Essays about: "farmers’ opinion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the words farmers’ opinion.

  1. 1. Evaluating the potential of circular food waste management : A focus on insect feed utilization

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Jenny Eliasson; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Circular Business Models; BSF; Mealworm; Barriers; Drivers; Cirkulär ekonomi; Circkulära affärsmodeller; Soldatfluga; Mjölmask; Barriärer; Drivkrafter;

    Abstract : Approximately a third of all food produced globally is thrown away, causing both unnecessary environmental impact and unnecessary costs for producers and consumers. Food waste occurs in all steps in the supply chain, from primary production to retail stores, restaurants, and households. READ MORE

  3. 2. Swedish Farmers’ Acceptance of RCTs and Economic Experiments

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Leon Johannes Englberger; [2022]
    Keywords : Economics; agriculture; farmers’ opinion; agricultural policy; experimental economics; economic experiments; environmental policy; RCTs;

    Abstract : A shift in the Common European Agriculture (CAP) towards agri-environmental payment schemes meant to incentivise the provision of environmental public goods calls for a diverse set of policy evaluation methods. Economic experiments such as RCTs can be efficient and cost-effective tools for improving and evaluating the effectiveness of these novel policies. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of production system on animal welfare of cattle prior to slaughter : from loading on-farm to stunning at the slaughterhouse

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Elin Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Animal Behaviour; Human-animal interaction; Protocol; Direct observations; Loading; Transport; Unloading; Driving race; Conventional; KRAV-certified;

    Abstract : The slaughter process, from loading the animals on the transport on-farm until stunning at the slaughterhouse, makes our production animals exposed to stressful situations and unknown environments. Animal welfare prior to slaughter has been questioned for several years and science behind how animal welfare is affected is lacking. READ MORE

  5. 4. Certifierat lantbruk : ur ett lönsamhetsperspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Emma Hansell; Karl Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : motivation; decision; decision theory; motivation theory; investment; investment theory; organic; conventional; crop production; dairy production; profitability;

    Abstract : Idag finns flertalet sätt att driva ett lantbruksföretag, varav två generella sätt är enligt ekologiska eller konventionella metoder. Sedan 2005 har andelen ekologiskt odlad åkermark ökat radikalt, däremot har denna ökning stannat av de senaste fem åren. READ MORE

  6. 5. Att våga våga : en studie om självhushållare, deras drivkrafter och skapandet av en ny social rörelse

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

    Author : Elin Östensson; [2020]
    Keywords : självhushållare; gröna vågen; ruralisering; meningsskapande;

    Abstract : Världen är i förändring och vi står inför en rad framtida utmaningar. Bland annat kommer fossildrivna städernas hegemoni utmanas allt mer i takt med att oljan blir dyrare att framställa. Det leder till en högre grad av ruralisering, men redan idag finns ett flyttmönster av stadsmänniskor in till landsbygden. READ MORE