Search for dissertations about: "farming"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 293 swedish dissertations containing the word farming.

  2. 1. On Textile Farming : Seeds as Material for Textile Design

    Author : Svenja Keune; Delia Dumitrescu; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Textiles and Fashion Design ; Textil och mode konstnärlig ;

    Abstract : Presently, designing with living systems such as insects, fungi and bacteria has become an area of extended interest, proposing collaborative processes of designing and manufacturing - as a solution for symbiotic ways of living. On the scale of the interior, modern systems for interior gardening, combining both functional, e.g. READ MORE

  4. 2. On Textile Farming : Living Indoors

    Author : Svenja Keune; Chiara Colombi; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

    Abstract : Horticultural practices are increasingly entering the private realm due to the popularity of urban gardening, indoor gardening systems, and architectural propositions to join living spaces for people and vegetable cultivation in order to promote more resilient and sustainable ways of living. While new research into symbiotic processes between living organisms and their ability to sense and reason triggers new works of art, culture, design, and architecture, the organisation of indoor plants remains mainly unaffected. READ MORE

  5. 3. Combined Energy Solutions Applied to Dairy Farming in Bolivia and Latin America

    Author : Johnny Villarroel-Schneider; Andrew R. Martin; Anders Malmquist; Valentina Zaccaria; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Polygeneration; productive sector; dairy farm; farming; biogas; energy efficiency; electricity; refrigeration; self-sufficiency; techno-economic; GHG emissions; Bolivia; Latin America; Polygeneration; produktiv sektor; mjölkgård; jordbruk; biogas; energieffektivitet; elektricitet; kylning; självförsörjning; teknisk-ekonomisk; växthusgasutsläpp; Bolivia; Latinamerika; Poligeneración; sector productivo; granja; ganadería; biogás; eficiencia energética; electricidad; refrigeración; autosuficiencia; tecno-económico; GEI; Bolivia; América Latina; Energiteknik; Energy Technology;

    Abstract : The transition towards a sustainable world requires immediate action on the part of individuals and communities. Developing countries find the task of incorporating climate change policies difficult for various reasons including the negative effects that the Covid-19 pandemic left behind on the economy. READ MORE

  6. 4. Intensive fish cage farming : impacts, resource demands and increased sustainability trough integration

    Author : Max Troell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

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  7. 5. Changing the risk at the margin : Smallholder farming and public policy in developing countries

    Author : Camilla Andersson; Jesper Stage; Ing-Marie Gren; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Smallholder farming; Public policy; Informal risk strategies; Microcredit; Opium eradication; Development economics; Food policy; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers. Paper [I] examines whether the implementation of a social safety net programme in Ethiopia has affected the value, risk and composition of farmers‟ crop portfolios. READ MORE