Essays about: "machine agriculture"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 65 essays containing the words machine agriculture.

  1. 31. Gendered groundwater technology adoption in Bangladesh : case studies from Thakurgaon and Rangpur

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

    Author : Sadiq Zafrullah; [2019]
    Keywords : groundwater; technologies; irrigation; experiences; social construction; norms; intersectionality;

    Abstract : Groundwater irrigation technologies are crucial for dry season agriculture in the North Western part of Bangladesh. The production of the major crop of the country, rice, is highly dependent on groundwater irrigation using Shallow Tube Wells (STW) and Deep Tube Wells (DTW). READ MORE

  3. 32. Formulation and evaluation of fast disintegrating tablets for a pharmaceutical product

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Anastasios Pitsiladis; [2019]
    Keywords : Tablets; albumen; xanthan gum; powder flow; compactability; tablet strength; disintegration time; tablet weight; foamability; foam stability; food technology; livsmedelsteknologi; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : A new pharmaceutical product suitable to act as a negative contrast agent for Computerized Scan (CT-scan) of the abdomen is under development. At the moment the product has the form of a powder, which when dispersed in water and whipped, gives a stable foam. READ MORE

  4. 33. Vilka aspekter är viktiga att beakta vid byggnation av maskinhall : en enkätstudie hos lantbrukare

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Christian Esbjörnsson; William Montgomery; [2019]
    Keywords : enkätundersökning; oljeavskiljare; produktionsgrenar; solceller; verkstad; värmesystem; maskinförvaring; totalentreprenad;

    Abstract : I samband med att dagens produktionsgrenar inom lantbruk blir omfattande och även gårdarnas maskiner blir större så krävs det byggnader som är anpassade till det, vilket inte brukar vara fallet. De maskinhallar som byggdes förr är alldeles för låga i tak och för små. READ MORE

  5. 34. Paper-based flexible laminates tendency to curl

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Clémentine Muller; [2018]
    Keywords : flexible laminates; paper; curl; relative humidity; temperature; Technology and Engineering; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this study is to assess the impact of environmental conditions on paper-based flexible laminates tendency to curl. Any deviation in flatness may indeed affect materials processability. READ MORE

  6. 35. Minerals and Magic Machines: A critical approach to modern agricultural technology and its connection to world-system flows of rare earth elements

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen; [2018]
    Keywords : Technology; ag-tech; agriculture; Denmark; rare earths; extractivism; mining; China; discourse; reductionism; politics; nature; machines; fetishism; world system; supply chain; critical realism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis connects agricultural technology (ag-tech) within a Danish context to a world system of production in which rare earth elements (REs) play a crucial role. These elements are essential for modern technology. READ MORE