Essays about: "common agricultural policy"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 78 essays containing the words common agricultural policy.
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16. Bracing for the inevitable: An exploratory multi-case study of local climate change adaptation plans
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Vulnerability to climate change and the capacity to adapt to it are the result of intersecting power structures, system dynamics, and social identity markers otherwise known as intersectionality; and thus, differ greatly between contexts. However, despite the stark contextual differences between small and metropolitan cities, and lower and higher income countries, the policy and study of climate change adaptive planning has often focused on capital cities and technocratic solutions as a default blueprint for adaptation processes. READ MORE
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17. Multifunctional production systems in Brazil : Opportunities, barriers, and implementation
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggandeAbstract : As populations grow and the call for renewable energy increases, so does the demand for biomass. However, the sustainability of biomass production has been debated. Concerns involve both negative environmental impacts from agricultural production, as well as the effects of increased bioenergy use on food security. READ MORE
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18. Analysis of automated monitoring for results-based agri-environmental schemes : a case study in Baden-Württemberg
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Results-based agri-environmental policies on the one side, and automation through technology, for instance in monitoring, on the other side, are two favored ways of the European Commission for a more effective and more cost-efficient Common Agricultural Policy. But how well do these two aspects go together? This thesis analyses transaction cost scenarios of current on-thespot controls and automated controls in a case example in a species rich grassland scheme in Baden-Württemberg (FAKT B3). READ MORE
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19. Delays in subsidy payments from the common agriculture policy of the European Union : a qualitative study of some ruminant farmers in Uppsala county, Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This Master's thesis is about how some farmers in Uppsala County experience delays in subsidy payments from the Swedish Board of Agriculture (SBA). This topic falls within the field of rural development as farms are in rural areas and are essential for society as they provide food and other agricultural goods. READ MORE
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20. Barriers and Bridges for Establishing Agroforestry : A qualitative study of Swedish land use policy in relation to agroforestry
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Numerous scholars describe agroforestry as an extraordinary food production system that generates viable ecosystems and accommodates regenerative capabilities. Agroforestry may therefore be a promising solution to the future environmental challenges facing food production. READ MORE
