Essays about: "rights of farmers"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 53 essays containing the words rights of farmers.

  1. 6. Comparative study between wool certifications and Swedish legislation - perspective on Swedish wool

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Julia Ekberg; Anna Irina Torvinen; [2022]
    Keywords : Wool; Certifications; Labels; Standards; Legislations; Comparative study;

    Abstract : Purpose – This study aims to compare existing certification schemes to the legislation in Sweden to see which measures the best are to ensure the sustainability of Swedish wool when using it as a raw material. Design/methodology/approach - The study follows a qualitative research approach. READ MORE

  3. 7. Land-grabbing, Women and Food : An Investigation of Developmental Projects and Their Impact on Women’s Right to Food and Participation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Faith-Mary Lubira-Bagenda; [2021]
    Keywords : Land-grabbing; Large-scale land acquisition; LSLA; Women’s rights; Right to Food; Participation; Small-scale farmers;

    Abstract : There has been a surge in demand for arable land as a resource for agricultural production for food and energy purposes. This surge can be attributed to increases in global food prices, climate change, population pressure, and escalating energy prices. The search for land has given rise to the practice of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA). READ MORE

  4. 8. Skillnaden på alternativen för att säkra upp vatten för framtiden genom en lagringsdamm : en undersökning på Gotland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Marc Thomasson; Kristofer Bergbohm; [2021]
    Keywords : bevattning; projektering; regler; lönsamhet; vattendom; vattenverksamhet; Gotland;

    Abstract : I takt med att de gotländska lantbruken blir större och bedriver en mer intensiv odling krävs det mycket vatten vid rätt tidpunkt i växtperioden. Därför tillämpar många lantbrukare bevattning under torrperioden på sommaren. READ MORE

  5. 9. Solidarity in Conflict - Organised non-EEA workers, trade unions and labour rights within the Swedish wild berry industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Tilly Nygren Laestander; [2021]
    Keywords : Labour rights; Sweden; Thailand; Seasonal Migrant Workers; Trade Unions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Every year, around 3000-6000 mainly low-income farmers, travel from Northeastern Thailand in search for wild berries in the rural parts of Northern Sweden. There has been a process of inclusion of these seasonal migrant workers into the Swedish labour market structure, since around the turn of the millennium. READ MORE

  6. 10. Threat or Possibility: Land Rights & Disaster-Vulnerability - A qualitative study on land rights, tenure security and disaster-vulnerability in light of the 2018 land law amendment in Myanmar

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nina Fuchsová; [2020]
    Keywords : land rights; tenure; disaster-vulnerability; ethnic minorities; Myanmar; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Secured land tenure is considered to play a crucial role in decreasing disaster-vulnerability. By signing the Sendai Framework, Myanmar Government agreed to focus its policies on reducing risks of natural disasters. READ MORE