Essays about: "gmo"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the word gmo.

  1. 1. Harvesting Innovation : Strategic Planning for Technological Advancements and Regulatory Changes in Swedish Agriculture

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Kajsa Hagberg; Emma Stakston; Annika Tebaay; [2023]
    Keywords : Strategic planning; GE technology; CRISPR-Cas9; Agriculture; Regulatory changes;

    Abstract : Strategic management is crucial for organizational success in today's volatile business environment, and yet, underutilized within agricultural businesses. The agricultural industry is facing rapid change with the introduction of new GM technologies, such as CRISPR-Cas9, and following regulations. READ MORE

  3. 2. To What Extent EU Regulations and Consumer Behavior Have Affected the Expansion of Alternative Proteins: A Comparison of the Plant-Based and Cell-Based Meat Markets

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Josefine Andersson; Kassidy Hannah; [2023]
    Keywords : European Union; Meat Substitutes; Alternative Meat; Plant-Based Meat; Cell-Based Meat; Conventional Meat; GM Food; Novel Food; Food Law; PBM; CBM;

    Abstract : Plant-based meat (PBM) fulfills the criteria set by the European Union regulations for the product to be sold in the EU and is currently a highly consumed conventional meat substitute in the region. Whereas, cell-based meat (CBM), as of July 2023, does not fulfill the criteria set by the EU regulations for the product to be legally sold in the EU. READ MORE

  4. 3. "The Open Veins Remain Open": GM Soy Cultivation, Socio-Environmental Struggle and the Political Economy of Contemporary Peronist Development in Argentina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2023]
    Keywords : Argentina; genetically modified soy; GMO; extractivism; Peronism; Kirchner; Gramsci; bio-hegemony; interviews; participant observation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Argentina is a pioneer in practicing export-oriented extractivism as a model of socio-economic development. A prevalent extractive project is genetically modified (GM) soy, which was adopted under neoliberal governance in the 1990s and has had a variety of socio-environmental consequences in the country. READ MORE

  5. 4. Activist resistance against mega-projects in Yucatan : a Buen Vivir and Degrowth approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Francisco Javier Montaño Cruz; [2020]
    Keywords : Yucatán; Mega-projects; Development; Buen Vivir; Degrowth; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at the activist resistance in Yucatán from the perspective of theories of Buen Vivir and Degrowth. Based on a critique of mega-projects, economic growth and development, as well as a theoretical explanation of resistance in the Global South and its links to Buen Vivir and Degrowth, this research explores how mega-projects in Yucatán have existed since the age of henequen, during the middle of the 19th century. READ MORE

  6. 5. Animal Source Foods and Sustainable Funds. A Discursive Approach to Investments in the Animal Food Business

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Simon Svendler; [2019]
    Keywords : Animal source foods; Sustainable funds; Climate change; Storylines; Ecocentrism; Selection criteria; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : Animal source foods have been targeted in a wide range of literature, highlighting the business as a major driver of climate change and biodiversity loss. This study shows how actors involved in sustainable funds approach animal source foods and how they regard the business as a potential selection criterion. READ MORE