Essays about: "agrochemical"

Found 5 essays containing the word agrochemical.

  1. 1. Land? Gone. Water? Gone. What Next? A Systematic Review of Impacts of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions on Water Security of Smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Ahmed Asadullah; [2023]
    Keywords : Large-Scale Land Acquisition LSLA ; Water Security; Smallholders; Impact; Sub-Saharan Africa SSA ; Hydrosocial Cycle; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent land grabs in Sub-Saharan Africa are influenced by both land availability and access to water resources beyond seasonal rains. However, much of the literature has treated land grabs and their attendant water resource appropriations as separate phenomena until recently. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessment of the sustainability of the small-scale food production system in Guachetá, Colombia : opportunities for agroecological interventions

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

    Author : Alejandro Barrios Latorre; [2021]
    Keywords : agroecology; agroecological assessment; TAPE; small-scale agriculture; climate change; participation; Colombia;

    Abstract : Small-scale farming systems in the Colombian Andes are vulnerable to threats that affect not only the food production and self-sufficiency of local communities, but that can affect the wellbeing of farmers and the environment. A holistic perspective of agriculture leads to understanding of the complexity of agroecosystems including its elements, processes, dynamics, interactions, synergies and trade-offs. READ MORE

  4. 3. Climate-smart cocoa in Ghana: Examining discourses, trade-offs and implications for cocoa smallholders

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Felix Nasser; [2019]
    Keywords : cocoa; Ghana; Climate-smart agriculture; Community Resource Management Area Mechanisms;

    Abstract : Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as a concept to address the multiple challenges and interdependencies of agriculture and climate change. Within CSA debates, equity and agroecology are especially contested. READ MORE

  5. 4. 2-Hydroxypyridine-Ligated Pd-complexes as pre-catalysts in Hydrogen Borrowing Chemistry α -Alkylation of Ketones Using Alcohols

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Ayesha Kanwal; [2017]
    Keywords : Hydrogen Borrowing in activation of alcohols; Palladium in Catalysis; hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions; hydrogen borrowing concept for hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions; 2-hydroxyquinoline Ligand; 2-hydroxy pyridine ligands; inorganic chemistry; oorganisk kemi; Chemistry;

    Abstract : An efficient method for selective alpha-alkylation of ketones with alcohols was developed using 2-hydroxypyridine-based ligands coordinated by palladium as pre-catalysts. The reactions were performed without additional additives under mild reaction conditions. The method is environmentally friendly to build C-C bond as water is the only byproduct. READ MORE

  6. 5. Milk With Soda : A Minor Field Study on the Chemical Companies’ and Distributors’ Role in the Usage of Pesticides in the Rice Cultivation, Tarapoto, Peru

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande

    Author : Agneta Andersson; [2006]
    Keywords : pesticides; chemical companies; agrochemical distributors; agrostores; corporate social responsibility; relationship marketing; Tarapoto; Peru; pesticidas; compañías químicas; distribuidores de agroquímicos; agroveterinarios; responsabilidad social; marketing relacional; Tarapoto; Peru;

    Abstract : There are great problems of pesticide poisonings in the rural parts of the developing countries. Although these countries only use 25 percent of the world’s pesticide production they suffer from 99 percent of the deaths due to pesticide poisoning. READ MORE