Blar i Brage NMBU på forfatter "Francis, Charles Andrew"
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Answering the Call : Motivation and Experiences of Leaders in the Global Regenerative Forestation Movement
Nair, Mallika (Master thesis, 2020)Forestation, the planting and cultivation of trees, is an important strategy utilized by community groups, farmers, NGOs, and governments, to counteract catastrophic climate change. Regenerative forestation is an ecological ... -
Building resilience in social-ecological food systems in Vermont
Skog, Kristine Lien; Eriksen, Stine Elisabeth; Brekken, Christine Anderson; Francis, Charles Andrew (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) present an innovative, clean and practical way of producing fish intensively. Stress caused by high concentrations of chemical species such as nitrite and un-ionized ammonia, affects ... -
Co-design methodology : design process of an innovative experimental orchard in Southern France, Drôme
Chieze, Blandine Marie (Master thesis, 2017)Fruit production is among the crops using the most pesticides, affecting both the quality of the environment and human health. In this context, the INRA Gotheron experimental station (Drôme, France) leads a project to test ... -
Co-developing a cereal network in Pajottenland, Belgium : a participatory action research to empower farmers within a region
Abeele, Lucas Van den (Master thesis, 2018)In Belgium only 15% of wheat for human consumption and less than 4% of barley used by national breweries are grown on Belgian territory. In order to overcome this shortage, farmers and processors joined hands in the region ... -
Colorado cannabis : soft systems analysis of an emerging industry
Douglas, James (Master thesis, 2016-08-11)The objective of this study is to describe ways in which rural producers participate in the cannabis industry in Colorado. With recently changed laws permitting hemp and drug-type cannabis cultivation, cannabis could be ... -
Education in agroforestry : developing an educative program by integrating local experiences in the Dominican Republic and international knowledge about agroforestry of cocoa
Cervallos Arguello, Maria Fernanda (Master thesis, 2022)Durante décadas el desarrollo del currículo educativo para las instituciones superiores (universidades) ha sido realizado por unas pocas personas especializadas en el tema, sin embargo esta forma de desarrollar el currículo ... -
Facilitating transformative innovations in sustainability education - tidligere tittel: Network learning and transitional change in a global project for transforming sustainability education.
Melin, Martin; Lieblein, Geir; Breland, Tor Arvid; Francis, Charles Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Farm-based education for food system transformation
Geitner, Shelby Juliette (Master thesis, 2022)Food systems education is being studied as a “vital strategy” in transforming the current food system paradigm away from globalization and industrialization and towards a system which enables community-level food sovereignty, ... -
Identifying viable nutrient management interventions at the farm level: The case of smallholder organic Basmati rice production in Uttarakhand, India
Ditzler, Lenora; Breland, Tor Arvid; Francis, Charles Andrew; Chakraborty, Mainak; Singh, Dhananjay Kumar; Srivastava, Ashish Kumar; Eyhorn, Frank; Groot, Jeroen CJ; Six, Johan; Decock, Charlotte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Labor-force management challenges of farms involved in short-food supply chains
Loisel, Marie Caroline Agathe (Master thesis, 2017)Organizational issues appear to be one of the greatest challenges of short-food supply chains. Farms involved in these initiatives developed complex working organizations which need to articulate production, commercialization ... -
Managing land as a commons to promote sustainable agricultural practices
Zemsky, Clara (Master thesis, 2017)Access to land is a growing concern for farmers in Europe. Short term, unstable access to land is an impediment to on-farm investments and agroecological practices. Several European NGOs have formed a network called Access ... -
Mapping the farmer's narrative : the political ecology of the Nooksack River Basin floods
Stafford, Caley Elizabeth (Master thesis, 2022)In November 2021, a combination of two atmospheric rivers and warmer temperatures led to catastrophic flooding within the Nooksack River Basin (NRB) in Whatcom County, USA. The aim of this paper is to understand the ... -
Restoring Myanmar’s mangrove forests and coastal communities’ socioeconomic stability with community based mangrove management
Lindholt, Jonathan Grevstad (Master thesis, 2016-08-12)Mangrove forests have a significant capacity to provide ecosystem services. However, deforestation from land use changes has led to widespread degradation of these services and consequently jeopardizes coastal populations. ... -
Review and Critique of the TATA-BOX Model
Francis, Charles Andrew; Lieblein, Geir (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
The role of demonstration farms in agroecological transitions : nexus for scaling up and scaling out agroecology
Colbert, Edward Perryman (Master thesis, 2020)Adoption of agroecological farming practices remains low, despite increasing evidence for their socioeconomic and ecological potential. This is regretful, especially in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) where there is a critical ... -
A Survey of dairy-goat keeping in Zanzibar
Tiffanie, Stone; Francis, Charles Andrew; Eik, Lars Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020) -
The experience of members of European CSAs
Reisman, Erica Leigh (Master thesis, 2018)Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is an alternative food system that directly connects consumers with producers. Though in theory CSA ameliorates some of the negative environmental, social, and economic impacts of ... -
Transformative education in agroecology: student, teacher, and client involvement in colearning
Francis, Charles Andrew; Nicolaysen, Anna Marie; Lieblein, Geir; Breland, Tor Arvid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Educational methods have evolved rapidly in agroecology, which is a complex and holistic field without a long history or the formal tradition of any single academic discipline. Definitions of agroecology have evolved from ... -
Vespa velutina predation impacts on Apis mellifera colony dynamics and reserves
Quiles, Faustine (Master thesis, 2020)The honeybees play key environmental and economical roles as they contribute to the biodiversity preservation and to food production, through pollination. Nevertheless, Apis mellifera foragers are currently threatened by ...