Essays about: "Improved Varieties"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words Improved Varieties.

  1. 1. Förbättrad svensk durumveteodling : såtidpunkt, kvävegödsling och ekonomi

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Olof Westergren; [2023]
    Keywords : Durumvete; Triticum Durum; brödvete; Triticum Aestivum; såtid; protein; Rosadur; Durofinus; diskett; Julius;

    Abstract : Durumvete är en art av vete som i Europa framförallt odlas runt medelhavet. Senaste årtiondena har durumvetet även börjat odlas i Sverige. Idag är det fortfarande en nischgröda och odlingen är i huvudsak fokuserad till Gotland varifrån Lantmännen köper spannmålet för att göra pasta. READ MORE

  3. 2. The sources and dynamics of technological change in cassava farming in Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Chekhros Kilichova; [2023]
    Keywords : Ghana; cassava; technology adoption; agricultural transformation; farm size; agricultural extension service; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Farm size expansion in some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including in Ghana, is a recent phenomenon, and is indicative of the agricultural transformation process taking place in the region. Technology use and adoption level is an integral and complex part of this process, which is studied in relation to the expanding farm sizes and agricultural transformation in this study. READ MORE

  4. 3. Service dominant logic for actor-to-actor co-creation of value and sustainability outcomes : case studies of five actors in the Swedishlegume industry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Eric Lwin; [2022]
    Keywords : collaboration; innovation; service ecosystem; institutional logic; business administration;

    Abstract : Shifts to less energy intensive diets based on plant protein are necessary to meet the food demands of 2050. High protein crops such as legumes are a solution that confers farm-level and societal benefits. However, Sweden lacks the physical, societal, and political infrastructure needed for improved production and consumption. READ MORE

  5. 4. Screening of pea varieties of Sweden : for physical, chemical & functional properties

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Stina Gustafsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Pisum Sativum L.; pea; physical properties; chemical properties; functional properties;

    Abstract : There is a need for improved resource efficiency in the food chain, while still producing nutritious foods with a low environmental impact. A crop with a favourable nutritional profile, while being well suited for cultivation in Swedish environmental condition is the field pea (Pisum Sativum L.). READ MORE

  6. 5. Remote Sensing Based Pre-Season Yellow Rust Early Warning in Oromia, Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Chinatsu Endo; [2021]
    Keywords : yellow rust; modeling; prediction; early warning; remote sensing; geography; geographical information systems; GIS; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. Tritici) is a crop disease caused by a fungus that regularly infects wheat and causes yield loss in Ethiopia. The disease has a significant impact on the country’s crop production, food security, health, and socioeconomic well-being. READ MORE