Essays about: "agriculture"

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  1. 1. Farmers not Farming? An empirical study of the elimination of the mandatory set-aside policy in the EU.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Amanda Karlsson; [2017-07-28]
    Keywords : Agriculture; Common Agricultural Policy; set-aside policy; the Health Check of the CAP; FADN data; difference-in-difference;

    Abstract : MSc in Economics.... READ MORE

  3. 2. Father groups in Burkina Faso – towards changed behaviors and a reconstruction of masculinities?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

    Author : Andrea Hallberg; [2017-06-22]
    Keywords : Africa; Burkina Faso; Nakamtenga; Yennenga Progress; father groups; fatherhood; family life; masculinities; gender roles;

    Abstract : Introduction: The importance of the involvement of men when it comes to increasing quality of life for women and children as well as for men themselves are evident, and has been shown repeatedly in academic research. Women globally are the ones responsible for children and household. READ MORE

  4. 3. Att vara undantaget : om invandrares företagande i de gröna näringarna

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

    Author : Martina Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : grön integration; gröna näringarna; invandrare; utrikes född; habitus; kapital; Bourdieu; jordbruk;

    Abstract : Fältet ”grön integration” växer i Sverige, inom vilket flertalet aktörer driver olika integrationsprojekt. Detta i en näring med endast ca 150 företagare födda utanför EU. READ MORE

  5. 4. An oasis without water : a hydro-social investigation into how agricultural water use and management influences water scarcity in the Ferghana Valley, Central Asia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Oliver Watson; [2017]
    Keywords : water scarcity; Ferghana Valley; water user associations; remote sensing; mixed methods; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Water scarcity can have severe implications for society; endangering human health and food security whilst also exacerbating social conflict around the world. These issues are exemplified in the case of the Ferghana Valley in Central Asia, where much of the valley suffers from water scarcity and conflicts despite having adequate water sources. READ MORE

  6. 5. OTDOA-Based Positioning in Narrowband IoT

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Axel Berg; [2017]
    Keywords : IoT NB-IoT OTDOA Positioning; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis considers the problem of improving the performance of observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) based positioning for Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT). A new iterative low-complexity algorithm based on expectation maximization successive interference cancellation (EM-SIC) is presented. READ MORE