Essays about: "crop productivity"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 74 essays containing the words crop productivity.

  1. 11. The Effect of Natural Resource Shocks on Violence, Crime, and Drug Cartels Presence in Mexico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Miriam Cavazos Hernandez; Balasurya Sivakumar; [2022]
    Keywords : Natural Resources; Conflict; Mexico; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : We examine the effect of natural resource shocks on violence by drug cartels at the municipality level in rural Mexico from 2003 to 2017. For this, we use an Instrumental Variable setup by instrumenting our main explanatory variable vegetation density with rainfall. READ MORE

  3. 12. Effekter av torka och vall på marklevande nematoder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Linda Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : nematoder; torka; markfuktighet; vall; växtföljd;

    Abstract : Nematoder finns i stora mängder i marken och påverkar jordbruket på flera sätt. Det finns nematoder som har en positiv inverkan då de bidrar till markens näringsomsättning och mobiliserar kväve men det finns även växtätande nematoder som kan orsaka skördeförluster. READ MORE

  4. 13. Evaluating Sentinel-2 based phenology and productivity data for crop monitoring in Swedish agricultural fields

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Daniel Erlström; [2022]
    Keywords : Geography; Phenology; Agriculture; Yield; Remote Sensing; Sentinel-2; Productivity; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Sentinel-2 based data provides interesting opportunities for land monitoring and applications in agriculture. High-Resolution Vegetation Phenology and Productivity (HR-VPP) is derived from Sentinel-2 data and offers up to 13 metrics. READ MORE

  5. 14. Climate Change Adaptation Measures and Their Determinants : a case of farm-level in Rachaya Bekaa, Lebanon

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Hala Saab; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; adaptation measures; Lebanon; multivariate probit model; farmer; agriculture;

    Abstract : Climate change is increasing the detrimental effects on agricultural productivity. Effective adaptation measures are crucial to cope with climate change impacts to reduce farmers' vulnerability and build resilience. READ MORE

  6. 15. Evaluation of the LPJ-GUESS crop model under ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Annika Nitschke; [2022]
    Keywords : LPJ-GUESS; free-air carbon dioxide enrichment experiments; elevated CO2; climate change; wheat yield; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the future atmospheric CO2 concentrations might exceed 550 ppm according to the RCP8.5 scenario by mid-century from our current 410 ppm, while our world population is projected to surpass the 9.7 billion threshold within the same time span. This challenge leads to the raising of questions addressing future food security. READ MORE