Essays about: "agricultural politics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 28 essays containing the words agricultural politics.

1. 16. Passiva lantbrukare – en effekt av EU:s jordbrukspolitik : en studie av ett antal faktorers påverkan på svenska passiva lantbrukares attityder till markanvändning och EU:s jordbrukspolitik

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Helena Andersson; Åsa Andersson; Lisa Ehde; Gustaf Eskhult; Gustaf Jansson; Emma Johansson; Cecilia Nilsson; [2011]
   Keywords : passiva lantbrukare; EU:s jordbrukspolitik; attityder till förändring av CAP;

   Abstract : The problem with passive farmers has arised as an effect of the European Union´s common agricultural policy (CAP) and the decouplement from production-based payments. Payments to passive farmers contradict the purpose of the single payment scheme and constitute a great cost for the EU. READ MORE

3. 17. Swedish farmers - are they entrepreneurs? : and is there a support function for LRF to fulfil?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Johanna Svensson; [2011]
   Keywords : entrepreneurship; farmers; LRF; support function;

   Abstract : The EU market is being deregulated, which sees Swedish farmers that have traditionally been governed by different support systems being forced to adapt to a free market system and having to deal with the concept of supply and demand. The farming sector has during the past several years experienced harder conditions and the deregulation of the market has directly affected farmers. READ MORE

4. 18. Agricultural Science and Politics: The Dynamics of Politically Motivated Funding for Agricultural R&D in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Diana Kearney; [2010]
   Keywords : Agriculture; Africa; Research and Development; Politics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : What is the current state of agricultural research and development (R&D) in sub-Saharan Africa, how does it intertwine with politics, and why? How can roadblocks to agricultural science be overcome? This thesis addresses these questions, first by demonstrating the necessity of agriculture for nationwide development in sub-Saharan Africa, then by moving more specifically into agricultural research and development, with special emphasis on the role of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Agricultural science is a critical yet underutilized tool in a Less Developed Country’s (LDC) struggle to pull itself out of poverty and achieve nation-wide economic growth. READ MORE

5. 19. Landsbygdsutveckling och hästnäringen : en fallstudie av Vellinge ridstigsprojekt, från teori till handling

   University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

   Author : Anneli Bylander; [2010]
   Keywords : landsbygdsutveckling; hästnäring; ridstigar; planering; häst; tillgänglighet;

   Abstract : Sveriges landsbygd har länge präglats av följderna av enökande urbanisering. Förändringar i samhället har blandannat gjort att jord- och skogsbruket har rationaliseratsoch människorna har sökt sig till städerna för att finnaarbete och utbildning. READ MORE

6. 20. India in the Doha Development Round

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Christoffer Rosell; [2009]
   Keywords : the doha round; foreign policy; Key words: trade policy; two-level game Words: 10.076; negotiations; diplomacy; India; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis attempts to answer the question why there was a breakdown in talks between India and the USA over the issue Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM), at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva in July 2008. This is done through Robert Putnams’ two-level game framework, which is applied to the interplay between India’s diplomacy and domestic politics. READ MORE