Essays about: "problems in Agriculture"

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1. 6. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Pablo Ratti; [2023]
   Keywords : Agroecology; transition; top-down; scenario; participatory policies;

   Abstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE

3. 7. 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

4. 8. Suspensions of Calcium Phosphate : Interactions of milk proteins to hydroxyapatite

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

   Author : Ying Chen; [2023]
   Keywords : Calcium fortification; Milk proteins interactions; Colloid chemistry; Food technology; engineering and nutrition; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : Capolac is a product containing hydroxyapatite (HA) from Arla Food Ingredients, to be used for calcium fortification. The adsorption of casein and whey proteins onto the Capolac was investigated, aiming to solve the sedimentation problem of this insoluble calcium phosphate. READ MORE

5. 9. Fighting for Sustainability: A Case Study about Tenerife's Activism Movement

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Felicitas Brodtrager; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable destination development; activism; tourism impacts; stakeholder involvement; sustainability; alternative tourism model; system thinking; doughnut economics;

   Abstract : This research explores the perspectives of the opinion leaders of the activism movement in Tenerife on tourism on the island and the solutions proposed by these stakeholders to the current sustainability problems related to tourism. These issues include tourist's misbehavior in natural protected areas, waste, submarine emissions of residual water sewage, water shortage, gentrification, overtourism, overpopulation, 14,6% of unemployment in 2022, decline of agricultural land, high population density, etc. READ MORE

6. 10. Institutional dynamics in Cuban agriculture : a case study from three Cuban farms

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

   Author : Calle Lindkvist; Lisa Hedborg; [2023]
   Keywords : institutions; institutional change; Cuba; agriculture; path-dependency; informal constraints; formal constraints;

   Abstract : Cuba is still subjected to the trade embargo imposed by the United States in 1962, restricting global trade and historically forcing Cuba into a dependency on the Soviet Union for energy, oil, and agricultural inputs. Today's agricultural system in Cuba bears the imprint of this historical reliance in the form of institutional constraints that shape Cuban farmers everyday activities. READ MORE