Essays about: "food security dimensions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words food security dimensions.

1. 1. Ecosystems Services in swidden agriculture in the Peruvian tropical Andes : the Kechwa-Lamas farm-forestry system

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

   Author : Geannine Gisset Chabaneix Portocarrero; [2023]
   Keywords : swidden agriculture; ecosystem services; Peru; Amazon;

   Abstract : In the Amazon, life supporting services are importantly associated to forest areas. Nevertheless, the connection of ecosystem services to agricultural systems it is also of great importance, because agriculture is one of the most important causes of degradation and loss of these areas. READ MORE

3. 2. “ESTAMOS ESQUECIDOS”A case study for capabilities in the perspective of small-scale vegetable producers in Southeastern Brazil

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Bruno de Paula; [2022]
   Keywords : Small-scale producers; rural poverty; wellbeing; collective action; peasantry; quality of life; capabilities; food security; food production; family farmers; São Paulo; Brazil;

   Abstract : Global food supply chains have drastically changed over the last decades. Whereas some international firms embedded in the international markets are on the cutting edge of food production processes and technology, small-scale producers do not always experience the same opportunity in accessing such global value chains. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring the role of business intermediaries to advance circular bioeconomy : multi case study on plant-essential nutrient recycling firms and users in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Urankhaich Batsukh; [2022]
   Keywords : business model; circular bioeconomy; intermediary; nitrogen; nutrient recycling; phosphorus; sewage sludge; wastewater;

   Abstract : Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are key biological nutrients for global crop production and are directly linked to global food security. Despite the enormous agricultural expansion in the past century, excessive use of these elements is causing biochemical imbalances that lead to overstepping the ‘planetary boundaries’ beyond what the earth can hold. READ MORE

5. 4. The Price of a Green Conscience : Social impacts of carbon forestry projects

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Jasmine Brown; [2021]
   Keywords : Climate compensation; Sustainable development; Tree planting; Uganda; Mozambique;

   Abstract : Scholars and civil society organizations have over the last decade referred to large-scale carbon sequestration TPPs as "carbon colonialism" (Carmody and Taylor, 2016) as well as a "development by dispossession" dressed in new clothing behind words such as climate change mitigation and development (Kröger, 2012). Concerns have been raised that the trade-offs from the implementation of industrial tree plantations (ITPs) may result in conflicting effects on countries' overall development (The Oakland Institute, 2019; Osborne, 2015; Nel & Hill, 2013). READ MORE

6. 5. COVID-19’s Impact on Food Security Among Refugees in Uganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Jonas Bork Bosak; [2021]
   Keywords : Food security; Settlement-Based Refugees; Urban-Based Refugees; Uganda; COVID-19; Bidibidi; Kampala; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Uganda’s development-based refugee model is widely recognised as the most progressive in the world by the international community. The model has however come under solid pressure owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and food insecurity among refugees in the country has become a major problem. READ MORE