Essays about: "Organic Agricultural Food Policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Organic Agricultural Food Policy.

  1. 1. Towards a Fourth Food Regime? A sustainability analysis on modern agriculture in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Lea Noemi Feinauer; [2023]
    Keywords : Food Regimes; Actor-Network-Theory; Sustainable Agriculture; Common Agricultural Policy; Climate Change; Sustainable Consumption; Food Security;

    Abstract : At my thesis’s core is the transformation of the agricultural industry based on the framework of food regimes established by Philip McMichael and Harriet Friedmann. The framework of food regimes will guide the analysis of recent agricultural developments towards sustainability. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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. 3. The potentials of agroforestry systems in Denmark and southern Sweden : a comparative study on farmers’ perceptions and agroforestry-related policies

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

    Author : Carolina Yang; [2020]
    Keywords : temperate agroforestry; agriculture; forestry; agroecology; farmers’ attitude; Common Agricultural Policy; policy; financial support; Sweden; Denmark;

    Abstract : In the face of climate change, the urgent need for sustainable food systems has brought agroforestry under the spotlight in the Global North, for its provision of ecosystem services. Despite being less known in the Danish and Swedish context, the traditional practice of managing livestock in the semi-natural pastures, similar to the cut-and-carry systems in the tropics, is undeniably a form of agroforestry system. READ MORE

  5. 4. Agro-ecological diversification in meat and dairy farms : barriers and drivers in the European and Swedish policy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Chiara Pia; [2020]
    Keywords : agricultural policy; agro-ecological diversification; CAP; feed-food competition; policy analysis; Rural Development Programme;

    Abstract : Food systems are increasingly characterised by specialisation and separation between ani-mal and crop production, as well as the use of food suitable for human consumption for feed. The regionalisation of production creates hotspots for environmental degradation and decreases the resource use efficiency. READ MORE

  6. 5. The changing landscape of France and its future for organic farming

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elsa Fraysse; [2019]
    Keywords : Organic certification; EU regulation; The Common Agricultural Policy; Rural farms; Livelihood; France; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : The demand for organic products is high in France, and the amount of land under organic production is increasing. This is due to the Organic Certification label, that helps to bring up the price and attractiveness of organic goods, and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that provides farmers funds and assistance. READ MORE