Essays about: "agricultural industry"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 274 essays containing the words agricultural industry.
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21. A Contingency Framework for Assessing the Commercial Potential of Utility-scale Agrivoltaics
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : Purpose - In the pursuit of renewable energy sources, solar photovoltaic (PV) is predicted to become the single biggest global source of energy by the year of 2027, part of a trilemma involving climate change, biodiversity and food security. Agrivoltaic (AV) systems, the co-location and potential symbiosis between agricultural activities and solar PV, has thereby arisen as a potential solution for dual land-use. READ MORE
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22. Innovating For the Planet: A qualitative study on how the balance between the controlling and enabling nature of management control systems impacts organizations' sustainable innovation work
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : Climate change is becoming increasingly important for organizations to take action against. Therefore, there is a need for new innovations regarding sustainability. This thesis investigates how the balance between controlling and enabling usages of management control systems (MSCs) impacts an organization's sustainable innovation work. READ MORE
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23. A study on the sustainability of rural ecotourism in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utvecklingAbstract : China has always been a major agricultural country with the highest number of agricultural workers in the world. In order to raise the income level of farmers and promote rural prosperity and stability, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the strategy of "revitalising the countryside", and focused on the development of rural tourism as a strategy that can effectively adapt to and serve the revitalisation of the countryside in the new era. READ MORE
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24. STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM: USING LOW TROPHIC SPECIES IN SALMON FEEDS. Assessing the environmental performance of novel salmon feeds with LCA .
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : Over the past 30 years, the formulation of salmon feeds has shifted from being based on marine ingredients like fishmeal and fish oil towards more plant-based ingredients. This shift was caused by limited supply of wild fish and general sustainability concerns related to using forage fish for feed, so they were mainly replaced with vegetable-protein. READ MORE
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25. The issues with measuring and reporting emissions - An analysis of the agriculture sectors efforts to improve sustainability reporting
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are a major contributor to climate change globally. The way to report and calculate the emissions can require vast amounts of resources and can be a complicated process for both farmers and top-level management. READ MORE
