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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

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

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

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

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

    Sammanfattning : 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). LÄS MER

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

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Småbrukbondens förökningsmetoder på Siargao - Traditionellt småbruk på en tropisk ö i Stilla havet, Filippinerna

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Författare :Mary Bergenheim; [2023-05-12]
    Nyckelord :traditional knowledge; tacit knowledge; sustainable farming in tropics; propogation;

    Sammanfattning : Several studies and reports regarding traditional knowledge are describing the importance of this knowledge in development of a sustainable farming in the future. Traditional farming is important in sustaining ecosystems and their services as well as the planets biodiversity. LÄS MER

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

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER