Essays about: "rural agricultural investment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words rural agricultural investment.

  1. 1. The impacts of a cancelled large-scale agricultural investment on smallholder farmers’ land use and access

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Philipp Erbach; [2023]
    Keywords : large-scale; agriculture; small-scale farming; power relations; knowledge; post-colonialism; land; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Large-scale agricultural investments have seen a rise in popularity over the years, promising economic growth, food security, and poverty eradication around the globe. Through the rising involvement of development aid agencies with private investors, the number of foreign large-scale investments in developing countries significantly increased. READ MORE

  3. 2. Family farm and financial asset : external land ownership and family agriculture on the Swedish Plains

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Hedvig Goldhahn; [2021]
    Keywords : financialization; family farming; land ownership; tenancy; Uppsala Akademiförvaltning;

    Abstract : In Sweden, the potential deregulation of the land market has been discussed in recent years, motivated by the increasing demand for external capital in agriculture. Corporate entities’ are currently restricted from purchasing farmland by the Swedish Land Acquisition Act. READ MORE

  4. 3. Barriers and Bridges for Establishing Agroforestry : A qualitative study of Swedish land use policy in relation to agroforestry

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Linnéa Pasquier; [2020]
    Keywords : Agroforestry; policy; financial support; agriculture; forestry; political ecology; landscape value; Common Agricultural Policy; Rural Development Program; Sweden;

    Abstract : Numerous scholars describe agroforestry as an extraordinary food production system that generates viable ecosystems and accommodates regenerative capabilities. Agroforestry may therefore be a promising solution to the future environmental challenges facing food production. READ MORE

  5. 4. Agro-ecological diversification in meat and dairy farms : barriers and drivers in the European and Swedish policy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Chiara Pia; [2020]
    Keywords : agricultural policy; agro-ecological diversification; CAP; feed-food competition; policy analysis; Rural Development Programme;

    Abstract : Food systems are increasingly characterised by specialisation and separation between ani-mal and crop production, as well as the use of food suitable for human consumption for feed. The regionalisation of production creates hotspots for environmental degradation and decreases the resource use efficiency. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effect of the European structural and investment funds on regional financial interest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Henrik Cederholm; [2020]
    Keywords : European Union; EU; European structural and investment funds; Cohesion policy; EU regional policy; M A; Merger and acquisition; Foreign direct investment; Private investments; European regional development fund; European social fund; European agricultural fund for rural development; Cohesion fund; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines what effect the European structural and investment funds have on financial interest in EU regions for the period 2006 to 2014. The aim of the paper is to fill the gap in research into the EU funds’ success at attracting financial interest in the form of private investment to EU regions. READ MORE