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Journal articles on the topic "Agro-food products"
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Diaz, Ana Belen, and Ana Blandino. "Value-Added Products from Agro-Food Residues." Foods 11, no. 5 (March 7, 2022): 766. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11050766.
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Bojnec, Š., and I. Fertő. " Agro-food exports variety from the Central and Eastern European countries." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 58, No. 1 (January 17, 2012): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/187/2010-agricecon.
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This paper analyses the agro-food exports variety from twelve Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) to the European Union (EU) during the years 1995–2007. The panel regression models explain the agro-food exports by its previous year, income in the importing EU countries, and measure of agro-food export product variety, while the real exchange rate appreciation of the CEEC currencies has negatively influenced agro-food exports. The EU enlargement with the reduction in agricultural protection and the borderless single market has induced agro-food export increases in primary agricultural produce and intermediate food-processed products, but less in higher value-added food-processed differentiated products. The impact of increased number of CEECs agro-food product varieties on agro-food export to the EU is positive.
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Pugachov, Mykola. "Development of foreign trade of agro-food products." Ekonomika APK, no. 3 (March 28, 2019): 6–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.32317/2221-1055.201903006.
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Kharaishvili, Eteri, and Ia Natsvlishvili. "MARKETS OF GEORGIAN AGRO-FOOD PRODUCTS AND EXPORT STIMULATING ECONOMIC POLICY." Globalization and Business 4, no. 8 (December 27, 2019): 44–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.35945/gb.2019.08.004.
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The article substantiates the importance of the development of food markets in the solution of food security problem. It is argued that the tendency of demand for food has an increasing trend and the development of food markets still remains one of the most important challenges of contemporary world. The study analyzes the markets of Georgian agro- food products and studies the modern challenges in these markets. Comparative analysis of Georgian and Spanish food markets is conducted. The article estimates the positive and negative trends of export of Georgian agro-food products as well as the possibilities of diversification of products in the food markets. According to “The Impact-Immediacy” matrix the hindering factors of Georgian agro products export are identified. Using the «Priority Scheme» the priorities of economic policy stimulating the export of agro-food products are revealed. In terms of geographical orientation of the export the possibilities of diversification of food markets are discussed, especially in European markets. The conclusion is made that, in general, European food market is characterized by the growing tendency. However, in these markets there is no similar tendency for Georgian agro-food products. According to the study of the share of Georgian products and export growth rates in different countries the positive correlation between these variables is determined. But this circumstance is not considered to be sufficient for the positive impact on the economic growth. The conclusion is made that using effective mechanisms of export stimulation allows the diversification of export of Georgian agro products on the traditional but growing food markets on the one hand and on the other hand the expansion of geographical area of export markets.
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Bojnec, Š., and I. Fertő. "Information and communication infrastructure development and agro-food trade." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 57, No. 2 (February 24, 2011): 64–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/82/2010-agricecon.
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The purpose of this paper is to provide an adapted gravity trade model to measure the influence of communication infrastructure development on agro-food trade. The adapted gravity trade model presents associations of bilateral agro-food trade between OECD countries with traditional gravity equation variables and particularly with variables of the information and communication infrastructure development. Using the adapted gravity trade model we find a positive association between the information and communication infrastructure development and bilateral agro-food trade flows between OECD countries. This association is significantly stronger for agricultural than for food products. The improved information and communication infrastructure development improves information and reduces trade transaction costs.
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Ansofino Anas Yatim, Ansofino Bin, and Zusmelia Binti Zusmelia Zubir Arif. "Agro Bussines Development Nexus Tourism In West Sumatera Province." MIMBAR : Jurnal Sosial dan Pembangunan 35, no. 1 (June 24, 2019): 57–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.29313/mimbar.v35i1.4111.
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The focus of this research is to analyze the future and backward linkages of agro-industry products that support the West Sumatra tourism creative industry and vertical integration between typical snack food products of West Sumatra culinary that have added value. This study uses a regional economic approach with the Grubel-Llyod index method and analysis of input output from snack industry sector. Result of the study shows that the market potential of West Sumatra agro-industry products still has low added value due to the low value of intermediate inputs compared to the final demand. Increasing the added value of agro-industry products based on food crop products is carried out by external regions such as North Sumatra and Riau. Integration between vertical market and regional external markets occurs in fruit-based agro industry products such as mangosteen, jackfruit, and bananas, which are shown by the highest Grubel-Llyord Index value with the demand value is lower than the final demand. The development of agro-industry food products and agro-business activities supporting culinary tourism in West Sumatra can be conducted by increasing the added value of superior products through agro-processing at household producer level and creating agglomeration to enhance local demand.
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Saracutu, Ionut. "Factors, challenges and obstacles for internationalization of Romanian agro-food products." Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence 15, no. 1 (December 1, 2021): 849–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2021-0078.
