Essays about: "Thesis about development agriculture in Economic"

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  1. 1. Risodling i Mekongdeltat : hur påverkas risodling i Mekongdeltat av klimatförändringarna och vattenkraften?

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

    Author : Mathilda Ogden; [2021]
    Keywords : Vietnam; Mekongdelta; risodling; klimatförändring; vattenkraft;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen redogör för hur klimatförändringen och vattenkraften i Mekongregionen påverkar risodling i Mekongdeltat samt vad det betyder för livsmedelssäkerheten och fattigdomsbekämpningen i Vietnam. Cirka 40% av Vietnams landyta används till jordbruk och Mekongdeltat är ett av världens största jordbrukssystem för risodling (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2018). READ MORE

  3. 2. Water Politics in a Water-Scarce Landscape : Examining the Groundwater Debate in California’s Central Valley

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

    Author : Ayesha Ali; [2020]
    Keywords : Political Ecology; Water law; Groundwater; California; Agriculture; Climate Change;

    Abstract : The history of California is in many ways a story about water, and the outsized effect that droughts, floods, and seasonal precipitation rates have had on the political and economic development of the state over the past 170 years.  This thesis uses discourse analysis of historical and ongoing negotiations that have been presented in federal and state reports, narratives, case laws and legislation to explore how the discourse around water politics has been shaped in the state. READ MORE

  4. 3. A greener peace: Ensuring environmental sustainability in post-conflict Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Alejandro Valencia; [2019]
    Keywords : Deforestation; substitution of illicit crops; alternative development; environmental justice; glyphosate; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite its small size Colombia hosts 10% of the planet’s biodiversity, in the over 53% of its territory which is covered by different types of tropical and Andean forests. However, decades of war have had devastating effects on the country’s environment, which is threatened with deforestation for the clearing for agriculture areas, mostly for illegal crops; as well as on its population, which has seen forced displacement of an estimated 8. READ MORE

  5. 4. Translating Gender Equality - A case study about the EU gender policy's politicising capacity

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Synnelius; [2018-02-13]
    Keywords : gender equality; policy; gender equality policy; governance; multi-level governance; ESI funds; policy translation;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the politicising capacity of gender equality policy in the European Investment and Structural funds (ESI funds). It takes off from studies on the implementation of the policy, which indicates that it is not able to politicise gender – because it does not articulate gender equality in conflictual terms. READ MORE

  6. 5. New methods for seed potato production: an investigation into the production and farmer uptake of mini tubers in South Africa

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

    Author : Alba Sáez Fernández; [2018]
    Keywords : mini-tubers; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Leaf Area Index; small-scale farming;

    Abstract : Potatoes are by far the most produced fresh vegetable crop in South Africa. Remarkably, potato sales represent more than 30% of the turnover in the Fresh Produce Markets (FPM). READ MORE