Essays about: "Agribusiness"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the word Agribusiness.
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1. "The Open Veins Remain Open": GM Soy Cultivation, Socio-Environmental Struggle and the Political Economy of Contemporary Peronist Development in Argentina
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Argentina is a pioneer in practicing export-oriented extractivism as a model of socio-economic development. A prevalent extractive project is genetically modified (GM) soy, which was adopted under neoliberal governance in the 1990s and has had a variety of socio-environmental consequences in the country. READ MORE
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2. Agribusiness possible threats to food security of a Kalunga Community
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This master's thesis explores the impact of agribusiness on food security in the Kalunga community of Engenho II, located in the Brazilian Cerrado. Agribusiness is a significant cause of water withdrawal and climate change in the region, with extensive lands converted into monocultures to export commodities. READ MORE
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3. “ESTAMOS ESQUECIDOS”A case study for capabilities in the perspective of small-scale vegetable producers in Southeastern Brazil
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Global food supply chains have drastically changed over the last decades. Whereas some international firms embedded in the international markets are on the cutting edge of food production processes and technology, small-scale producers do not always experience the same opportunity in accessing such global value chains. READ MORE
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4. The Price of Food: Evaluating the effectiveness of the international human rights framework in regulating the impacts of agribusinesses on the right to food amidst the climate crisis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : This thesis is concerned with the relationship between agribusinesses and the right to food and examines how the international framework of human rights law regulates the impacts of the industry’s activities on this right. Considering the contemporary challenges that climate change poses to the right to food, this thesis also looks into the role agribusinesses have played in fueling the climate crisis and how that also affects the right to food. READ MORE
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5. Multi-stakeholder partnership in smallholding dairy farming : a case study from Bangladesh
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : In the era of Sustainable Development Goal 2030 agenda, development of agribusiness and poverty eradication is quite significant challenges, particularly in developing countries like Bangladesh. Smallholding dairy farming is a crucial part of agribusiness and poverty reduction in Bangladesh, though there are many economic and social challenges for smallholding farmers. READ MORE