Essays about: "rural food entrepreneurship"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words rural food entrepreneurship.
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1. Cultivating Resilient Local Food Systems: Identifying opportunities and strategies for sustainable public procurement
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The industrialization of the global food system has drastically altered agricultural practices, transitioning from small-scale, subsistence farming to large-scale, transnational supply chains dominated by agribusinesses. While this shift has increased productivity, it has led to environmental degradation, economic inequity, and loss of traditional agricultural knowledge. READ MORE
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2. Greener Rural areas : revealing the Business Models of Regenerative Farmers as rural entrepreneurs
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : This thesis investigates the development of sustainable business models within rural entrepreneurs. The primary emphasis is placed on regenerative farmers who manage small-scale farms. READ MORE
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3. (Re) Shaping the South African food system : a case study on alternative food system actors and the potential to transform the South African food system towards more inclusiveness
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Conventional food systems have proven to exploit natural resources and deepen socio-economic disparities, with South Africa’s youth suffering particularly from these effects due to the historic burden of structural inequalities. Alternative food systems (AFSs) have the potential to transform the conventional agri-food value chains into inclusive and more sustainable systems with the social inclusion of youth acting as a driving force. READ MORE
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4. Life and strife of modern organic farmers : cases from Sweden, Cambodia, and Bali
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Organic farming forms an integral part of the current environmental discourse of “saving the planet” through more ecological forms of cultivation and lifestyle. Yet, beneath this common denominator, the global organic movement encompasses an impressive spectrum of experiences varying along such factors as geographical loca-tion, farm size, work organization, personal attributes, institutional framework, busi-ness style, normative ideals, and farming techniques. READ MORE
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5. Growing on (Un)common Ground: Motivations and Locational Choice of Urban Agriculture Entrepreneurs
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Urban agriculture in post-industrial countries is commonly represented in form of shared community gardens or individual gardening lots. However, within the last years, an increasing number of commercial urban farming enterprises around the globe have started their operations. READ MORE
