Essays about: "commercial urban farmers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words commercial urban farmers.

  1. 1. The Ecological and Social Effects of Gentrification and Urbanisation in Thailand's Lower Chao Phraya Delta

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Daniel O'Kane; [2022]
    Keywords : Gentrification; Urbanisation; Bangkok; Chao Phraya; Bang Kachao; Rangsit; Lower Chao Phraya Delta; Mangrove; Land Speculation; Concretisation; Flood; Flooding; Canals; Permaculture; Liquid Perception; Solid Perception; Land Clearance; Waterscape Urbanism; Salinisation; Agriculture; Food Security; Wealth Inequality; Property Tax; Land Tax; Greenwashing;

    Abstract : Rapid economic development and urban expansion of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) places pressure on biomes and communities alike. In a world suffering from the increasing effects of climate change, unchecked urbanisation comes at the expense of carbon sequestrating environments. READ MORE

  3. 2. Challenges to commercial urban agriculture : a qualitative study with actors involved in the urban agriculture scene of Malmö, Sweden

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

    Author : Sandra Pettersson; [2021]
    Keywords : agroecology; urban farming; urban agriculture; local food production; commercial urban agriculture; market; gardening; local food production; alternative food systems; SWOT; IPA; stadsbruk;

    Abstract : Climate change has led to a number of implications for humans. One of the main challenges for the future will revolve around the access to resources and food. In order to work towards food security we have to rethink our agricultural system and our practices. READ MORE

  4. 3. Lönsam stadsodling : strategier och affärsmodeller för kommersiell stadsodling i Malmö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Anton Castenberg; [2020]
    Keywords : urban; odling; stadsbruk; jordbruk; affärsstrategi; hållbar stadsutveckling; ekonomi; urban; odling; stadsbruk; jordbruk; affärsstrategi; hållbar stadsutveckling; ekonomi; småskalig; grönsaksodling; närodlat; småskalig; grönsaksodling; närodlat;

    Abstract : Intresset för stadsodling i Malmö är stort och det finns en mängd olika odlingsprojekt i staden, både med social och kommersiell inriktning. Detta arbete fokuserar på den kommersiella inriktningen och utgår ifrån projektet Stadsbruk som hjälpt många entreprenörer att starta upp sina odlingsföretag i staden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Farmers’ perspectives on male out-migration and the future of agrarian livelihoods in Rwanda : case studies from Rudashya and Kiryango villages

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

    Author : Eric Nisingizwe; [2019]
    Keywords : Agrarian Livelihoods; migration; push factors; pull factors; livelihood strategies; gender relations; remittances;

    Abstract : Rural out-migration is prevalent phenomenon throughout the Global South. In this study, I explore the effects of male out-migration on the agrarian livelihoods of the farmers‟ households in Rwanda. READ MORE

  6. 5. Growing on (Un)common Ground: Motivations and Locational Choice of Urban Agriculture Entrepreneurs

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Kerstin Schreiber; [2018]
    Keywords : urban agriculture; commercial urban farming; location-based entrepreneurship; ecopreneurship; grounded theory; motivation;

    Abstract : Urban agriculture in post-industrial countries is commonly represented in form of shared community gardens or individual gardening lots. However, within the last years, an increasing number of commercial urban farming enterprises around the globe have started their operations. READ MORE