living Lab’
(2021-02-21)
Purpose: Public sector catering outlets have been proposed as ideal places to try new sustainable food choice interventions. We report on promotions conducted as part of a “Living Lab” at the University of Sheffield Students Union during 2019.Methodology: Activities include 1) a survey of dietary habits, attitudes and knowledge of staff and students (n=643). 2) A low environmental impact indicator logo was created and implemented in different ways across four food outlets in the Students Union (some outlets also ...