Essays about: "land productivity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 125 essays containing the words land productivity.
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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 SciencesAbstract : 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
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2. Klimatutsläpp från Region Uppsalas solcellsanläggningar ur ett livscykelperspektiv
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and TechnologyAbstract : Solceller är en del av en ny teknik för att kunna producera förnyelsebar energi som kan ersätta dagens fossila energikällor. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur stora klimatutsläppen blir för de olika solcellsanläggningarna i Region Uppsala ur ett livscykelperspektiv, samt vilka faktorer som påverkar utsläppen. READ MORE
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3. Kemiska växtskyddsmedel i jordbruket : en förutsättning för tryggad livsmedelsförsörjning?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Jordbruket står inför stora utmaningar under de kommande decennierna. Jordens ökande befolkning driver upp efterfrågan på livsmedel och biobränslen från jordbruket. Men jordbrukets produktion bör inte öka genom att expandera till ytan eftersom det skulle ske på bekostnad av viktiga naturliga habitat. READ MORE
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4. FISCAL POLICY AND GENDER INEQUALITY : A CASE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN NIGERIA
University essay from Södertörns högskola/NationalekonomiAbstract : Over the years governmental efforts to resolve the issues of gender inequality particularly in the developing countries appear to be less significant, and some scholars have identified this failing as the bane of economic growth and development in such countries. It is argued that the consequences which stems from discrimination against women who constitute about 70% of agricultural labor market in Nigeria and their low empowerment in Nigeria's agriculture sector led to the overall low productivity in the country's agriculture sector. READ MORE
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5. RE+: A permaculture approach to regenerate Gastelyckan through urban design and urban farming
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The global food system is facing significant challenges, for example, Sweden is a big partner of the European Union in terms of imported and exported food, like many countries in the world, Sweden depends on other countries for food production. In addition to it, the agriculture industry is responsible for 26% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, due to the transportation of food, use of land, livestock and farming. READ MORE
