Essays about: "the problems of agricultural development"

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  1. 21. Educating for a sustainable future? : perceptions of bioeconomy among forestry students in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Hanna Bernö; [2019]
    Keywords : circular economy; forest education; higher education for sustainable development; PerForm; survey study; bioekonomi; hållbar utveckling; jägmästare; skogsmästare; SLU; studenter;

    Abstract : Unsustainable consumption has led to the crossing of several planetary boundaries, which is threatening life on this planet as we know it. To be able to cope with this challenge, CE, Circular Economy, has been introduced as a way forward. READ MORE

  3. 22. Spinning facts. Of spin, post-truth and the instrumentalisation of science. A case study from Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Paula Karoline Ottenberg; [2019]
    Keywords : spin; post-truth; instrumentalisation of science; sustainability science; Denmark; agriculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Connecting science to political agenda-setting is essential for a sustainable transition and acceptable politics. This task is complicated by phenomena like post-truth, for which facts are a non-issue. However, post-truth is not the only issue. READ MORE

  4. 23. Utmaningar och möjligheter vid omställning till ekologisk produktion : en fallstudie på en gård i omställningsprocess

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Ellika Svenungsson; Louise Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : organisationsförändringar; förändringsprocesser; nätverksteorier och ekologisk produktion;

    Abstract : Organisationsförändringar sker ständigt, oavsett bransch, och påverkas mycket av den skiftande omvärld som finns. För att överleva på dagens marknad krävs det därför att en organisation kan anpassa sig och utvecklas parallellt med samhället. READ MORE

  5. 24. Feeding the 45 million : substituting soybean protein with insect protein within EU poultry and egg production

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Douglas Hunter; [2019]
    Keywords : insects; insect production; livestock feed; entomophagy; land use; futures research; food security; energy security; black soldier fly; mealworm; house cricket; sustainable development;

    Abstract : A global population increasing both in number and in resource consumption per capita has resulted in food, livestock feed and energy crop demands that are increasingly difficult to meet on rapidly degrading soils within a diminishing available area of arable land. With further expansion of agricultural land infeasible and yield increases through further intensification insufficient to meet the scale of predicted crop demand, the use of insects as an animal feed has gained traction as a method of not only reducing competition for arable land, but also some of the detrimental environmental consequences of livestock and conventional feed production. READ MORE

  6. 25. Design of an Autonomous Weeding Vehicle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Simon Axbom; Lisa Ralsgård; [2019]
    Keywords : Mechanical Engineering; Product Development; Agricultural Robotics; Weeding; Lightweight Vehicle; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the development of an autonomous weeding vehicle for the agricultural industry. It has been done as a project at RMIT University in Melbourne and the aim was to develop a design for the vehicle which could later be used to develop a commercial product. READ MORE