Essays about: "livestock building"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words livestock building.

  1. 1. The Cumulative Benefits of Biochar in Agriculture

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Sara Jawad; [2018]
    Keywords : biochar; climate; agriculture; livestock;

    Abstract : Stockholm Exergi provide district heating in Stockholm and plan to integrate their district heating system with the production of biochar, by building a plant that produces 100MW district heating and 100 000 tonnes biochar per year, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Biochar may mitigate climate change, but the added benefits of biochar, beyond the benefits of carbon sequestration, lack quantification. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vilka faktorer påverkar lantbrukaren i valet av placering av en ny byggnad? : stall för mjölkkor, dikor, tjurar och får

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

    Author : Christine Sandén; [2017]
    Keywords : byggnadsplanering; byggnadsorientering; gårdsbild; placering av byggnad; lantbruk; ladugård; stall; building orientation; agriculture; livestock building; barn;

    Abstract : Med jämna mellanrum behöver byggnaderna på en gård uppdateras. Det kan ske antingen genom renovering, ombyggnad eller utbyggnad av de befintliga byggnaderna. När det inte är tillräckligt behövs en ny byggnad. READ MORE

  4. 3. High Value Organic Waste Treatment via Black Soldier Fly Bioconversion : Onsite Pilot Study

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Richard Nasilele Mutafela; [2015]
    Keywords : Organic waste; bioconversion; Hermetia illucens.;

    Abstract : The desire for value addition to the organic waste management chain at Högbytorp using the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) process, as well as the problem of the escalating demand for protein in livestock feed motivated this study. Good quality crop land is devoted to growing feed for animals at the expense of human food, and ironically with a full understanding of the associated environmental footprints. READ MORE

  5. 4. Zoonotic Pathogens at the Interface between Humans and Animals in Cambodia, a Rural Approach

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Sunniva Elwing; [2013]
    Keywords : zoonotic pathogens; Cambodia; rural; participatory action reseaarch PAR ;

    Abstract : A zoonosis is a disease or infection that is naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans. The majority of infectious diseases that affect humans are zoonoses. READ MORE

  6. 5. Simulations of water balance conditions and cli-mate variability for Sustainable Agriculture and Energy in the Lower Rufiji Basin.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Rajabu Hamisi; [2013]
    Keywords : Adaptation; Agriculture; Climate Change; CoupModel; Hydropower; SWAT; Water Balance;

    Abstract : This study provides a long-term understanding of the impact of climate varia-bility and land use on seasonal water balance conditions for sustainable agricul-ture development, hydropower generation and ecosystem stability in the Lower Rufiji Basin. The severity of soil drought, extreme flooding and salinity intru-sion in the lower Rufiji floodplains are currently increasing smallholder poverty and enhance the sensitivity on the natural wetlands for shifting farming and livestock pastures. READ MORE