Essays about: "sustainable agriculture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 598 essays containing the words sustainable agriculture.

1. 16. The Role of Vertical Collaboration in Local Community Empowerment : Exploring the Implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture at a Local Level in Eswatini

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Charlee Salmelin; [2023]
   Keywords : Eswatini; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Smart Agriculture; Vertical Collaboration; Community Empowerment; Sustainable Capacity Development Efforts; Minor Field Study;

   Abstract : To strengthen societies and address the increased risks generated by climate change, development projects within disaster risk reduction [DRR] and climate change adaptation [CCA] must ensure the sustainability of capacity development. However, sustainability is currently flawed in such projects, which could relate to the inadequate achievement of empowerment of targeted beneficiaries. READ MORE

3. 17. Blodröda tomater : matsuveränitet och relationsmat som verktyg för ett hållbart italienskt jordbruk

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

   Author : Linn Hummelstrand; [2023]
   Keywords : relationsmat; matsuveränitet; lokalism; italienskt jordbruk;

   Abstract : Denna studie undersöker exempel på insatser som syftar till att skapa lokala livsmedelssystem i Italien. Studien utgår från en konsument, två producenter och en NGO som strävar efter lokala livsmedelssystem baserade på matsuveränitet. Relationella band och synen på det ”lokala” inom livsmedelssystem diskuteras i uppsatsen. READ MORE

4. 18. Interacting futures of the Swedish food system

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Hanna Carlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : scenarios; scenario modelling; fuzzy cognitive maps; food systems;

   Abstract : Food systems are complex social-ecological systems. Currently, they are the source of large-scale health problems and environmental impacts, and there is widespread agreement that transformative change is needed. Scenarios are useful tools for directing such change, as they provide engaging future visions that work well with complex systems. READ MORE

5. 19. Cultivating Resilient Local Food Systems: Identifying opportunities and strategies for sustainable public procurement

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Madison Sherwood-Walter; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Local Food Systems; Public Procurement; Innovation; Agricultural Policy; Rural Development;

   Abstract : 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

6. 20. Exploring the Intersection of Economic Democracy, and Environmental Sustainability. A case study of the Danish Agricultural Co-operative Andelsgaarde

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Pernille Nordentoft Tørslev; [2023]
   Keywords : economic democracy; co-operatives; environmental sustainability; Andelsgaarde; sustainable agriculture; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the intersection of economic democracy and environmental sustainability in the agricultural sector, using the Danish agricultural co-operative Andelsgaarde as a case study. Employing the theoretical framework of economic democracy, as described by Dahl (1985), Archer (1995), and Malleson (2012), the study analyses Andelsgaarde's approach towards realising its environmental sustainability objectives within the co-operative model. READ MORE