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[Rezension zu:] Veronika Settele 2020: Revolution im Stall. Landwirtschaftliche Tierhaltung in Deutschland und Paul R. Josephson 2020: Chicken. A History from Farmyard to Factory
(2022-08-25)
Landwirtschaftlich genutzte Tiere spielten in der geschichtswissenschaftlichen Forschung bisher meist eine Nebenrolle. Sie traten vor allem als Wirtschaftsobjekte in der Agrargeschichte in Erscheinung, oder ihr Verschwinden aus dem öffentlichen Raum diente der Tiergeschichte als Indikator für den Übergang in die Moderne. In jüngerer Zeit aber rücken die landwirtschaftlichen Tiere immer öfter in den direkten Fokus der historischen Forschung – eine begrüßenswerte Entwicklung gerade vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Debatten ...
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Differences in enteric methane emissions across four dairy production systems in the urbanizing environment of an Indian megacity
(2024-01-17)
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are rapidly urbanizing, leading to a high demand for high-quality animal products. Production increase is seen as a key to meeting this demand and reducing the global environmental impact of low-yielding dairy production system (DPS) often found in LMICs. Therefore, the present study assesses the relationship between enteric methane emissions and different dairy production strategies, taking DPS in the rural–urban interface of Bengaluru, an Indian megacity, as a case study. ...
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Labour relations and working conditions of workers on smallholder cocoa farms in Ghana
(2023-06-16)
The millions of farm workers in the Global South are an important resource for smallholder producers. However, research on their labour organisation is limited. This article focuses on smallholder farm workers in Ghana’s cocoa sector, drawing on insights from qualitative interviews and the concept of bargaining power. We review the labour relations and working conditions of two historical and informally identified labour supply setups (LSSs) in Ghana’s cocoa sector, namely, hired labour and Abusa, a form of ...