Essays about: "organic farming"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 193 essays containing the words organic farming.

  1. 6. Multi-crop solutions for sustainable agriculture : A Minor Field Study in Ratchaburi, Thailand

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : David Sigge; Filip Borgström; [2023]
    Keywords : Minor Field Study; sustainable agriculture; multi-cropping; responsible production; Ratchaburi; Thailand; Minor Field Study; hållbart jordbruk; biologisk mångfald; hållbar production; Ratchaburi; Thailand;

    Abstract : Agriculture is facing many challenges, such as decreased biodiversity, soil erosion, water scarcity, and social inequality, because of industrial farming and its focus on high yields at the expense of sustainability. This also includes Thailand and the province of Ratchaburi. READ MORE

  3. 7. Soil Organic Carbon in Boreal Agricultural Soil : Tillage interruption and its effect on Soil Organic Carbon

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Hilda Alfredsson; [2023]
    Keywords : soil organic carbon; agriculture; tillage interruption; carbon sequestration;

    Abstract : Farmers have been disrupting the carbon cycle ever since humans started converting forests to agricultural lands. But are there farming practices that can be applied to increase the carbon storage in the soil and subsequently counteract increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere? In this study I investigate if soil organic matter (SOM) and soil organic carbon (SOC) change with longer interruption between tillage events. READ MORE

  4. 8. Kan samodling av höstraps och utvintrande baljväxter minska angreppen av rapsjordloppa?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Elin Tegelid; [2023]
    Keywords : samodling; rapsjordloppa; utvintrande baljväxter; oljeväxter; raps;

    Abstract : Höstraps (Brassica napus) är en av världens och Sveriges viktigaste grödor. Det är en viktig avbrottsgröda i växtföljder dominerade av spannmål. Tyvärr har den omfattande odlingen gjort att rapsen drabbats av patogener och skadegörare, vilket försvårar ekologisk odling. READ MORE

  5. 9. Changes in lake-water organic carbon over recent centuries in northern Sweden, Västerbotten : Past and present mechanisms, and the potential implications on mercury

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Magnusson Petter; [2023]
    Keywords : Lake-water TOC; Summer forest farming; traditional agriculture; land-use; geochemistry; mercury;

    Abstract : Due to the current increase in lake water total organic carbon (LW-TOC), many studies have investigated the long-term dynamics using lake sediments. However, these have mainly been focused on Sweden’s south and south-central parts. READ MORE

  6. 10. Premium price for smaller size? : Testing the relationship between small firm cues and consumers’ willingness to pay for organic wine

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Louisa Hoppe; Diede Rosmalen; [2023]
    Keywords : firm cue; firm size; willingness to pay; organic wine;

    Abstract : Consumer demand for organic products has increased due to growing awareness of climate change and sustainability. However, the higher price of organic products is a barrier for some consumers. READ MORE