Sökning: "Rural farms"

Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 148 uppsatser innehållade orden Rural farms.

  1. 26. Peasant autonomy : seed-saving practices of maize in rural Jalisco, Mexico

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

    Författare :Klara Lindqvist; [2021]
    Nyckelord :maize; peasants; Mexico; resistance; anti-commodities; autonomy; seed-saving;

    Sammanfattning : The debate of maize seeds in Mexico has been, and is, intense and divided, with large seed companies on one side, mass-producing improved maize seeds and lobbying for the introduction of transgenic maize cultivation, and on the other side activists wanting to conserve and protect the native maize seeds. Farmers in Mexico have been facing large changes since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. LÄS MER

  3. 27. Family farm and financial asset : external land ownership and family agriculture on the Swedish Plains

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

    Författare :Hedvig Goldhahn; [2021]
    Nyckelord :financialization; family farming; land ownership; tenancy; Uppsala Akademiförvaltning;

    Sammanfattning : In Sweden, the potential deregulation of the land market has been discussed in recent years, motivated by the increasing demand for external capital in agriculture. Corporate entities’ are currently restricted from purchasing farmland by the Swedish Land Acquisition Act. LÄS MER

  4. 28. Resistant E. coli isolated from smallholder pig farms in Lira, Uganda

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Kristin Selling; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Escherichia coli; E. coli; antibiotic resistance; Pig; Swine; Uganda; Africa;

    Sammanfattning : Uganda is an East African country with a fast-growing population and has one of the world’s lowest gross domestic product per capita. Most of the population live in rural areas and agriculture is the country’s most important source of income. LÄS MER

  5. 29. Delays in subsidy payments from the common agriculture policy of the European Union : a qualitative study of some ruminant farmers in Uppsala county, Sweden

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

    Författare :Kerstin Gauffin; [2020]
    Nyckelord :agriculture; CAP; governance; lifeworld; subsidies;

    Sammanfattning : This Master's thesis is about how some farmers in Uppsala County experience delays in subsidy payments from the Swedish Board of Agriculture (SBA). This topic falls within the field of rural development as farms are in rural areas and are essential for society as they provide food and other agricultural goods. LÄS MER

  7. 30. Assessing the threats against rural Sweden : An exploration of crimes against Swedish farmers related to animal production

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Författare :Jonatan Abraham; [2020]
    Nyckelord :rural crime; farm crime; animal production; sustainable rural development; situational crime prevention; routine activity; techniques of neutralization;

    Sammanfattning : In the discourse of crime and place, the focus has rarely fallen on rural crime. While experiencing comparably lower crime levels than urban counterparts, the common association with rural areas as being symbols of peace and friendly social interaction is not necessarily accurate. LÄS MER