Essays about: "crop orientation"

Found 4 essays containing the words crop orientation.

  1. 1. Agro-ecological diversification in meat and dairy farms : barriers and drivers in the European and Swedish policy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Chiara Pia; [2020]
    Keywords : agricultural policy; agro-ecological diversification; CAP; feed-food competition; policy analysis; Rural Development Programme;

    Abstract : Food systems are increasingly characterised by specialisation and separation between ani-mal and crop production, as well as the use of food suitable for human consumption for feed. The regionalisation of production creates hotspots for environmental degradation and decreases the resource use efficiency. READ MORE

  2. 2. Cash crops vs food crops : A case study of household's crop choices in Babati District

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Petter Åström; [2009]
    Keywords : Tanzania; Babati; household; crop orientation; crop portfolio choices; cash crops.;

    Abstract : According to earlier research farmer's crop orientation in developing countries mainly depends on farm size, large-scale farmers prefer cash crop while small-scale farmers prefer subsistence crops. The first aim of this study is to see if this hypothesis can be applied on six households in Babati District in rural Tanzania. READ MORE

  3. 3. Plume interaction and odour source spacing ofpheromone and non-host volatiles : : Behaviouraleffects on bark beetles and moths

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Muhammad Binyameen; [2009]
    Keywords : Odour; plume structure; plume interactions; Spodoptera littoralis; S. litura; Ips typographus; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; Coleoptera; Scolytidae; PID; orientation; sex pheromone; NHV ;

    Abstract : Insects have a remarkable ability to sense whether odours are released from one point source or from two closely separated ones. Therefore it is of interest to study the interactions of pheromone component odour plumes to affect the insect behaviour when the release points ofdifferent components are physically separated. READ MORE

  4. 4. Arbetsrationalisering genom samarbete : en fallstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Henrik Carlsson; [2004]
    Keywords : ekonomiska aspekter; lönsamhetsanalyser;

    Abstract : To be a part of the future we have to make a profit, one way to improve the profit margin is by reducing the fixed costs. This paper discusses the financial results of equipment cooperatives in crop production. Through a case study of three farms in Södermanland, we have an example of how it can look today and how it could look tomorrow. READ MORE