Essays about: "family farm"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 72 essays containing the words family farm.
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1. Nils Bruces park på Krubbemölla
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Öster om Vitaby samhälle och söder om Vitaby kyrkby på Österlen, i en dalgång där Mölleån rinner fram, ligger en möllegård som heter Krubbemölla. Mellan åren 1858 och 1887 bodde arrendatorn Nils Bruce här. Han tillträdde 1858 när han pensionerades från sitt arbete som hejderidare vid Christinehof. READ MORE
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2. "Three meals a day and a place to stay" : Non-waged labor, household formation and the politics of scale on organic farms in the southeastern United States
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : Family farms practicing organic agriculture often struggle to make a profit. Unable to pay wages, farms are increasingly recruiting laborers who agree to work without pay, instead receiving food and accommodation. READ MORE
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3. Being a farmer’s child : the silent making of a farmer
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : As many farms in the European Union and within Sweden are family farms, farm inheritance becomes a relevant topic. Many children of farmers grow up in the agrarian world and stand to one day be farmers themselves. READ MORE
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4. Effect of a plant-derived nutraceutical on the tolerance of axenically-cultured Artemia towards abiotic or biotic stressor
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food-production industries worldwide accounting for almost half of fish used for human consumption. Super-intensive, intensive, and semi-intensive farming practices used to produce large farm fish are increasing the frequency of disease outbreaks which is a major problem affecting sustainable aquaculture growth. READ MORE
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5. Agribusiness possible threats to food security of a Kalunga Community
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This master's thesis explores the impact of agribusiness on food security in the Kalunga community of Engenho II, located in the Brazilian Cerrado. Agribusiness is a significant cause of water withdrawal and climate change in the region, with extensive lands converted into monocultures to export commodities. READ MORE