Essays about: "Food security in brazil"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words Food security in brazil.

  1. 6. The EU’s agricultural policy and its effect on food security and small-scale farming : A comparative study on the impacts of the CAP in Africa and Latin America

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Sara Langefors; [2019]
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    Abstract : This study examines and problematises how the European Union's agricultural policy impact small-scale farming and food security in developing countries. The focus of the study is on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and how this EU policy affects small-scale farming and food security with Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique and Uganda as case examples. READ MORE

  3. 7. Multifunctionality of urban community agriculture in Belo Horizonte, Brazil practice and politics : practice and politics

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Sofie Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : agroecology; Belo Horizonte; Brazil; farmers’ perceptions; multifunctionality; systems thinking; urban agriculture;

    Abstract : As the food system is becoming increasingly global, and the world’s population increasingly urban, food is disconnected from people and place. This causes a range of social, economic, and environmental problems such as public health issues, disruption of livelihoods, and biodiversity loss. READ MORE

  4. 8. Pedal powered cassava peeling machine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Ni Le An; [2012]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) refers to 4 - 4,5 billion people in the world, who are living on less than a few dollars per day. This majority of the world's population has a little resources and is usually considered as a group with no purchasing power and therefore is currently unserved and underserved by current products and services. READ MORE

  5. 9. Food security in Brazil : a study of trade liberalisation in relation to the food security situation in Brazil

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Pia Nordström; [2007]
    Keywords : food security; trade liberalisation; poverty; Zero Hunger Program;

    Abstract : The analysis of the experiences of Brazil's rural poor over the period of trade liberalisation reveals a complex picture. The impacts of trade liberalisation on the poor seem not to come only from the reduced tariff barriers, but rather from other policies that have accompanied trade liberalisation. READ MORE