Essays about: "role of government in agriculture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words role of government in agriculture.

  1. 11. Spinning facts. Of spin, post-truth and the instrumentalisation of science. A case study from Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Paula Karoline Ottenberg; [2019]
    Keywords : spin; post-truth; instrumentalisation of science; sustainability science; Denmark; agriculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Connecting science to political agenda-setting is essential for a sustainable transition and acceptable politics. This task is complicated by phenomena like post-truth, for which facts are a non-issue. However, post-truth is not the only issue. READ MORE

  3. 12. Drying Lakes: A Review on The Health Conditions and Restoration Strategies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Anchita Anchita; [2019]
    Keywords : Drying Lakes; Health; Restoration of Lake; Water level; Large Aral Sea; Small Aral Sea; Lake Urmia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Great salt lakes around the world are drying at a rapid rate. The drying salt lakes gives rise to several health and socio-economic concerns for the population in the surrounding region. The respective governments undertook various measures to address the concerns relating to the drying of salt lakes. READ MORE

  4. 13. Biodiversity after Brexit : agri-environmental policy in England after Brexit and private investment in ecosystem services

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Gavin Lord; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; agri-environmental policy; Brexit; immanent critique; biodiversity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The process of agricultural intensification in England has brought with it significant negative environmental and biodiversity impacts associated with large-scale land use change. The Common Agricultural Policy, implemented at the European Union level, has historically been a significant driver of this intensification, but has also introduced agri-environmental (AE) policies for managing these negative environmental impacts. READ MORE

  5. 14. Social capital as a determinant of farmlevel sustainable land management adoption : a case study of smallholder farmers in Northern Benin

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Olivia Riemer; [2018]
    Keywords : sustainable land management; social capital; agricultural technology adoption; principal component analysis; ordered probit model; benin;

    Abstract : In many developing countries high rates of farmland degradation contribute to the low performance of smallholder agriculture and pose serious policy challenges. Despite promotion efforts by government and non-governmental organizations adoption of improved agricultural production technologies remains low in Sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE

  6. 15. Distributed biogas production for biogas fuel

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Bilal Shah; [2017]
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    Abstract : Regeringen har en vision om ett Sverige ska ha en fossiloberoende fordonsflotta år 2050. Transportsektorn står idag för en fjärdedel av Sveriges energianvändning och använder sig till 80 % av fossila bränslen. READ MORE