Sökning: "agricultural irrigation"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 109 uppsatser innehållade orden agricultural irrigation.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Water use efficiency in agricultural irrigation in Egypt: A qualitative study on the complexities of utilising fossil groundwater resources in the face of water scarcity

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Författare :Johannes David Huber; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Water scarcity; water use efficiency; agricultural irrigation; desert farming; sustainability; groundwater extraction; Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System NSAS ; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This study examines the adaptive capacity of desert farming in Egypt to imminent water scarcity and discusses the sustainability of fossil groundwater extraction. Through qualitative semi-structured expert interviews, the study identifies clear research and data gaps related to the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) and highlights the need for a nuanced approach to fossil groundwater extraction that focuses on water use efficiency improvements. LÄS MER

4. 3. A Climate, Land, Energy, and Water Nexus Assessment of Ethiopia

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Energisystem

   Författare :Pegah Atarian; [2023]
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in northeast Africa with a predominantly rural population dependent on rainfed agriculture and traditional biomass. The Ethiopian economy is growing fast and as it continues to grow, so does the demand for water, food, and energy. LÄS MER

5. 4. 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

7. 5. 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