Essays about: "promoting innovations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words promoting innovations.

  1. 1. The potential to use rhizobacteria within agricultural innovations instead of chemical inputs : taking quality and quantity of the crop into consideration

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Plant Biology

    Author : Ida Quisth; Isabella Ulfsparre; [2024]
    Keywords : Biocontrol; Biofertilizer; Biopesticide; Biostimulant; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; PGPR; Quality; Rhizosphere Microbiome; Yield;

    Abstract : Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are soil bacteria that occur naturally, colonize the roots of plants and can promote plant growth. PGPR isolated and used as inoculum to seed or plants is mostly marketed as a growth stimulant because it facilitates registration and reduces costs, even though PGPR may also serve as biocontrol products. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Social Sustainability of Digital Information Services in Sub-Saharan Africa : a Social Practice Perspective on Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Agricultural Development in Kenya

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

    Author : Alvar Gonzalez Bujedo; [2023]
    Keywords : ICT; Pro-Poor Innovation; Knowledge Processes; Social Practice Theory; Human Capital; Social Capital; Sustainability Transitions; Participant Observation;

    Abstract : Nowadays, mobile phone-enabled services are reaching the rural poor farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with digital information for agricultural development. These digital services consist of access to social networks and customised information that are expected to enhance farm management due to knowledge exchange and learning. READ MORE

  4. 3. We have an emergency, we need to slow down: social innovations and degrowth towards a sustainable fashion sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Evelina Danielsson Valladares; Matthieu Thomas; [2022]
    Keywords : Degrowth; Socio-cultural change; Social Innovation; Sustainable Fashion; Fashion Practice; Values; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Led by the growth paradigm, the fashion sector finds itself in patterns of overproduction and overconsumption putting immense pressure on socio-ecological systems. To tackle this current system, the degrowth movement emerges as a plausible solution. READ MORE

  5. 4. The impact of rainwater harvesting and fertilizer micro-dosing on farm and household sustainability in rural Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Diana Lucia Escobar Jaramillo; [2021]
    Keywords : difference-in-difference; East Africa; food security; innovations; propensity score matching; sustainability indicators; Tanzania; Technology adoption;

    Abstract : Food insecurity and poverty are of major concern for farmers in Tanzania, and the technologies rainwater harvesting coupled with fertilizer micro-dosing promise to aid in easing these burdens, particularly in a water-limited context. In this study, I performed an ex-post assessment of the impact of these two innovations in the sustainability of households and farms, in two contrasting regions of Tanzania semi-arid Dodoma and semi-humid Morogoro, to see if they would be relevant to promote in the country. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Power of Leadership : Leaders' Behaviours within the Innovation Process as a Contribution Towards Creating Sustainable Businesses

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Louise Winstrup; Veronika Barta; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Innovation; Leadership Behaviour; Sustainability Strategy; Employee Motivation;

    Abstract : Background: Companies are assuming a vital role in shaping the future for the coming generations through the development of sustainable innovations. Previous studies have stressed the importance of leadership as fundamental in the innovation process and when creating more sustainable businesses. READ MORE