vegetable science thesis

International Agricultural Development

Capstone & thesis projects.

Exploring the Development of Gardening Identity in College Students: Project “Aggies Grow Veggies” at UC Davis (pdf)

By Borah Lim 2022

Feasibility Study of Cascara Jelly Production in Negros, Philippines  (pdf)

Cascara Jelly Instructions, Hiligaynon (pdf)

Cascara Jelly Instructions, Tagalog, Filipino (pdf)

By Timothy Buensalido 2022

Feasibility of Non-Shattering Sesame Production in Northern Uganda (pdf) By Tristan Hudak 2021 Cascara Jelly Production Potential for Smallholder Farms in Huehuetenango, Guatemala (pdf) Jalea de Cáscara (Español)   Cascara Jelly (English)   How to Make Cascara Jelly (Youtube) By Melina Devoney 2021 A Comparison of Four Solar Drying Methods on Natural Process Coffee in El Paraíso, Honduras (pdf) By Kyle Freedman 2021

Evaluating ECOSTRESS and Landsat 8 EVI for Mapping Irrigated Areas in Ahuachapán, El Salvador (pdf) By Monica Quezada 2021

Developing Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation of Social Cohesion for the Development in Gardening (DIG) Program (pdf) By Lydiah Maranga 2021

Thesis: Association Between Household Food Expenditure and Household-level Dietary Diversity in Informal Urban Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya (pdf) By Qinye Jiang 2021

Reframing Conservation and Resource Management from Ejidatario Needs Assessment in Cuatro Ciénegas, MX  (pdf) By Helaine Berris 2021

Thesis: An evaluation of refugee farmers in the Sacramento Valley to inform a USDA-funded food-safety training program (pdf) By Archie Jarman 2021

Thesis: Climate Change Adaptation and National Extension Approaches in Malawi: A Stakeholder Assessment (pdf)   By Hope Zabronsky 2021

Thesis: Operations and Mass Flows in Postharvest Processing of Coffee: Comprehensive Case Study in Washed Coffee (pdf) By Neil Rotta 2020

The Effect of Permanent Raised Beds on Maize Yield in Mexico (pdf) By Taiyu Guan 2020

Thesis: Sobreviviendo a Floreciendo: Insights on Urban Agriculture in San Juan, Puerto Rico From the Women Immersed (pdf) By Ana Zepeda 2020

Assessment of Ecosystem Services in the Coyhaique Watershed, Chilean Patagonia. Recommendations for Sustainable Development (pdf) By Paulina Rojas 2020

Thesis: Coffee Production in Pacto, Ecuador: The Costs, Challenges and the Subjectivity of Measuring Them (pdf) By Asha Sharma 2020

Thesis: Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages: Improving Food and Nutrition Security in the Potato-Based Highlands of Peru (pdf) By Zainab (Zee) Husain 2020

Thesis: Risk and Risk Management Strategies for Smallholder Vegetable Growers in Battambang, Cambodia (pdf) By Sean Kiely 2019

Effects of Potato-Legume Intercropping and Variety on Potato Performance in Different Agroecosystems of Kenya (pdf) By Henry Hellmuth 2019

Thesis: From Supo to Chimney Dryer: A Pilot Project to Reduce Loss and Improve Drying of Fruits and Vegetables for Women Farmers in Dadeldhura, Nepal (pdf)

• Chimney Dryer Training Manual
• Gender and Nutrition Technology Profile for Chimney Dryer
• Chimney Dryer Pilot in Dadeldhura, Nepal

By Lauren Lin Howe 2019

Reduce Potash Import Dependence in China (pdf) By Sisi Dong 2019

Indigenous Methodologies as Development Practice: On the Methods & the Ethic of International Development (pdf) By Kenji Tomari 2019

Adoption of Horticultural Innovations to Small-scale Vegetable Farmers in Cambodia: Connecting to What I have Learned in IAD (pdf) By Thort Chuong 2019

Machine Learning Techniques and Applications for Plant Breeding (pdf) By Aleksandra Tavarov 2019

Feasibility of Ethanol Fuel for Cooking in Upland Sierra Leone (pdf) By Dana Armstrong 2019

