Essays about: "large-scale agricultural investment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words large-scale agricultural investment.

  1. 1. The impacts of a cancelled large-scale agricultural investment on smallholder farmers’ land use and access

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

    Author : Philipp Erbach; [2023]
    Keywords : large-scale; agriculture; small-scale farming; power relations; knowledge; post-colonialism; land; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Large-scale agricultural investments have seen a rise in popularity over the years, promising economic growth, food security, and poverty eradication around the globe. Through the rising involvement of development aid agencies with private investors, the number of foreign large-scale investments in developing countries significantly increased. READ MORE

  3. 2. Family farm and financial asset : external land ownership and family agriculture on the Swedish Plains

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

    Author : Hedvig Goldhahn; [2021]
    Keywords : financialization; family farming; land ownership; tenancy; Uppsala Akademiförvaltning;

    Abstract : In Sweden, the potential deregulation of the land market has been discussed in recent years, motivated by the increasing demand for external capital in agriculture. Corporate entities’ are currently restricted from purchasing farmland by the Swedish Land Acquisition Act. READ MORE

  4. 3. Modelling of organic data centers

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : Mimmi Sandström; [2020]
    Keywords : organic data center; waste heat recovery; free cooling; next generation data center; greenhouse; ekologisk datorhall; återvinning av spillvärme; fri kyla; nästa generation datorhall; växthus;

    Abstract : I det här examensarbetet undersöks möjligheten att återvinna termisk energi genom att driva en så kallad ekologisk datorhall. Denna uppstår genom en integration mellan en storskalig högpresterande datorhall och ett växthus. READ MORE

  5. 4. Barriers and Bridges for Establishing Agroforestry : A qualitative study of Swedish land use policy in relation to agroforestry

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Linnéa Pasquier; [2020]
    Keywords : Agroforestry; policy; financial support; agriculture; forestry; political ecology; landscape value; Common Agricultural Policy; Rural Development Program; Sweden;

    Abstract : Numerous scholars describe agroforestry as an extraordinary food production system that generates viable ecosystems and accommodates regenerative capabilities. Agroforestry may therefore be a promising solution to the future environmental challenges facing food production. READ MORE

  6. 5. Behovsstyrd insamling av matavfall för biogasproduktion i regioner med stor del glesbygd

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Lisa Stoltz; [2018]
    Keywords : fordonsgas; hushållsavfall; jordbruksavfall; transporter; landsbygd;

    Abstract : The use of fossil fuels need to decrease, and the management of both societies’ and nature’s resources have to increase. Production of biogas from food- and agricultural waste can aid in achieving both of these goals. The energy as well as the nutrients in waste are utilized through production of biogas. READ MORE