Sökning: "Agroecology"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Agroecology.

  1. 1. Rural Development and Territorial Dynamics in the Province of Misiones, Argentina

    Författare :Andrea Nardi; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rural development; territorial dynamics; Misiones; Argentina; family agriculture; alternative development; Territory; Agroecology; Farmers markets; Seed markets;

    Sammanfattning : During the 1990s, Latin America went through important structural transformations. The continent experienced a profound alteration in the relations between the state, society, market and natural environment. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Hållbart jordbruk? : En studie om ekobönders förvaltarskap

    Författare :Hans Strandberg; Dominic Power; David Kronlid; Eva Friman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Sustainability; sustainable; agriculture; society; stewardship; steward; robust; Kristianstad; farmer; organic farmer; profitability; influence; eco-awareness; agroecology; agroecological; socioeconomy; socioeconomic; socioecology; socioecological; Hållbarhet; hållbart; jordbruk; samhälle; förvaltarskap; förvaltare; robust; robusthet; Kristianstad; bönder; bonde; ekobonde; ekobönder; lönsamhet; inflytande; ekomedvetenhet; agroekologi; sociekonomi; socioekologi; Geography; Geografi;

    Sammanfattning : The term sustainable agriculture may be formulated, but not yet practically integrated in agriculture.This thesis investigates the organic farmers´ ideas and experiences of what they consider sustainable or not sustainable in agriculture. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Between Nature and Modernity : Agroecology as an alternative development pathway: the case of Uganda

    Författare :Ellinor Isgren; LUCSUS; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agricultural sustainability; smallholder farming; neoliberal modernization; sub-Saharan Africa; Uganda; civil society; rural social movements; emancipatory social science; political ecology; sustainability science; hållbarhetsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Agricultural modernization has massively increased global food supply, but at a high environmental cost. Today many are calling for an agricultural ‘paradigm shift’, including several mainstream institutions. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Global Phosphorus supply chain dynamics: Sustainability implications for the 21st century

    Författare :Claudiu Eduard Nedelciu; Ingrid Stjernquist; Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir; Birgit Kopainski; Pål Börjesson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; phosphorus; supply chain; food security; circularity; systems thinking; system dynamics modeling; naturgeografi; Physical Geography;

    Sammanfattning : Phosphorus is an essential yet irreplaceable macronutrient for agriculture and thus plays a key role in global food security. Most of the phosphate fertilizers are produced from phosphate rock, a finite mineral resource that is mined and processed at great environmental and social costs. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Food security in a changing climate : The role of cropland intensification and land acquisitions across Africa

    Författare :Altaaf Mechiche-Alami; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Agriculture; land grabbing; sustainability science; Network Analysis; Earth observation; Crop model;

    Sammanfattning : Food security is one of the world’s greatest challenges. The current food system shows an entanglement across the globe which means that local farmers reliant on subsistence agriculture no longer operate in isolation of larger-scale processes within the global economy or the changing biophysical system of the planet. LÄS MER