Essays about: "agricultural politics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words agricultural politics.

  1. 1. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Diana Gafur; [2024]
    Keywords : food sovereignty; discourse theory; discourse analysis; chain of equivalence; nodal point; La Via Campesina; Italian Government; sustainability;

    Abstract : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. READ MORE

  3. 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 studier

    Author : Álvar González Bujedo; [2023-02-09]
    Keywords : ICT; Digital Services; Rural Development; Economic Growth; Poverty Alleviation; Social Practice Theory; Site Analysis; Participant Observation.;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Private label effect on small producer business development : a multiple-case study from a producer perspective

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Emelie Lundberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Business strategy; food producer; food retail; power and dependency; primary producers Swedish University;

    Abstract : There is an unstable environment surrounding us today with varying interest rates, increased commodity and energy prices. With price increases in many areas at the same time there has been a successively decrease in people’s private budget. With less money to spend, the hunt for low-price products in food retail has increased. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vad hände med den goda beredskapen? : den svenska livsmedelsberedskapen som en del av jordbrukspolitiken, åren 1947–1990

    University essay from SLU/Other

    Author : Oscar Envik; [2022]
    Keywords : livsmedelsberedskap; jordbrukspolitik; problemrepresentation; rationalisering;

    Abstract : Efter stora svårigheter med livsmedelsförsörjningen under första världskriget rustade Sverige upp sin livsmedelsberedskap för att klara av att försörja sin befolkning under en längre tids avspärrning och krig. Under 1900-talets andra del skulle dock den livsmedelsberedskapsförmåga som byggdes upp efter andra världskriget komma att stadigt minska. READ MORE

  6. 5. What about perennial grains? : structures towards a sustainable grain production in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Karin Andrén; Ebba Kuylenstierna; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability; sustainability transitions; sustainable agriculture; perennial grains; grain production; attitude; structures; structuration theory;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to create an understanding of how structures affect grain producers’ work with sustainability, and to investigate if perennial grains can be part of the future grain production in Sweden. The agricultural sector is facing a dilemma, both to ensure that ecosystem services are kept intact but also to keep up the global food supply for the growing population. READ MORE