Essays about: "food trade history"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words food trade history.

1. 1. Consumers’ perception of climate-smart wine packaging : a case study on Systembolaget

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Nicole Chidiac; Iris Lundquist; [2023]
   Keywords : Wine packaging; climate impact; consumer behavior; sustainability labels; ; CSR; Alpabeth Theory;

   Abstract : Environmental concerns in the wine industry are getting more attention worldwide, making it important to shift to more sustainable practices. One of the most significant CO2e emissions originates from wine glass bottles as packaging material. READ MORE

3. 2. Temperaturens inverkan på tillväxt av olika mikroorganismer på frysta livsmedel

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Almohannad Alahmad; [2022]
   Keywords : Frysning; ; förskämning; hållbarhet; mikroorganism; upptining;

   Abstract : Metoder för att bevara mat har varit en viktig aspekt för att säkra livsmedelsförsörjningen genom historien. Frysning och andra konserveringsmetoder har använts med framgång under årens lopp för att förlänga livsmedels hållbarhetstid, men det finns ibland mikroorganismer på livsmedel som kan växa till mängder som kan leda till sjukdom och utgöra problem för individers hälsa, eller så kan de förskämma livsmedel. READ MORE

4. 3. Friends with benefits? - Does gut microbiota of Spodoptera littoralis affect insecticide resistance and are there any costs of insecticide resistance development?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

   Author : Sarah Heithausen; [2021]
   Keywords : insecticide resistance development; gut microbiota; gut symbiont-mediated resistance; trade-off effects; fitness costs; symbiosis; survival; life-history traits; fecundity;

   Abstract : The insect gut microbiota has many important functions for insects such as detoxification of host plant toxins. Recently there has been a growing interest on the effect of insect gut microbiota on insecticide resistance development. Insecticide resistance is a growing concern for food security and sustainable agriculture. READ MORE

5. 4. Modus Hoperandi: A Critical Agrarian Study of Hop Production in Sweden and Exploration of Localized Hop Production in the Scandinavian Context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Enrique Mejia; [2019]
   Keywords : Critical Agrarian Studies; Sweden; Hops; Humulus Lupulus; Economic Localization; Agricultural History; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : Using a critical agrarian studies approach, this study focuses on the history and current context of hop production in Sweden and adjoining parts of Scandinavia as a case study illustrating how land-use changes and the paradigm shift towards globalized agri-food systems has tended to marginalize traditional crop production as well as how completely new forms of hop production are able to practically confront the capitalist logic of globalized agriculture. This study explores class relationships, land-use changes, and the paradigm shift towards globalized agri-food systems to explain Sweden’s reliance upon foreign production systems to satisfy its growing hop consumption, despite centuries of domestic hop production. READ MORE

6. 5. Pig Ear Tagger Concept

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

   Author : Axel Nordberg; [2016]
   Keywords : product development; agriculture; handheld power tool; ear tags; pig; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of the development of a concept for a new product, the primary purpose of which is to quickly and easily attach legally required tags to the ears of livestock pigs. The project was undertaken at Attention, a product development company based in Copenhagen. READ MORE