Essays about: "Role of technology in agriculture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 83 essays containing the words Role of technology in agriculture.

1. 16. The role of sustainable innovation and factors influencing AI implementation : SMEs in the machine manufacturing and agricultural sector

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

   Author : Fabian Hitz; Britt Benning; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable innovation; Artificial intelligence; SMEs; Machine manufacturing; Agriculture;

   Abstract : Sustainable innovation is becoming increasingly important for today’s society due to the existing ecological threats to the earth. Thus, companies have a special responsibility with regard to new technologies and products. READ MORE

3. 17. Exploring the role of business intermediaries to advance circular bioeconomy : multi case study on plant-essential nutrient recycling firms and users in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Urankhaich Batsukh; [2022]
   Keywords : business model; circular bioeconomy; intermediary; nitrogen; nutrient recycling; phosphorus; sewage sludge; wastewater;

   Abstract : Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are key biological nutrients for global crop production and are directly linked to global food security. Despite the enormous agricultural expansion in the past century, excessive use of these elements is causing biochemical imbalances that lead to overstepping the ‘planetary boundaries’ beyond what the earth can hold. READ MORE

4. 18. The potential for large-scale implementation of biochar in the agricultural sector : a quantitative study on plant growth in light soils and a qualitative study on the agricultural sector’s perception on biochar

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Mathilda Håkansson; Louise Strömberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Transdisciplinary study; Agricultural science; Biochar; Plant growth; Soil properties; Biochar implementation; Perceptions on biochar;

   Abstract : Agricultural activities are collectively one of the largest contributors to accumulation of greenhouse gasses (GHG). At the same time, agriculture is at a risk to be affected extensively by climate change. Concurrently, in conventional agriculture GHG emissions have become inevitable to maintain efficiency. READ MORE

5. 19. Farming with Draft Animals: Using Retro Innovations for Sustainable Agrarian Development. : A case study of organic small-scale farming in Northern Italy.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Anna Garre; [2022]
   Keywords : craftsmanship; interpretive method; draft animals; non-representational theory; Italian Alps; Po Valley; retro-innovation; farming styles; stewardship; sustainable agrarian development;

   Abstract : To farm more sustainably, some farmers are rediscovering and innovating knowledge, skills, and technologies that were used before the modernisation of agriculture in the 1950s. One such 'retro-innovation' is the use of draft animals as a source of labour on farms. READ MORE

6. 20. Bearbetningsmetoders påverkan på markorganismers aktivitet i jorden : i perenna odlingar samt i odlingssystem med mellangrödor

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Jenny Olofsson; [2021]
   Keywords : markorganismer; respiration; organiskt material; odlingsmetoder; biologiska processer; kemiska processer och fysikaliska processer; perenna odlingssystem; mellangrödor; klimatförändringar; microbial activity; respiration; organic matter; soil tillage methods; biological processes; chemical processes and physical processes; perennial crops; conservation agriculture; intermediate crops; climate change;

   Abstract : Klimatförändringarna, som både påverkat och påverkar vår planet, kräver att mänskliga aktiviteter förändras till mer resurssnåla och systemeffektiva processer. I dessa processer bör markens bördighet vara det centrala, eftersom en bördig mark kan generera stabila skördar och bidra till en långsiktigt hållbar matförsörjning. READ MORE