Essays about: "Small-scale agriculture"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 154 essays containing the words Small-scale agriculture.

1. 21. Farming with Draft Animals: Using Retro Innovations for Sustainable Agrarian Development. : A case study of organic small-scale farming in Northern Italy.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Anna Garre; [2022]
   Keywords : craftsmanship; interpretive method; draft animals; non-representational theory; Italian Alps; Po Valley; retro-innovation; farming styles; stewardship; sustainable agrarian development;

   Abstract : To farm more sustainably, some farmers are rediscovering and innovating knowledge, skills, and technologies that were used before the modernisation of agriculture in the 1950s. One such 'retro-innovation' is the use of draft animals as a source of labour on farms. READ MORE

3. 22. Traditionella metoder i moderna tider : en studie av jordbruk i naturreservat i Södermanlands skärgård

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Anna Haglund Ståhl; [2022]
   Keywords : naturreservat; jordbruk; biologisk mångfald; system; myndighetsutövande; governmentality;

   Abstract : Som en del i att bromsa förlusterna av biologisk mångfald har vi miljökvalitetsmålet ”Ett rikt odlingslandskap” att förhålla oss till i Sverige. En rationalisering och likriktning av jordbruket allt sedan efterkrigstiden har lett att livsmiljöer för arter förvunnit. READ MORE

4. 23. Remote Sensing Based Pre-Season Yellow Rust Early Warning in Oromia, Ethiopia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Chinatsu Endo; [2021]
   Keywords : yellow rust; modeling; prediction; early warning; remote sensing; geography; geographical information systems; GIS; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. Tritici) is a crop disease caused by a fungus that regularly infects wheat and causes yield loss in Ethiopia. The disease has a significant impact on the country’s crop production, food security, health, and socioeconomic well-being. READ MORE

5. 24. Drivers and barriers for a sustainability transition of the current food and agriculture system of the city of Malmö : A case study of the sustainable urban farm and meeting place Botildenborg

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Coline Scharfenberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Botildenborg; local sustainability; multi-level perspective; sustainable urban development; urban agriculture; urban political ecology;

   Abstract : Humanity is facing massive sustainability challenges, such as climate change and the associated loss of biodiversity, water scarcity and food insecurity. Capitalist urbanisation drives furthermore profound transformations in rural and urban areas and thus in the agriculture and food systems, presenting both challenges and opportunities. READ MORE

6. 25. The future of agriculture : Creating conditions for a more sustainable agriculture sector with the help of data and connectivity

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Märta Ernfors; [2021]
   Keywords : Agriculture; Arable Farming; Digital Agriculture; Digital Farming; Sustainability; Food Production; 5G; Data; Data Sharing; Big Data; Jordbruk; Odling; Uppkopplat Jordbruk; Hållbarhet; Livsmedelsproduktion; 5G; Data; Datadelning;

   Abstract : The food production rate is required to increase in order to meet the ever-increasing world population. At the same time, this needs to be done in a sustainable manner as the agriculture sector today is responsible for a substantial part of the annual carbon dioxide emissions associated with human activities. READ MORE