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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 106 uppsatser innehållade ordet FAO.

  1. 6. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Författare :Pablo Ratti; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Agroecology; transition; top-down; scenario; participatory policies;

    Sammanfattning : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Does irrigation data matter in life cycle assessments?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Författare :Olof Andersson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Agent-Based Life cycle assessment; Arable grass rotation; Biofuel; Irrigation; Sensitivity analysis; Water footprint; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Biofuels are seen as a key substitute for fossil fuels and an essential tool for mitigating climate change. A sensitivity analysis was conducted on the AB-LCA (agent-based life cycle assessment) made by Raül López i Losada and his research team. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Accessing credit through social relationships : a case study of cassava farmers in Central Uganda

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Författare :Susanna Larsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :credit; access; agricultural market systems; value chain; moral economy; institutional bricolage;

    Sammanfattning : The FAO aims to support local farmers in Nakasongola District, Uganda, to tap into value-added cassava market opportunities. This thesis critically examines farmers' experiences in these cassava markets, challenging classical economic assumptions that underpin the FAO project. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Analysis of pervasive climate risks to global rice production at the subnational level

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Qian Mei; [2023]
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    Sammanfattning : Rice is a vital crop and main source of calories for half the global population, particularly in the GlobalSouth. Despite increasing demand for rice, climate change, urbanisation, and land use development arethreatening rice production and therefore food security. LÄS MER

  7. 10. There are “two kinds of international organisations”: A case study of La Vía Campesina’s reaction to the WTO and the FAO opening up

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Sofie Eriksson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :La Vía Campesina; social movements; perception; international organisations; opening up; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : A prominent movement for change of the current food system is Vía Campesina, a peasants’ movement advocating that food policy should incorporate perspectives from the most affected. Since the 1990s, international organisations (IOs) have opened up to non-state actors, allowing movements like Vía Campesina to occupy spaces ‘inside’ organisations instead of opposing from the ‘outside’. LÄS MER