Essays about: "Food choices"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 138 essays containing the words Food choices.

  1. 16. Consumer preferences for tofu characteristics in Sweden : a discrete choice experiment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Mira Janna Doro Weigel; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainable consumption; climate friendly food; plant-based proteins; willingness to pay; legumes; soya bean;

    Abstract : The extensive consumption of meat products is increasingly criticized as it is associated with environmental, ethical, and social dilemmas. This is closely related to production systems and factory farming, which lead to high emissions and strain on planetary boundaries. READ MORE

  3. 17. Combining GHG Emissions and Soil Carbon Changes as a Single Metric to Evaluate Agricultural Policy Promoting Biomass for Biofuels

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning; Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Malin Lane; [2022]
    Keywords : Gräsvallar; klimatpåverkan; kolinlagring; jordbruk; biomassa; biobränslen.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Incorporating a multi-year grass ley into an arable crop rotation can increase soil organic carbon stocks, reduce carbon emissions and provide feedstock for biogas. This thesis set out to study how a policy promoting agricultural biomass for biogas impacts GHG emissions and carbon sequestration on a regional level over a temporal scale of 20 years. READ MORE

  4. 18. Integrating horticultural and arable crops : a sustainable way to increase vegetable production in Scania?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Stina Helena Mortensen; [2022]
    Keywords : Horticulture; agriculture; vegetables; crop rotation; crop sequence; diversification; integration; ecosystem services; farmers’ attitudes;

    Abstract : Modern arable production is associated with a highly homogenous landscape with few cultivated species and is relying heavily on external chemical inputs. Intensive vegetable production, on the other hand, is associated with environmental costs such as increased risk of nutrient leaching and loss of soil organic matter. READ MORE

  5. 19. Web-Application for Tracking Exercise and Dietary Habits and Their Effect on Biometrics, with Integrated Coaching

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Niclas Gärds; Jakob Paulsson; Kirill Pavlov; Ludvig Westerholm; [2022]
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    Abstract : The use of mobile or web-applications in combination with different wearable devices to track biometric data such as heart rate and glucose levels has become increasingly common. However, using such applications with the aim of better understanding your health and understanding how biometric data is correlated to your health can be quite challenging. READ MORE

  6. 20. Swedish generation Z students as sustainable grocery shoppers and their consumer decision making

    University essay from

    Author : Hanna Björnler; Amour Wamaitha; Douglas Falk; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable groceries; Consumer decision making; Gen Z; students; budget austerity;

    Abstract : Background: Macroenvironmental effects are causing change in consumers decision making. These changes can affect the consumers choice of groceries, hence also the purchasing of sustainable groceries. READ MORE