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  1. 1. Farmers Coping with Market Shock : a multiple case study of Agricultural SMEs

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Jesse Harder; [2023]
    Keywords : agriculture; market shock; crop farms; risk management; resilience; decision-making; adaptation; price volatility; coping strategies; market uncertainty; Ukraine war;

    Abstract : This research explores how agricultural SMEs are coping with the agricultural market shock mainly caused by Russian-Ukraine war outbreak in February 2022. The research paper is guided by three research questions investigating 1) the impacts of the current market shock on farms, 2) the coping strategies and decisional motivation of farmers, and 3) the planned adaptations and learnings of the farmers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Optimizing nitrogen fertilization in ley : Evaluating the usage of N-sensor and other tools for optimized nitrogen fertilization

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Johan Johnsson; [2023]
    Keywords : nitrogen efficiency; optimized fertilization; SN value; unfertilized area; Yara N-sensor;

    Abstract : Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth. It has several functions in the plant and a lack of nitrogen can cause severe yield losses. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring land grabbing in Ethiopia - narratives & livelihood implications.

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Aylin Nguyen; Linnea Widholm Ivarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Smallholders; Agriculture development; Agriculture commercialization; local livelihoods; Growth and Transformation Plan; land relations;

    Abstract : The land grabbing phenomena grew in both reported cases and in scholarly interest after the 2008 financial crisis. The concept of land grabbing has been greatly debated and some have chosen the term large scale land acquisition instead, focusing on win-win outcomes while the land grabbing term rather focuses on the unequal power relations involved. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects of the new Swedish strategic Plan for CAP 2023-2027 on proportion of Cultivated Perennial Grasses in Uppsala : aggregate modelling of farmland allocation in Sweden using Positive Mathematical Programming

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Samuel Bäckelin; [2022]
    Keywords : agriculture; positive mathematical programming; agricultural policy; CAP;

    Abstract : Changes in compensations and subsidies in the new proposed Swedish strategic plan for CAP will alter farmers’ decisions on the allocation of arable land. This study estimates effects on allocation of cultivated perennial grasses as a result of the proposed abolishment of the current environmental compensation for the named crop. READ MORE

  6. 5. Regulation of Plant Defense Genes Against Bacterial Pathogens

    University essay from KTH/Proteinvetenskap

    Author : Jenny Sjöström; [2021]
    Keywords : plant defense; PTI; FLS2; SERK1; regulation; växtförsvar; PTI; FLS2; SERK1; reglering;

    Abstract : Sjukdom på grödor orsakad av bakterier kan bidra till ekonomiska förluster för bönder samt brist på mat, därför är det viktigt att utveckla nya hållbara sätt att motverka och behandla grödor mot bakterier. Idag är det mest vanliga tillvägagångssättet antibiotika men detta är inte hållbart p.g.a uppkomst av antibiotikaresistens. READ MORE