Essays about: "agroecology"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 71 essays containing the word agroecology.

  1. 26. The economic and social conditions of Pakistani Basmati Rice Farmers

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

    Author : Sofia Valter; [2020]
    Keywords : food security; household; income; livelihood; Pakistan; Punjab; small scale farmer;

    Abstract : In most developing countries the lack of resources, high costs, and limited diversified income sources are among the major factors that affect small-scale farming households' ability to earn an income, reproduce and be food secure. By using a strategy of income diversification and the use of cash crops in agricultural production can be a resourceful way for a sustainable livelihood and a reduced risk of income variability for small-scale farmers. READ MORE

  3. 27. Assessing the Implementation of Sustainable Agriculture at Rosenhill farm in Ekerö, Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mikael Carlsson; John Mageed; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainable agriculture; sustainability assessment; agroecology; RISE; intercropping; soil degradation; biodiversity; organic farming; ha ̊llbart jordbruk; ha ̊llbarhetsbedo ̈mning; agroekologi; RISE; samodling; jorddegrader- ing; biodiversitet; ekologisk odling;

    Abstract : This project is a Bachelor’s thesis conducted by two students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The report aims to assess the implementation of sustainable agriculture at the farm Rosenhill, in the Stockholm region in Sweden, and provide potential agroecological solutions. READ MORE

  4. 28. Reimagining agriculture with perennial crops : a study on the diffusion of innovation and soil ecosystem services in the new perennial grain Kernza

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

    Author : Robin Meijer; [2020]
    Keywords : Intermediate Wheatgrass; Kernza; Thinopyrum Intermedium; perennial grain; polyculture; wheat; annual; microbial biomass; soil microbial community structure; PLFA; NLFA; sustainability; agroecology; ecological intensification; innovation;

    Abstract : Perennial crops have been identified as a pathway to implement ecological intensification, which in extent could make agriculture more socio-economically and ecologically sustainable. This is a master thesis in Agroecology – a growing scientific discipline that aims to investigate problems in the food system using a holistic and transdisciplinary approach, incorporating and integrating both natural and social sciences to transform the food system. READ MORE

  5. 29. Crop diversity in Scania : geographical and cognitive mapping

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

    Author : Shaktima López Hösel; [2019]
    Keywords : crop diversity; agroecology; food systems; ecosystem services; resilience; farmer s motivations; geographical information systems; self-determination theory; cognitive mapping;

    Abstract : Modern agriculture is characterized by large scale and large-scale farming of a few crops, which rely heavily on external inputs. These kinds of intensive and specialized farming systems are contributing to exceeding the planetary boundaries for our ecosystems. READ MORE

  6. 30. Climate-smart cocoa in Ghana: Examining discourses, trade-offs and implications for cocoa smallholders

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Felix Nasser; [2019]
    Keywords : cocoa; Ghana; Climate-smart agriculture; Community Resource Management Area Mechanisms;

    Abstract : Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as a concept to address the multiple challenges and interdependencies of agriculture and climate change. Within CSA debates, equity and agroecology are especially contested. READ MORE