Essays about: "governance agriculture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 46 essays containing the words governance agriculture.

1. 16. Assessment of the sustainability of the small-scale food production system in Guachetá, Colombia : opportunities for agroecological interventions

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

   Author : Alejandro Barrios Latorre; [2021]
   Keywords : agroecology; agroecological assessment; TAPE; small-scale agriculture; climate change; participation; Colombia;

   Abstract : Small-scale farming systems in the Colombian Andes are vulnerable to threats that affect not only the food production and self-sufficiency of local communities, but that can affect the wellbeing of farmers and the environment. A holistic perspective of agriculture leads to understanding of the complexity of agroecosystems including its elements, processes, dynamics, interactions, synergies and trade-offs. READ MORE

3. 17. Land redistributions in Denmark: can agricultural exceptionalism produce multifunctional landscapes? : An analysis of the Multifunctional Land Redistribution Fund and its likely implications for future land use in Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Sara Kjær Rasmussen; [2020]
   Keywords : multifunctionality; agricultural exceptionalism; consensus; land use governance; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the Multifunctional Land Redistribution Fund, launched in March 2020 by the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food, and the outcomes this policy may propel. The Fund takes aim at multiple issues of sustainability related to land use: biodiversity loss, groundwater contamination, nutrient leaching, and rural development. READ MORE

4. 18. Delays in subsidy payments from the common agriculture policy of the European Union : a qualitative study of some ruminant farmers in Uppsala county, Sweden

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

   Author : Kerstin Gauffin; [2020]
   Keywords : agriculture; CAP; governance; lifeworld; subsidies;

   Abstract : This Master's thesis is about how some farmers in Uppsala County experience delays in subsidy payments from the Swedish Board of Agriculture (SBA). This topic falls within the field of rural development as farms are in rural areas and are essential for society as they provide food and other agricultural goods. READ MORE

5. 19. Governance, mobility and citizen engagement : Governance Processes in the Transport Sector in the Republic of Guinea

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Christelle Fermanian; [2020]
   Keywords : Transport; Guinea; governance; planning; mobility; planning processes;

   Abstract : Governance processes are very complicated in the transport sector in the Republic of Guinea, because of a multiplicity of actors (a complicated institutional framework, the involvement of western countries and China in the country, and the power of the private sector with the mining companies), a historical background (the engagement and disengagement of western countries with the colonization), and a lack of financial means from the government. However, the transport sector is very important in terms of development for Guinea, first because the economy of the country is based on mines and agriculture (both needing an efficient transport sector) and secondly because of a growing population in the last decade. READ MORE

6. 20. Lantmännens framtida roll : med fokus på medlemsföretagen och medlemmarna år 2030

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Elisabeth Hidén; Esther Svensson; [2020]
   Keywords : lantbruk; lantmännen; kooperativ;

   Abstract : Lantbruk påverkas av både interna och externa faktorer (Jordbruksaktuellt, 2018). Gårdarna i Sverige har de senaste åren genomgått strukturförvandlingar både internt och externt. Företagen har blivit större och färre (Jordbruksverket, 2020a) och dess produktion mer specialiserad (Edenbrandt, 2012). READ MORE