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1. Service Adoption in The Agricultural Sector - A case study about the role of product-service offerings for Swedish cattle farmers
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Even in traditional sectors such as the agricultural sector, digitalization has significantly impacted operations. Because of the sector’s fundamental role in society, understanding this digital evolvement to support further development is of essence on a grand societal level. READ MORE
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2. Participation, Empowerment and Power Dynamics in the Digitalisation of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethnographic Research on the Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Platforms for Agricultural Development in Kenya
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Information and Communication Technologies, such as mobile phones, are hoped to contribute to rural development and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that mobile platforms bundle diverse digital services, including financing, marketing, and value chain management, they are supposed to be of support to smallholder farmers. READ MORE
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3. ”Många skärmar blir det” : digitaliseringens inverkan på svenska lantarbetares arbetsförhållanden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Lantarbetarnas arbetsförhållanden påverkas i allt större utsträckning av den digitalisering som accelererat sedan 1990-talet. Jordbruket har genomgått en stor omställning i och med införandet av digitala verktyg vilket resulterar i förändringar inom arbetsmiljö, arbetsbelastning och kunskapskrav. READ MORE
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4. Hästrelaterad medias framställning av det svenska djurskyddet
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Animal welfare and protecting animals from poor welfare, through means such as legislation and policies, is important in modern society. In Sweden there is a freedom of press regulation, which allows documents handled by authorities to be accessed by citizens. READ MORE
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5. Soil health on organic farms : linking organic farmer practices to soil health and yield
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and EnvironmentAbstract : Soil health is a part of the sustainable agriculture which the EU is trying to develop. Organic farming can be one way of working towards more healthy soils. The term soil health can be divided into biological, chemical, and physical aspects of the soil that are necessary to sustain the plants grown. READ MORE