Essays about: "global food supply"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 124 essays containing the words global food supply.

  1. 1. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Seed has been Planted : Examining public-private cooperation in the civil preparedness sector of food supply and drinking water

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gustaf Stövling; [2024]
    Keywords : Civil preparedness; crisis management; public-private cooperation; rationalist organizational; social-psychological; total defense;

    Abstract : The resurgence and increased use of the total defense concept in the political landscape of Sweden comes in a time of global geopolitical uncertainties and multifaceted security crises. Despite its stated importance, how the private sector should be incorporated into this structure remains somewhat unclear. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring the Determinants of Agricultural Commodity Returns

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Andreas Blidberg; Ludwig Skans; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Agricultural commodities; Energy commodities; Granger causality; Vector Error Correction Model; VECM; Impulse Response Functions; IRF;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the Granger causal relations between agricultural commodity returns and several potential determinants using a multivariate Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) and Impulse Response Functions (IRF). Agricultural commodities are critical for global food supply, and understanding their determinants is crucial for policymakers and investors. READ MORE

  5. 4. Motståndskraftiga lantbrukare i ett sårbart samhälle : en undersökning av riskuppfattning och resiliens på svenska mjölkgårdar

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

    Author : Katarina Hedman; [2023]
    Keywords : lantbrukare; djursjukdomar; mul- och klövsjuka; mjölkproduktion; resiliens; risk; riskuppfattning; risksamhälle;

    Abstract : Strukturrationaliseringen av lantbruket tillsammans med de alltmer globala förbindelserna länder emellan gör att risken för snabb och vidsträckt smittspridning vid ett sjukdomsutbrott ökar. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka lantbrukares inställning till smittsamma djursjukdomar och analysera deras riskuppfattning och resiliens i förhållande till ett allvarligt sjukdomsutbrott. READ MORE

  6. 5. THE IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ON PROFITABILITY : A quantitative study of the food manufacturing sector in Sri Lanka between 2017 and 2021

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : seemali Athuldora Arachchi; Nimesha Sugandhi; [2023]
    Keywords : Listed food manufacturing companies; Profitability; Efficiency Inventory Management;

    Abstract : ivABSTRACTBusinesses must overcome a variety of difficulties as a result of the considerable changersin the global economy. Due to import limitations, excessive inflation, and ongoing foreignexchange troubles in the economy. Sri Lankan industries, particularly food markers, arecurrently experiencing extremely difficult times. READ MORE