The Case for Open Data in Agricultural Science (pdf) By Erin Havens 2019

Practicum in Beekeeping: A Case Study in Experiential Learning at the University of California, Davis (pdf) By Julia Wentzel 2019

Thesis: Application of the Concerns-based Adoption Method to Agriculture Innovations: Farmer Concerns About the Participatory Guarantee System in Cambodia (pdf) By Meghan Mize 2019

Developing a Training Module on Value Chains for Public Sector Extension Practitioners in Guatemala (pdf) By Evelyn Smith 2019

Remote Sensing Application for Agriculture: A Feasibility Study (pdf) By Austin Cross 2019

The Evaluation of the Agritourism Picking Garden in Jiaokou, China (pdf) By Hongsheng Ge 2018

Determinants of Farmers’ Willingness: An Analysis of Participation in Taiwan’s Direct Payment Program in Rice (pdf) By Ai-Lin Chen 2018

Food System Innovations: Building Safe Vegetable Supply Chains Into Traditional Markets in Vietnam (pdf) By Alejandra Sanchez 2018

Thesis: Weed Removal Efficacy and Labor Implications of an Intelligent Cultivator in Vegetable Crops Marked with Machine Vision Detectable Signals (pdf) By HannahJoy Kennedy 2018

Thesis: Gender and Meaningful Participation: An Intersectional Analysis of Gender in a Participatory, Small-scale Irrigation Project in Eastern Uganda (pdf) By Julia Jordan 2018

Sharing Knowledge for Rural Development in the Republic of Georgia (pdf) By Bilkis Bharucha 2018

Participatory Approach for Model-Based Decision Support System Development with Ugandan Smallholder Farmers (pdf) By Mariah Coley 2018

Efficiency Indicators of Smallholder Farming Systems in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and Northeast Cambodia (pdf) By Jamey Smith 2018

The Agronomic and Economic Costs and Benefits of Cassava Cropping Systems in Northern Viet Nam (pdf) By Leah Puro 2018

Dietary Diversity and Pattern Estimation in Ethiopia (pdf) By Yao Guan 2017

Thesis: Gendered Impacts of Conservation Practices for Vegetable Production: A Case Study of Four Communities in Nepal (pdf) By Laina Schnider 2017

Does it Measure Up? Common Food Security Metrics and their Potential for Local NGO Learning (pdf) By Elyssa Lewis 2017

Agricultural development through small-scale fruit production in Nepal (pdf) By Jonathan Yates 2017

Improving Project Management in International Development: A Thorough Evaluation of the IAD 203 Project Planning and Evaluation Core Course (pdf} By Kaitlyn (Bucky) Le Baudour 2017

Towards a better understanding of the impacts of large irrigation projects: A proposal for evaluation indicators (pdf) By Cristian Jordan Diaz 2017

Effects of Soil Fertility on the Incidence and Severity of Coffee Leaf Rust (pdf) By Kate Polakiewicz 2017

Cassava and Sweet Potato Cropping Practices and Farmer Communication Networks in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam (pdf) By Katherine Wilkins 2017

Leveraging migration for economic and social development: a case study in Nepal(pdf) By Laura Reynolds 2017

Research on Women’s Empowerment and Participation in Farmer Groups, Savings and Internal Lending Communities, and Nutrition Groups (pdf) By Elizabeth Hohenberger 2017

Case Study: D-Map (pdf) By Paula Balbontin 2017

Becoming an Organic Producer: A Research Study on Barriers and Challenges Faced by Procedures in Mexico During the Transition to Organic Production (pdf) By Rodrigo Bonilla 2017

An Analysis of Value-added Roselle Production Systems Based on Farmer Groups Near Rongo, Kenya (pdf) By Michael Wallace  2017

Thesis: Rethinking innovation and diffusion theory in international agricultural development: Critical active smallholder participation in sustainable and equitable innovation systems (html) By Katherine Hoeberling 2016

Thesis: Conservation of Ifugao Values (pdf) By Hanyuan Jiang 2016

Thesis: The Last Ranches at the End of the World:Changing Land Use Systems in Southern Chile (pdf) By Andria Hautamaki 2016

Thesis: Assessing Almond Grower' Nutritional Programs (pdf) By Sara Lopus 2016

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