Sökning: "Industrial crops"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 52 uppsatser innehållade orden Industrial crops.

1. 1. Characterization of Compost from Reusable Industrial Streams: : physical, Nutrient, and Microbial Properties

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

   Författare :Ellen Ek Moreau; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Spent mushroom compost; apple orchard waste; soil amendment; compost optimization; circular agriculture;

   Sammanfattning : The increasing global population, combined with soil degradation, poses challenges to food security, and raises concerns about the excessive and long-term use of conventional fertilizers. Evaluating sustainable alternative by-products for their soil-improving properties could offer a potential solution, particularly for Swedish fruit producers who can tap into local waste streams as a circular source of plant nutrients. LÄS MER

3. 2. Supergröda eller samhällsbörda? : En politisk-ekologisk analys av relationen mellan det svenska samhället och industrihampa (Cannabis Sativa L.)

   Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Författare :Tom Luthander; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Cannabis sativa L.; industrial hemp; sustainable development; political ecology; regulation; policy; human geography; political geography; economic geography; social geography; physical geography; hemp cultivation; hemp; Cannabis sativa; Cannabis sativa L.; industrihampa; hampa; odling; hampaodling; hållbar utveckling; politisk ekologi; reglering; kontroll; regelverk; politik; politisk geografi; ekonomisk geografi; kulturgeografi; naturgeografi; geografi;

   Sammanfattning : The agricultural sector plays a crucial role in securing a more sustainable livelihood for the world's growing population. An expanded cultivation of multifunctional and environmentally smart crops like industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) can thus be part of the solution in meeting the increasingly high demands of sustainable development. LÄS MER

4. 3. Assessing the EnvironmentalPerformance of an In-Store VerticalFarming System : Identifying environmental hotspots for an in-store hydroponic vertical farmingsystem, using Life Cycle Assessment

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

   Författare :Axel Karlsson; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Vertical Farming”; “Life Cycle Assessment; Sweden; Environmental impacts; industrial symbiosis; Urban farming; Vertical Farming; Livscykelanalys; Sverige; Miljöpåverkan; Industriell symbios; Stadsodling;

   Sammanfattning : The world is facing many challenges to be able to ensure food security, such as anincreased food demand coming from an expanding world population andurbanisation, worsened agricultural opportunities from increased land deteriorationand significant environmental impacts coming from the food sector. Thus, there is aneed for new agricultural solutions to meet our needs whilst decreasing impactssimultaneously. LÄS MER

5. 4. Regenerative agriculture : a contested open moment

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

   Författare :Rickard Hedling; [2022]
   Nyckelord :regenerative agriculture; alternative food networks; food sovereignty; political ecology; discourse food systems;

   Sammanfattning : Agriculture is both heavily impacted by climate change and responsible for greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. Transitioning towards more sustainable agricultural practices is therefore imperative and requires new ways of thinking about agricultural knowledge and technologies. LÄS MER

7. 5. Spinning a Budding Industry

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Författare :Jansen Haneline; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Hemp fiber; hemp hurd; supply chain development; textile industry; pulp and paper industry; building and construction industry; alternative natural materials; transition theory; multi-level perspective; American industry; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : The 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized industrial hemp in the United States following four years of state and tribal pilot programs. Industry actors have since been building a hemp industry from the ground up and have been met with many trials and tribulations that have been due to red tape policies, a lack of infrastructure, and broken supply chains. LÄS MER