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Spring 2014

Ngwenya, Kwanele

We investigate gender differentiated innovations regarding maize production among households in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We find that innovation is positively influenced by access to information assets and on farm water, amount of land, and number of income sources, with Kenya and...

Fall 2017

Yang, Meng

Poor households may face various risks, especially in countries with limited access to public safety nets. In order to cope with these risks, poor households can implement ex ante risk-reducing strategies or rely on risk-coping system such as inter-household transfers. These transfers, which are...

Fall 2018

Le, Stephanie

The dairy sector is a significant contributor to Canada's economy and the Canadian diet; however, the associated carbon footprint comprises a large portion of agricultural emissions. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are widely accepted as a key contributor to climate change, which is...

Fall 2012

Song, Ge

In this study, representatives (n=18) from Alberta agri-food institutions were interviewed to understand the institutional learning practices that were employed following the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in May, 2003. Based on theoretical frameworks derived from reflexive...

Spring 2014

Bemile, Esther N

Despite significant efforts to inform and educate consumers across North America on healthy eating through “easy to follow” dietary guidelines, diet related non-communicable diseases are on the ascendancy. The objective of this thesis is to use the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey...

Spring 2013

Zinner, David

Heart disease is a large problem in the United States and Canada. The research conducted in this thesis will examine three things. First, what is the average American parent’s WTP for a reduction in their own and child risk of developing heart disease by age 75, and how do these two estimates...

Spring 2016

Maruta, Admasu A

This study investigates the public preference heterogeneity of planting genetically improved poplar tree on public land for biofuel production in Western Canada. Using a sample of the public from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, respondents were asked to vote in a series of...

Fall 2023

Giannitsos, Marina

Evidence suggests that property-level risk reduction against natural hazards is worthwhile, however households often don’t make these investments. The overall objective of this thesis was to understand the decision-making process concerning household investment in property-level flood protection...

Fall 2023

Begom, Tamanna

Development economists increasingly recognize the significance of hope in poverty alleviation efforts. However, there is still a paucity of research examining the relationship between hope and household poverty, and in particular, the role of hope that is transmitted across generations. This...

Spring 2014

Dassanayake, Wijaya Kumar

This thesis investigates three areas under the theme of household structure, climate change and livelihoods in southern Africa. The use of female-headship to identify vulnerable subgroups and to direct poverty-alleviation policies is a contentious issue in the literature. In the first paper of...