Essays about: "Agriculture in the globalization World"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Agriculture in the globalization World.

1. 1. Farming for Carbon Credits : The economic integration of greenhouse gases through smallholder agriculture in the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Joel Nord; [2014]
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   Abstract : Nord, Joel (2014). Farming for Carbon Credits: The economic integration of greenhouse gases through smallholder agriculture in the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project. Geography, advanced level, master thesis for master exam in Globalization, environment and social change, 30 ECTS. READ MORE

3. 2. Community Gardens in Gothenburg: Local Counter-actions in the Age of Globalization? - A Qualitative Study on Motives behind Urban Agriculture in Gothenburg

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Lisa Sofie Rosengren; [2012-07-02]
   Keywords : Community Gardens; Gothenburg; Globalization; Counter-actions;

   Abstract : Urban Agriculture in Community Gardens is an increasing phenomenon around the world. Gothenburg is following this trend. Extensive research on Community Gardens globally, shows that there are various objectives behind cultivating in cities. For poor people, Urban Agriculture may be a strategy of survival. READ MORE

4. 3. Facing Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Pragmatic Approach to a Re-localized Food Production System in Uppsala, Sweden

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Anne Lönnerud; [2012]
   Keywords : sustainable development; landscape planning; re-localization; local food; resilience; peak oil; climate change; hållbar utveckling; landskapsplanering; re-lokalisering; lokal mat; resiliens; oljetoppen; klimatförändringar;

   Abstract : Globalization and industrial agriculture have enabled consumers in Sweden and other countries in the Western world to enjoy foodstuffs from many parts of the world at very affordable monetary prices, but at the same time involving a lot of external costs in the form of environmental degradation, and a high dependency on foreign agricultural ecosystems as well as on oil and other non-renewable inputs, thus degrading sustainability and resilience in the food system. Accelerated climate change and the upcoming peak oil crisis call for a reorientation and a transition to a more locally-based system. READ MORE

5. 4. Improving peri-urban home gardens in Hyderabad, India

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Food Science

   Author : Karolin Andersson; Katarina Henriksson; [2012]
   Keywords : peri-urban; home garden; agriculture; food security; Hyderabad; India; Jharkhand;

   Abstract : Insufficient intake of vegetables is a reason for micronutrient deficiencies and malnutrition in developing countries. With urbanization, globalization and a growing world population it is of major importance to secure sufficient food supply for the world’s population. READ MORE

6. 5. Development Communication in Agriculture : A Retrospective Study of Motramed (in English

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Lisa Virgiano; [2012]
   Keywords : Coffee; Agriculture; Communication Development; Partnership; Capacity Building; Technology diffusion;

   Abstract : Coffee is an important commodity being traded daily on major commodity trade exchanges in London and New York. Meanwhile, in emerging markets like Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia, coffee is a major source of revenue, with exports of coffee accounting for, in some cases, over 80% of foreign exchange earnings . READ MORE