Essays about: "small-scale farmers"

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1. 1. Reaching Food Security: The legislative challenges of Seed exchange in kind : a discourse analysis of the European Commission’s PRM proposal

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Anna Beskow; [2024]
   Keywords : Food Security; Food Sovereignty; European Commission; Seed exchange in kind; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : On the 5th of July 2023, the European Commission presented a new Plant Reproductive Material directive with a general objective of ensuring high quality and diversity that contributes to food security, protects biodiversity, and restores forest ecosystems. The aims are to increase efficiency and promote and support mainly sustainable innovation. READ MORE

3. 2. Pheromone-based mating disruption to control Spodoptera frugiperda in Tanzania: Possibilites and Constraints for smallholders

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

   Author : Thomas O'Malley; [2024]
   Keywords : pheromone; mating disruption; fall armyworm; Tanzania; smallholder; Spodeptera frugiperda; integrated pest; management;

   Abstract : Despite a growing interest in the use of pheromones as a more sustainable form of pest control, their use remains unstudied in the smallholder context. This paper is one of the first to study their use by small scale Tanzanian maize farmers to control the invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda (known as fall armyworm). READ MORE

4. 3. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts

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

   Author : Diana Gafur; [2024]
   Keywords : food sovereignty; discourse theory; discourse analysis; chain of equivalence; nodal point; La Via Campesina; Italian Government; sustainability;

   Abstract : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. READ MORE

5. 4. Visual Communication in Driving Social Innovation for Disadvantaged groups in Nami

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Mufaro Nhundu; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Innovation; Food Security; Visual Communication; Human Centered Design.;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis aims to explore the potential of visual communication as a powerful tool for promoting change and impact in Namibia with a focus on sustainable agriculture and food security. The study analyzes how graphic design and visual communication may effectively explain best practices for sustainable farming and inspire young adults in rural communities to engage with agriculture through empirical research. READ MORE

6. 5. Multi-crop solutions for sustainable agriculture : A Minor Field Study in Ratchaburi, Thailand

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : David Sigge; Filip Borgström; [2023]
   Keywords : Minor Field Study; sustainable agriculture; multi-cropping; responsible production; Ratchaburi; Thailand; Minor Field Study; hållbart jordbruk; biologisk mångfald; hållbar production; Ratchaburi; Thailand;

   Abstract : Agriculture is facing many challenges, such as decreased biodiversity, soil erosion, water scarcity, and social inequality, because of industrial farming and its focus on high yields at the expense of sustainability. This also includes Thailand and the province of Ratchaburi. READ MORE