Essays about: "Agricultural clusters"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Agricultural clusters.

1. 1. Improving segmentation of agricultural patterns in aerial imagery using near-infrared images

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Jonathan Lindén; [2022]
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   Abstract : Climate change and loss of biodiversity are currently two of the most imminent global threats caused in part by agricultural practices. With the rise of computer vision, the use of precision farming has become a viable technique to optimise food production. READ MORE

3. 2. Application of data-driven models in exploring cyanobacterial bloom risks in Lake Mälaren

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Abigail Huertas Herrera; [2021]
   Keywords : Random Forest; blue-green algae; WHO Alert Level Framework; drinking water supply; cyanobacterial blooms;

   Abstract : Cyanobacteria are a unique organism, a bacterium that develop photosynthesis, thus it contains chlorophyll, a pigment commonly associated to algae. For this reason, cyanobacteria are also known as blue-green algae. One of the secondary metabolites of cyanobacteria is cyanotoxin, a substance which is hepatoxic, neurotoxic, and dermatoxic. READ MORE

4. 3. Innovative agricultural intensification to cope with demographic and climatic changes for subsistence producers : a case study of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Matthieu Michelet; [2020]
   Keywords : Subsistence agriculture; fallow; mulching; composting; innovative intensification; Melanesia; climate change;

   Abstract : This research aims to study the dynamics of agricultural intensification amongst the small island community of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands, and to observe the spreading of new agricultural practices of intensification that can help mitigate the pressures of climate change on the one side; and on the other side of a growing food demand from a growing population. The intention is to describe the variety of agricultural practices and the variation of production parameters such as fallow length, length of cropping period, number of plots in agricultural rotation and size of plots as to assess the state of agricultural intensification and to find what are the environmental constraints to production. READ MORE

5. 4. Disconnected realities within Icelandic agriculture : A field study of farmers' narratives on the changing landscape of domestic agricultural production in Hrunamannahreppur, Southern Iceland.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Hrönn Thorkelsdóttir; [2020]
   Keywords : Agricultural clusters; innovation; competitive advantage; comparative advantage; agricultural frameworks; sustainability; farmers’ narratives; food self-sufficiency; long-term farming; Icelandic agriculture;

   Abstract : This thesis is situated in the academic sphere of human geography. The overall aim is to identify the current challenges and possibilities Icelandic farmers face in terms of changes in importation laws. This research is exemplary in its field as it uses the narratives of the stakeholders, farmers in this case, as the main data source. READ MORE

6. 5. Flow Optimisation for Improved Performance of a Multivariant Manufacturing and Assembly Line

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : Alexander Sævar Guðbjörnssonn; Haider Mohammed Yassin; [2019]
   Keywords : Value Stream Map; Spaghetti Diagram; Discrete Event Simulation; Waste; Cycle Time; Lean Philosophy;

   Abstract : Stoneridge, Inc. is an independent designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the automotive, commercial vehicle, motorcycle, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. A subsidiary of Stoneridge, Inc. is the company Stoneridge Electronics. READ MORE