Essays about: "small-scale farms"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 72 essays containing the words small-scale farms.

  1. 11. Wild bee species and farming practices in horticultural farms in Madrid : finding paths towards agroecological transitions

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Inés Gutiérrez Briceño; [2022]
    Keywords : wild bee; pollination; biodiversity; ecosystem services; landscape; mapping; semi-structured interview; agroecology;

    Abstract : Farms and its different management practices have substantial effects on biodiversity, with the consequent impact on the supply of certain ecosystem services such us pollination. Wild bees provide pollination services in small scale horticultural farming, which is key element to determine and improve farm production but also to the maintenance of ecosystem´s diversity. READ MORE

  3. 12. Examining the protective services of mangroves at a regional scale in Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Mikaela Gomez; [2022]
    Keywords : Mangroves; Nature-Based Solutions; Disaster Risk Reduction; Exposure; GIS; Remote Sensing; Science General;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the exposure of the coastal population of Kalimantan, Indonesia changed as a result of coastal mangrove loss and population growth. The change of exposure has therefore been calculated through the loss of mangrove biomass, through deforestation and degradation, over time, as well the increase in population living within 10km2 of disturbed mangroves. READ MORE

  4. 13. Farming with Draft Animals: Using Retro Innovations for Sustainable Agrarian Development. : A case study of organic small-scale farming in Northern Italy.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Anna Garre; [2022]
    Keywords : craftsmanship; interpretive method; draft animals; non-representational theory; Italian Alps; Po Valley; retro-innovation; farming styles; stewardship; sustainable agrarian development;

    Abstract : To farm more sustainably, some farmers are rediscovering and innovating knowledge, skills, and technologies that were used before the modernisation of agriculture in the 1950s. One such 'retro-innovation' is the use of draft animals as a source of labour on farms. READ MORE

  5. 14. Effekter av ätbara perenner som inslag i den småskaliga grönsaksproduktionen : en intervjustudie i social, ekonomisk och ekologisk hållbarhet

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

    Author : Hanna Jalilvand Forslund; Vera Celia Öster; [2021]
    Keywords : småskalig odling; ätbara perenner; social hållbarhet; ekonomisk hållbarhet; ekologisk hållbarhet;

    Abstract : I det här arbetet undersöks hur en introduktion av perenna grödor kan påverka den småskaliga grönsaksproduktionens sociala, ekonomiska och ekologiska hållbarhet, med avstamp i att många småskaliga odlare har svårt att få företaget att gå runt. I denna studie har kvalitativ information samlats in genom fem intervjuer med småskaliga odlare som integrerat ätbara perenner i form av bär, frukt, grönsaker och nötter i sina odlingar, detta för att få en bild av hur det ser ut inifrån företagen. READ MORE

  6. 15. The future of agriculture : Creating conditions for a more sustainable agriculture sector with the help of data and connectivity

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Märta Ernfors; [2021]
    Keywords : Agriculture; Arable Farming; Digital Agriculture; Digital Farming; Sustainability; Food Production; 5G; Data; Data Sharing; Big Data; Jordbruk; Odling; Uppkopplat Jordbruk; Hållbarhet; Livsmedelsproduktion; 5G; Data; Datadelning;

    Abstract : The food production rate is required to increase in order to meet the ever-increasing world population. At the same time, this needs to be done in a sustainable manner as the agriculture sector today is responsible for a substantial part of the annual carbon dioxide emissions associated with human activities. READ MORE