Essays about: "subsidy in agriculture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words subsidy in agriculture.

  1. 1. Delays in subsidy payments from the common agriculture policy of the European Union : a qualitative study of some ruminant farmers in Uppsala county, Sweden

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

    Author : Kerstin Gauffin; [2020]
    Keywords : agriculture; CAP; governance; lifeworld; subsidies;

    Abstract : This Master's thesis is about how some farmers in Uppsala County experience delays in subsidy payments from the Swedish Board of Agriculture (SBA). This topic falls within the field of rural development as farms are in rural areas and are essential for society as they provide food and other agricultural goods. READ MORE

  3. 2. Management of pastures : what is affecting the farmers priority?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Karolina Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : pasture; natural pasture; environment subsidies; land leasing; grazing regimes; grazing management;

    Abstract : Natural pastures are important for the biological biodiversity. 2004 did we have 520 000 ha of pastures in Sweden according to the Swedish agency of agriculture, today we have 461 000 ha (Jordbruksverket, 2019). READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards a prototype of a modular biogas system

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

    Author : Arvid Emilsson; Andreas Buhrgard; [2019]
    Keywords : Biogas; Vehicle gas; CHP; micro-CHP; farm-based; energy audit; techno-economic analysis; energy evaluation; upgrading; water-scrubber; small-scale; scalable; stand-alone; mass-production;

    Abstract : As of today, large unused potential for biogas production exist within the Swedish agriculture sector. The biogas production within this sector is, however, associated with several problems such as poor energy efficiency and non-profitable systems. This is to some degree due to lack of standardized technical solutions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Lokala faktorer som påverkar diffusion av innovation på svenska lantbruk : en fallstudie av solcellsinvesteringar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Madeleine Belin; Daniel Pettersson; [2017]
    Keywords : svenska lantbruk; photovoltaics; lokala faktorer; kunskapsspridning; diffusion av innovation; investeringsstöd; solceller;

    Abstract : Den globala klimatförändringen har lett till att det behövs en omställning av energisystemen från fossila energikällor till förnybara energikällor. Denna studie undersöker vilka lokala faktorer som påverkar diffusion av innovation på de svenska lantbruken. READ MORE

  6. 5. Trying to “fit” in: Consequences of uniform development goals for diverse social-ecological systems

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Radhika Gupta; [2017]
    Keywords : West Sikkim; India; Social-ecological systems;

    Abstract : Local social-ecological systems (SES) have diverse needs owing to their heterogeneous properties such as distinctive histories, cultures and environments. Previous studies have illustrated that a failure to recognize spatial and temporal dynamics, especially in the context of the Anthropocene, where ‘time and space are compressed’ due to globalization, gives rise to the problem of ‘fit’. READ MORE