Essays about: "banana cultivation"

Found 5 essays containing the words banana cultivation.

1. 1. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden

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

   Author : Susan Lan; [2023]
   Keywords : drought; water scarcity; land degradation; cotton Gossypium sp. ; synthetic textiles; viscose; lyocell; IKEA; agro-waste; poplar Populus sp. ; bamboo Bambusoideae ; sustainability;

   Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE

3. 2. Banana by-products in Thailand - Exploring its feasibility as bioplastics feedstock for food packaging

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

   Author : Ratchadetch Termpitipong; [2021]
   Keywords : Banana by-products; bio-based packaging; bioplastic; value chain; Thailand; feasibility; DEFT analysis; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This study aims to determine the operational feasibility of utilizing banana cultivation by-products as an alternative raw material in bioplastic production, replacing bio-based feedstock that is otherwise used as food in Thailand. By following the exploratory qualitative research approach, a combination of secondary sources of information together with interviews with the identified stakeholders involved in banana cultivation and bioplastic value chains were used in data collection process. READ MORE

4. 3. Paddy and banana cultivation in Sri Lanka : a study analysing the farmers’ constraints in agriculture with focus on Sooriyawewa D.S. division

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Erika Perming; [2014]
   Keywords : rainfall; banana cultivation; paddy cultivation; Physical geography and ecosystem analysis; Sri Lanka; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The farmers in Sooriyawewa D.S. division, situated in the Dry Zone in Sri Lanka, are main cultivators of paddy and banana. The agriculture in the Dry Zone is heavily depending on water from the irrigation schemes. READ MORE

5. 4. Intercropping strategies and challenges in cacao production : a field study in Juanjuí, Peru

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

   Author : Linnea Persson; Hanna Johansson; [2012]
   Keywords : cacao; cocoa; Peru; agroforestry; intercropping;

   Abstract : In the region of San Martín, Peru, deforestation has led to a loss of biodiversity and agro-diversity. Furthermore, coca cultivation was common in the area a few years back. READ MORE

6. 5. Cultivation potential in Hambantota district, Sri Lanka : a minor field study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Per Schubert; [2004]
   Keywords : naturgeografi; climatology; agricultural production; crop yield; physical geography; point system; geomorphology; cartography; pedology; geomorfologi; marklära; kartografi; klimatologi; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: För att öka tillgången på mat och att generera arbeten och inkomster är det angeläget för utvecklingsländer att öka produktionen inom jordbruket. En förutsättning för detta är att eliminera produktionshinder genom att dels förbättra jordbruksmetoder, dels identifiera olika områden som är lämpliga för olika typer av jordbruk. READ MORE