Browsing Master's theses (IPV) by Subject "VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910"
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Agroecological practices in a context of climate change in Africa
(Master thesis, 2015-11-06)Climate change effects are already being felt across Africa. Global warming, increasing rainfall variability and extreme events multiplication accentuate the risks for peasants who often already have to deal with natural ... -
Agroecological Transition of farmer collectives in the Pilat Natural Regional Park
(Master thesis, 2019)As our contemporary intensive agricultural models readily approach the biophysical boundaries of the Earth system, social and technical innovations are inevitably required to meet future food demand. Agroecology can be a ... -
Alternative food networks among farmers in Norway : a case study on the potential for expansion
(Master thesis, 2014-11-13)The industrialization of agriculture has lead many farmers into a situation of economic squeeze with increasing costs, falling income and high financial debt. In addition it has disconnected them from consumers. As a ... -
Economic analysis of small scale organic farming in mid-range alpine context : a case study implemented at la Berthe Farm, Savoie, France
(Master thesis, 2015-12-03)The future of agriculture is an essential issue for the next decades. One of the most sustainable answers to it is Agroecology. Collective farms developing organic small scale agriculture are a promising alternative to ... -
Kartlegging av resistens mot plantevernmidler hos norske bladluspopulasjoner (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
(Master thesis, 2015-08-04)Ferskenbladlus, Myzus persicae, og agurkbladlus, Aphis gossypii, er globalt viktige skadegjørere på jodbruksvekster og hagebruksvekster. I Norge er disse artene sammen med potetbladlus, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, og grønnflekket ... -
The role of civil society organizations and system relationships surrounding participatory organic nutrient waste cycling : a case study exploration of De Zuiderhof's community composting initiative in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
(Master thesis, 2014-09-23)In Europe, 75% of the population is urban which requires cities to be large importers of food also creating large amounts of organic waste. Civil society organizations (CSOs) have been a key player in addressing and ...