Essays about: "farmer s perspective"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 39 essays containing the words farmer s perspective.

  1. 21. Farming in case of crisis : farmers’ political trust and the social contract for food security in Sweden

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

    Author : Sofia Sollén Norrlin; [2016]
    Keywords : Farmers; social contract; political trust; responsibility; food security; cooperation; crisis preparedness; civil defense;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the role of agriculture and Swedish national food security in the event of a crisis in the food chain. The focus is on farmers' political trust and the relationship between farmers and government, mainly regarding crisis management. READ MORE

  3. 22. Bonden i skolan – granskad ur en faktamässig och pedagogisk synvinkel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Elin Wejdmark; [2016]
    Keywords : Bonden i skolan; elev; inlärning; kunskap; The farmer in school; student; learning; knowledge;

    Abstract : From the late 1800s to late 1900s, the degree of urbanization increased from 15% to 80%. Today, 85 % of Sweden´s population live in cities (Svanström, 2015). As little as 172 700 (Jordbruksverket, 2015a) of Sweden´s total 4 962 000 employed people (SCB, 2015c) work with farming in different contexts. READ MORE

  4. 23. Underhåll av lantbrukets mjölkladugårdar : en studie av faktorer som påverkar underhållsbeslutet och dess principiella ekonomiska effekter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Sandra Alm ; Alexandra Söderström; [2015]
    Keywords : maintainance; agriculture; detoriorating; farm building; dairy production;

    Abstract : Ekonomibyggnader är en förutsättning för lantbruksproduktionen och underhåll bör således vara en central angelägenhet i ett lantbruksföretag. I perioder med sämre ekonomi, då företa-gare måste se över sina kostnader, är det möjligt att underhåll och investeringar får stå till-baka. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Influence of Agroforestry on Soil Fertility in Coffee Cultivations : A Review and a Field Study on Smallholding Coffee Farms in Colombia

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2015]
    Keywords : Agroforestry; coffee farming; shade coffee; soil fertility; respiration rate;

    Abstract : Coffee is, together with cacao, the crop most commonly cultivated under shade trees in order to cope with physiological stress (as drought and sun radiation) and erosion as well as to generate additional income for the farmer. However, today this agroforestry coffee management is increasingly transformed into industrial plantation with little or no shade using varieties that tolerates full sun and can be planted with higher density. READ MORE

  6. 25. The business models of commercial urban farming in developed countries

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : David Ingemar Hedin; [2015]
    Keywords : alternative food network; business model; competitive advantage; horticulture; short food supply chain; strategy; urban farming; vertical farming;

    Abstract : This thesis is an analysis of the business models used in commercial urban farming in the developed world. With its global sample and praxis to include all found firms not subject to delimitations, this thesis is an extension of the academic writing that already has gone beyond the case approach in studying urban farming and alternative food networks. READ MORE