Essays about: "globalization agriculture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words globalization agriculture.

  1. 1. Ökade produktionskostnader och krisberedskap : en intervjustudie från ekologiska nötköttsproducenters perspektiv

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

    Author : Hanna Lundberg; [2023]
    Keywords : lantbruk; nötköttsproduktion; livsmedelssystem; livsmedelssäkerhet; försäljningskanaler; krisberedskap;

    Abstract : Kriget i Ukraina har bidragit till stora utmaningar för dagens producenter i form av ökade produktionskostnader. Kostnader för insatsvaror, el och drivmedel har skjutit i höjden vilket har bidragit till att lantbrukare tvingats skära ner sin produktion eller i vissa fall lägga ner den helt (LRF 2022b). READ MORE

  3. 2. Globaliation and Female Labor Force Participation : The case of Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Tifuh Regine Check; [2022]
    Keywords : Globalization; Female; Africa; Labor force participation; Gender; Development.;

    Abstract : Female labor force participation is an essential factor for the economic andsocio-economic development of nations. Closing gender gaps on the Africanlabor market is thus not just a fairness issue, it is good economics. READ MORE

  4. 3. Trade diversification and changing food consumption patterns since the 2000s: The case of homogenizing diets globally and in the BRICS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Giulia Belardo; [2018]
    Keywords : Food consumption; Homogenization; Diets; Trade diversification; Herfindahl index; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : International agricultural trade has seen big developments throughout time, initially driven particularly by the industrial revolution and then influenced by globalization and changes in technology. Coupled with decreasing barriers to trade, the rise of trade agreements, and economic growth of countries, international influences are having big effects on food consumption patterns. READ MORE

  5. 4. Brösarp dairy farm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Henrik Karlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Within the globalization of the food industry lies gaps, disconnecting the consumer from the foods origins, increasing the ignorance about agriculture and where the food on the table comes from, and how it is produced. This thesis is focusing on the area of the dairy production industry, and how monopoly creates diversity between the small local farmer and the dairy giants, forcing small farms to shut down. READ MORE

  6. 5. Trying to “fit” in: Consequences of uniform development goals for diverse social-ecological systems

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Radhika Gupta; [2017]
    Keywords : West Sikkim; India; Social-ecological systems;

    Abstract : Local social-ecological systems (SES) have diverse needs owing to their heterogeneous properties such as distinctive histories, cultures and environments. Previous studies have illustrated that a failure to recognize spatial and temporal dynamics, especially in the context of the Anthropocene, where ‘time and space are compressed’ due to globalization, gives rise to the problem of ‘fit’. READ MORE