Essays about: "governance agriculture"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 46 essays containing the words governance agriculture.

1. 21. Let it grow! How Malmö municipality can help urban agriculture support the transition to a sustainable city.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Micaela Jennifer Cosgrove; Kamya Sati; [2019]
   Keywords : urban agriculture; governance; urban sustainability; longevity; funding; sustainability science; Malmö; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : En ökande migration till städer har lett till erkännandet av behovet av att konceptualisera urbana hållbarhetsstrategier. Dessa strategier utvecklas kontextuellt enligt stadens behov. Malmö stad är känd för att fastställa ambitiösa hållbara utvecklingsmål och strategier. READ MORE

3. 22. 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

4. 23. Organic Farming is Coming to Our Valley : The Development of Pumi Eco-Agriculture and the Indigenisation of Modernity in Sino-Myanmar Borderlands

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Ze Gao; [2019]
   Keywords : eco-agriculture; indigenisation of modernity; environmentality; traditional ecological knowledge; agricultural land use; technical practices; governance; Pumi ethnicity; rural development; highland livelihoods; borderland; post-development theory; political ecology; contemporary history; agricultural policy;

   Abstract : How do indigenous people perceive and practice eco-agriculture, especially when it was introduced as a development project? This thesis aims to delve into this question by focusing on a policy-induced agrarian transition for Pumi community in Sino-Myanmar borderlands. Using ethnographic methods, I intend to offer an intimate account of a provincial programme to facilitate eco-agriculture in this ethnic region. READ MORE

5. 24. The role of local lead firms in the transformation of smallholders’ technological capabilities for sustainable production: A case study of Vietnam shrimp production

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Ha Thuy Do; [2019]
   Keywords : local lead firms; smallholders; sustainability; sustainable production; global value chains; governance; technological capabilities; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to investigate the role of local lead firms in the transformation of smallholders’ technological capabilities towards sustainable agriculture production through the lens of global value chain governance. The technological capabilities that help smallholders adopt and apply sustainable agriculture practices and comply with sustainability standards are related to production, investment and vertical linkages. READ MORE

6. 25. Sustainability evaluation : challenges smallholding coffee farmers confronting in Colombia

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : Ida Stolt Althén; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable agriculture; Smallholders; Coffee; SAFA; Participatory evaluation;

   Abstract : Smallholding coffee farmers in Colombia face many obstacles to satisfy their needs due to a changed climate, a low coffee price and the lack of saved financial capital, that in turns creates a vulnerability to unpredictable events. An increased sustainability in those smallholding systems could therefore be crucial. READ MORE