Essays about: "problem in agriculture, related in literature"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words problem in agriculture, related in literature.

1. 6. Using the Sustainable Development Goals to Facilitate Comprehensive Planning : A mapping of interlinkages between the targetsof Agenda 2030 and seawater desalination in Agadir, Morocco

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Douglas Lindén; Linnéa Nyman; [2018]
   Keywords : Water; Morocco; Agriculture;

   Abstract : Freshwater scarcity is an issue with multiple origins, currently affecting a major part of theearths' population. Rapid urbanization, intensive agriculture, people growth and overconsumption leads to stress on freshwater resources; a concern that is expected to increase inthe future due to the impacts of climate change. READ MORE

3. 7. Ektoparasiticiden fipronil : vän eller fiende?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Sara Lennartsson; [2017]
   Keywords : fipronil; Frontline vet.®; ektoparasit; toxikologi; jordbruk;

   Abstract : En rad olika substanser och bekämpningsmedel framställs för att bekämpa ektoparasiter. Fenylpyrazolen fipronil är en av dessa substanser, och klassas som ett andra generationens insektsmedel. Denna litteraturstudie har undersökt vad fipronil har för negativa effekter på djur och människor som utsätts för substansen. READ MORE

4. 8. Varför exporterar inte svenska lantbrukare mer? : barriärer före och efter exportbeslutet

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Ida Karlsson; Malin Söderman; [2016]
   Keywords : export; barriärer; hinder; handel; EU; beslutsmodellen; lantbruksföretagare; Sverige; lantbruk;

   Abstract : Världen har sedan början av 1990-talet blivit allt mer globaliserad och med en ökande befolkningsmängd har exporten av varor fått en allt mer betydande roll i samhället. Den svenska exporten av jordbruksprodukter har på senare tid ökat, men trots att efterfrågan på den globala marknaden ökar tvekar fortfarande många företag inför exportbeslutet. READ MORE

5. 9. Organic farming’s role in adaptation to and mitigation of climate change : an overview of ecological resilience and a model case study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Gusten Brodin; [2016]
   Keywords : sustainable agriculture; soil carbon sequestration; organic farming; climate change resilience; LPJ-GUESS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Agriculture is essential for human survival and today it faces many problems related to both climate change and an increasing population. While increased total yields during the 20th century have created the conditions for both global economic and population growth, the agricultural practices utilized have often had detrimental consequences both for ecosystems and people. READ MORE

6. 10. Veterinary pharmaceutical residues seen from a Swedish environmental and regulatory perspective: The case of intense livestock farming in close location to drinking water supplies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Anna Ohlsson; [2015]
   Keywords : veterinary pharmaceutical residues; aquatic environment; monitoring drinking water supplies; livestock areas; Science General;

   Abstract : Veterinary pharmaceuticals used in areas with intense agriculture and livestock/horse yard facilities may leach into the soil and be further transported as runoff into surface waters used as drinking water supplies. The focus of this thesis is to clarify how the existing legal framework on monitoring and regulating these residues, help Sweden to comply with two of the national environmental quality objectives related to drinking water. READ MORE