Essays about: "system of rice"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words system of rice.
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1. We Are the Solution: Seed Sovereignty, Local Knowledge Systems and Women’s Liberation Through Rice Farming in Southern Senegal
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : The system of capitalist agriculture increasingly shows its social, economic and ecological failures. Some of the alternatives are based on food and seed sovereignty. However, the knowledge systems underlying seed saving practices, especially in the West African context, have been overlooked. READ MORE
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2. Automating the boiling of carbohydrate food through machine learning
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Signaler och systemAbstract : There are scenarios in the modern world of today when several things are being cooked at the same time on the stove in the kitchen. You typically have a saucepan that is boiling a carbohydrate. This requires attention and can result in elevated levels of mental exertion. READ MORE
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3. Vendor rating strategies to mitigate the effects of cereal supply variations : A case study at a manufacturing company in the food industry
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : Raw material of high quality and in sufficient quantities is of great importance to manufacturing companies. However, the availability of such raw material is often uncertain. One such important raw material is cereals because the consumption of food products containing cereals is very common. READ MORE
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4. Assessing the suitability of using Sentinel-1A SAR multi-temporal imagery to detect fallow periods between rice crops
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Fallow, understood as a period where no crop is cultivated during a growing season, is an important crop management practice. Fallow plays an important role in pest and disease management, and monitoring the presence and duration of fallow can have implications for understanding the extent and effectiveness of this agricultural practice. READ MORE
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5. ICOS Atmospheric Stations: Spatial Characterization of CO2 Footprint Areas and Evaluating the Uncertainties of Modelled CO2 Concentrations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to present and analyze spatial characteristics of 31 different European atmospheric measurement stations in the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) station network. The characterization includes quantification of where air arriving at the stations can be expected to have come from, as well as a breakdown of what these areas cover with regards to land cover, point source emissions and population. READ MORE