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`Good Agricultural Practices’ in the Agri-food Supply Chain

Keywords: Voluntary private standard schemes, food quality, food safety, ethical production, environmental standards, SPS Agreement, TBT Agreement, market entry barriers, product liability. Abstract: Criteria defining 'good agricultural practice' (GAP) were originally developed for on-farm production methods and resource use. For a decade, GAP principles have been applied ...

Jan. 1, 2011

Plant biotechnology and agricultural supply industry restructuring

The strategic horizon of the agricultural supply industry (pesticides and seeds) is darkened by grave uncertainties. These are the result of the growing multiform resistance of society to the present or potential risks of genetically modified organisms to health and the environment. They are also the consequences of counter-strategies implemented by economic players who are close to final ...

Feb. 3, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

The localization of agriculture

In the United States, there has been a surge of interest in eating fresh local foods, corresponding with mounting concerns about the climate effects of consuming food from distant places and about the obesity and other health problems associated with junk food diets. This is reflected in the rise in urban gardening, school gardening, and farmers’ markets. With the fast-growing local foods ...

Dec. 3, 2009

By Earth Policy Institute

Assessing the prediction capacity of an agricultural supply positive mathematical programming model

In this paper, the calibration and prediction capacity of a supply response positive mathematical programming model (PMP) for the Alentejo region are evaluated. The model is calibrated with prices and agricultural subsidies of the base year (2000), using the specification rules of the cost function standard, Paris standard, average cost and exogenous elasticities. Then, the model is utilised for ...

Apr. 25, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

The contribution of agricultural input industries to agricultural innovation

This paper presents an analytical framework to measure how farmers (i.e., primary agriculture) in countries at different stages of economic development absorb new technology by buying inputs from other industries. By combining information on the use of purchased inputs in primary agriculture (based on country-specific input±output matrices) with information on R&D intensities in the various ...

Feb. 24, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

China: agricultural production and groundwater

As in many parts of the People’s Republic of China, Shanxi Province is experiencing reduced water security for the agriculture sector. Changing climate conditions, including reduced rainfall, are increasing reliance on groundwater resources in the province. Unsustainable groundwater use for food production intensifies the impacts of climate change, and cost-effective adaptation responses ...

Nov. 25, 2016

By International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)

Cooperation of agriculture and industry in France

Location Rohan/France Capacity 526 kWel In operation since 09/2010 Input materials Pig liquid manure, flotate fat, maize silage Features Flotate fats and oils from the food industry supply approximately 75% of the energy produced. The electricity generated in the biogas plant in Rohan ...

May 18, 2012

By EnviTec Biogas AG

Renewable resource and capital dynamics and elastic labour supply in a neoclassical growth model with housing and agriculture

This paper proposes an economic growth model to provide some insights into issues related to sustainable economy with capital and resource dynamics. The model combines the main economic mechanisms in the Solow growth model, the Ricardian two–sector economic model, and the logistic model in resource economics in a compact framework. We simulate the model, identifying the existence of two steady ...

Jun. 24, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

A `classic` for agriculture - case study

A 500 kW-Biogas plant (typical to its kind in every regard) is located in Gehlenberg. There, 500 kW were legally defined as the permissible maximum limit value for agricultural operations. In Gehlenberg, the competent consulting services provided by bwe attracted particularly positive attention. After all, the plant (operational since 2006) is impressive in its high degree of overall efficacy and ...

Aug. 27, 2014

By bwe Energiesysteme GmbH & Co. KG

New market channels for a non-food agricultural product. The development of an alternative supply chain for the bergamot citrus in Calabria, Italy

The bergamot, a typical fruit of the Italian region of Calabria, contains an essence that is a basic component for the perfume industry. In the last decades bergamot sector declined dramatically, because of the introduction of an artificial substitute of the essence and for the producers' fragmentation. After describing the evolution of the industry and of the supply-chain structure, the paper ...

Aug. 27, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Direct Potable Reuse: Benefits for Public Water Supplies, Agriculture, the Environment and Energy Conservation

INTRODUCTION Direct potable reuse (DPR), in which purified municipal wastewater is introduced into a water treatment plant intake or directly into the water distribution system, is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to developing new water sources (Tchobanoglous et al., 2011). The rationale for DPR is based on the technical ability to reliably produce purified water that ...

Jan. 1, 2012

By National Water Research Institute

The Importance of Scales in the Agricultural & Farming Industry

Weighing scales are essential and necessary equipment required for a wide range of applications. Whether intended for personal, industrial or commercial use, they serve one important function – providing accurate weight measurements for varied loads. In the agricultural sector, scales are indispensable tools and without them, it would be almost impossible to manage farms or carry out trade! ...

Feb. 9, 2015

By Quality Scales Unlimited

Simulating the Effect of Climate Change on Agriculture

Increased atmospheric CO2 levels and climate change are believed to contribute to extreme weather conditions, which is a major concern for many. And beyond extreme events, global warming is also predicted to affect agriculture.1,2 While climate change is expected to affect agriculture and reduce crop yields, the complete ...

Nov. 14, 2017

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd

Applying ERP to the biomass supply chain

Green alternatives to hydrocarbon-based fuels are increasingly derived from recycled waste materials, including paper and packaging materials; residues from other industrial processes, and perhaps most importantly, biomass. Biomass comprises plant waste and plant by-products, and currently represents one of the most exciting avenues of research in the development of alternatives to fossil fuels. ...

Mar. 6, 2010

By MHG Systems Ltd

Are agricultural chemicals affecting our water?

With the rate at which modern towns and cities expand it’s inevitable that the volume of separation between agricultural facilities and highly populated areas is shrinking. The loss of these areas can have a lasting impact, particularly when it comes to our water supplies. From an ...

Sep. 7, 2016

By Aquaread Limited

Agricultural water vulnerability in rural Iran

Water is an important factor of production and livelihood support in rural communities. Meanwhile, water shortage is a virtually common feature in many arid and semi-arid countries. It is also projected that water stress will be exacerbated in such regions because of climate change. The cumulative effects of these stressors can potentially increase agricultural water vulnerability (AWV). ...

Nov. 25, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Biotechnology and the changing structure of agri-food supply chains

Rapid technological change in agricultural biotechnology, the characteristics of the technology and firms' strategic responses have altered the structure of the agricultural input supply sector and are changing vertical relationships between firms downstream in the agri-food chain. A number of economic theories shed light on what is happening, why it is happening and how the agri-food chain may ...

May 11, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Water for agriculture and the environment: the ultimate trade-off

Global population is projected to increase over year 2000 levels by 30% in 2025 and by 50% in 2050. Producing sufficient food to feed a more populous Earth will be a challenge requiring additional developed water supplies. Existing supplies are unevenly distributed around the planet. Some developing countries lack sufficient water to grow the food necessary to feed the growing population. With ...

Jan. 1, 2012

By IWA Publishing

Transdisciplinary research for a sustainable agriculture and food sector

Research in agriculture has strongly focused on discipline-oriented, natural science-based approaches to increasing production with success measured by short-term, neoclassical economic evaluation. This strategy has contributed to impressive increases in food production over the last half century. Growing concerns include environmental impacts, changes in rural communities, and distribution of ...

Jul. 5, 2008

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Evaluation of water demand and supply in the south of Iraq

This paper presents results from the first study that focuses on water resources availability and demand for different purposes in the four oil-rich provinces of southern Iraq. The region accounts for 23% of the surface area and 18% of the country's population, but holds 88% of its oil. A water shortage of 430 Mm3/year for 2010 is estimated for this region where irrigation accounts for 81% of ...

Aug. 3, 2015

By IWA Publishing

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