Search for dissertations about: "impact of coffee"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words impact of coffee.

  2. 1. Costa Rican coffee and bananas : A social-ecological study of management practices and their effects on the environment

    Author : Angelina Sanderson Bellamy; Micheal Tedengren; Charles Francis; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Costa Rica; coffee; banana; production system; pesticides; organic; conventional; Rainforest Alliance certification; Biology; Biologi; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the variability in management practices on coffee and banana farms in an attempt to identify practices that reduce the environmental impact of export crop production. Different banana production systems are studied to determine their level of environmental impact. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Political Economy of Structural Adjustment. The Case of Cotton, Coffee and Maize Production in Arumeru and Geita District, Tanzania

    Author : Jonas Ewald; Björn Hettne; Sweden University of Gothenburg; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Structural Adjustment Program; International Political Economy; development; development theory; inclusive growth; rural development; agricultural development; local level; globalization; Tanzania; Geita; Arumeru; Cotton; coffee; Maize; Freds- och utvecklingsstudier; Peace and Development Studies;

    Abstract : This licensiate thesis is based on a number of fieldworks in Arumeru and Geita district during the years 1992-1996, as well as on national level in Tanzania. The aim was to study how the SAPs have affected local level economies, with a specific focus on cash crop (coffee and cotton) vs food crop production, as well as social service provision on local level with a focus on the quantity and quality of health and education. READ MORE

  5. 3. Integration of Tumor and Host Factors – Implications for Breast Cancer Prognosis

    Author : Maria Simonsson; Tumörmikromiljö; []
    Keywords : Breast Cancer; Prognosis and survival; CYP1A2; CYP2C8; Coffee Consumption; Alcohol Consumption; Cyclooxygenase-2 COX-2 ;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, although the mortality rates have decreased in the last decades. Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and treatment resistance is a significant clinical problem in spite of the overall high survival rates. READ MORE

  6. 4. The relationship between climate, disease and coffee yield: optimizing management for smallholder farmers

    Author : Biruk Ayalew Nurihun; Ayco J. M. Tack; Kristoffer Hylander; Ivette Perfecto; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Agroforestry; Arabica coffee; climate change; fungal disease; host-hyperparasite interaction; insect pest; minimum temperature and maximum temperature; shade cover; shade tree species; smallholder farmers; yield; Ecology and Evolution; ekologi och evolution;

    Abstract : Climate change and diseases are threatening global crop production. Agroforestry systems, which are characterized by complex multispecies interactions, are considered to provide nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and pest and disease regulation. READ MORE

  7. 5. The influence of psychosocial stress, socioeconomic differences and coffee consumption in the etiology of type 2 diabetes

    Author : Emilie Agardh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease of multiple etiology and with increased prevalence during the past two decades. We investigated the influence of psychosocial stress in association with type 2 diabetes and looked further into possible explanations of socioeconomic differences in diabetes risk. READ MORE