Essays about: "agricultural politics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 essays containing the words agricultural politics.

  1. 11. Farming for food security : a critical study on the transition to post-fossil agriculture in Sweden

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

    Author : Ebba Ulfbecker; [2018]
    Keywords : agricultural politics; food security; resilience; transition; climate mitigation; agroecology; sustainable intensification; the Rural Development program; contingency; rural development; discourse analysis; policy analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the preconditions to achieve a transition to fossil free agriculture in Sweden, to increase farm-level resilience and food security. Swedish agriculture is today highly dependent on imported fossil-based inputs, such as diesel, agrochemicals and protein feed. READ MORE

  3. 12. Swedish Foreign Aid Policy, Narrative Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Astghik Sahakyan; [2017]
    Keywords : Sweden; foreign aid; narrative analysis; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper will examine the Swedish Foreign Aid policy, particularly those values it was based on. It will attempt to discover how the narrative of foreign aid was affected after the accession to the European Union and how the European values were reflected in national foreign aid policy. READ MORE

  4. 13. Farming in case of crisis : farmers’ political trust and the social contract for food security in Sweden

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

    Author : Sofia Sollén Norrlin; [2016]
    Keywords : Farmers; social contract; political trust; responsibility; food security; cooperation; crisis preparedness; civil defense;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the role of agriculture and Swedish national food security in the event of a crisis in the food chain. The focus is on farmers' political trust and the relationship between farmers and government, mainly regarding crisis management. READ MORE

  5. 14. Land Grabbing: : At What Price?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Tove Thernsjö; [2015]
    Keywords : Agricultural; Climate Change; Environment; Human Rights; Investment; Land grabbing; Polanyi; Power; The Kyoto Protocol; The World Bank;

    Abstract : From a historical point of view land has constantly been a resource connected to survival and power. The increased demand for land is explained by several forces such as an growing population, which leads to a higher consumption, an increased market demand for food, biofuels and natural resources. READ MORE

  6. 15. Alternativt resursutnyttjande av nedlagd jordbruksmark : finansiell analys vid beskogning respektive utarrendering av jordbruksmark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Oskar Eliasson; Marcus Hallenberg; Matilda Thelin; [2012]
    Keywords : ekonomi; nuvärde; investeringskalkyl; jordbruksarrende; beskogning av jordbruksmark; hybridpoppel; vårtbjörk; gran; markersättning;

    Abstract : Under den senare delen av 1900-talet har beskogning av jordbruksmark till och från applicerats i det svenska jord- och skogsbruket (Eriksson et al., 2011). I och med "Omställning 90"erbjöds lantbrukare omställningsstöd för att lägga jordbruksmark i träda eller på annat sätt minska verksamheten (www, Riksdagen, 1, 1995). READ MORE