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Abstract The world-wide process of structural transformation is a result of the emergence of new challenges with long-term effect; which requires a strategic vision in the agro-food trade, together with the implementation of concrete actions by the authorities. Increasing global population, increasing pressure on natural resources and global warming are leading to a new framework at international level. In Europe, the aging process is an additional challenge. All these aspects will have profound implications for agriculture and rural areas. Global food demand is increasing, a large scale of urbanization, rising input prices, pressure on water resources and increasing vulnerability of crops and animals to climate change will limit food production. Even in these conditions agricultural sector of Romania has a huge potential. Domestic food demand could be covered if this potential will be exploited with technological resources and would not depend so much by climatic factors. Also Romania could export significant quantities of agro-food products. On the other hand, Romania suffers from one of the most pronounced structural divisions of agricultural land between all EU member states and also between the new member states. Precisely for this reason, Romania loses a lot in terms of production and export of agro-food products, in competition with developed countries. This paper analyzes the competitive position of Romanian companies in agro-food value chains. The article also answers to one of the most important questions. Are Romanian companies competitive in the agro-food value chains? What are the factors, challenges and obstacles for internationalization of Romanian agro-food product? In order to answer these questions, a quantitative research was performed using statistical data obtained from International Trade Center, for the year 2019 and Romanian National Committee for Macro prudential Supervision, 2020.
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MUDRAK, Ruslan. "REGIONAL FEATURES OF FOREIGN TRADE IN AGRO-FOOD PRODUCTS." Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics 4, no. 3 (August 30, 2019): 309–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2019-3-34.
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Introduction. The intensification of globalization processes that characterize the beginning of the new millennium has led to the emergence of supranational structures of regional and global scope. The deepening of Ukraine's integration into the international trading space causes new opportunities and threats. The relatively large size of the territory of Ukraine as a European state and its administrative structure causes a number of differences in the socio-economic development of its regions. Identifying regional differences in foreign trade in agri-food products and their causes is an urgent task of the study, given the leading role of the agro-industrial sector in Ukraine's foreign trade. The aim of the study is to identify regional differences of foreign trade in agri-food products and identify their causes. Results of work. The analysis results of foreign trade in agro-food products on the average for 2016-2018 by regions are given. It is determined that the four leading export regions are Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kyiv and Vinnytsia, as they account for about 47,9 %. The regions were evaluated according to the following indicators: the volume of regional exports, the volume of production of cereals and legumes, the production of sunflower seeds. According to the results of the analysis, each region was assigned a corresponding rank, on the basis of the values of which the correlation coefficients of the regions ranks were calculated. It is determined that there is a close link between the region's place in the national agri-food export ratings and the production of cereals and legumes; and there is a median link between the region's place in the national agri-food export and sunflower seed ratings. Imports of agro-food products by regions are considered, where Kiev region is the absolute leader, which together with Odessa, Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions have 64.5 % of all corresponding imports. The analysis of agro-food products import by groups of goods is presented. The regions ranking by import volumes of agri-food products and disposable income per person has been done. The obtained coefficient of correlation of ranks testifies to the average degree of relation close to high. Conclusions. It is proved that the differences in the volumes of crop production mainly cereals, legumes and sunflower are the basis for regional differentiation of agricultural food exports, which testifies to the raw nature of exports, stagnation of livestock and unsatisfactory development of the domestic food industry. Differentiation of imports of agro-industrial products is caused by the difference in income of the population by regions. Keywords: agro-food products, export, import, balance, production, raw materials, processing, disposable income.
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Varchenko, O., D. Krysanov, and O. Shust. "Innovations of agro-food chains in Ukraine." Agricultural Science and Practice 4, no. 3 (December 15, 2017): 73–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/agrisp4.03.073.
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Modern trends of agro-food provision are summarized with the systematization of the factors of external and internal environment, which affect the innovativeness of agro-food chains. The tendencies are highlighted and the transformational processes in the agrarian sector of Ukraine, which conditioned the destruction of eco- nomic relations and the breakdown of technological links of agro-food chains, the deterioration of the indices of safety and quality of agricultural raw materials and fi nal food products, are disclosed. The challenges for the functioning of dairy products chain are analyzed with the substantiation of the fact that the process of introduc- ing the complex of innovations and systemic methods of safety should cover all the actors involved, all the sec- tors and elements of production which ensure the safety and quality of agricultural raw materials and fi nal food products. It was proven that the trends of using innovations in the dairy farming should be the achievements in the fi eld of selecting cattle and fodder crops, modern technologies of forming and restoring the livestock to provide for the increase in its resistance and competitiveness. It was substantiated that it is an urgent issue for milk processing enterprises to implement technological innovations and to form long-term partnership relations with the suppliers of raw materials in order to diversify their product portfolio and offer quality and safe dairy products. It was substantiated that the functioning of agro-food chains will be conducted under the impact of environmental challenges which requires creating the conditions and prerequisites for a higher level of their flexibility to innovations, where the priority role should be attributed to state-private partnership in the elaboration and implementation of technologies.
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Muhamad, N. A., N. H. Kamarulzaman, and N. M. Nawi. "Agro-food SMEs’ intention to adopt halal traceability system." Food Research 4, S1 (February 10, 2020): 93–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.26656/fr.2017.4(s1).s28.
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Traceability system enables agro-food small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to record the information on attributes of their products along the food supply chain effectively. The halal status of the food products can be retained across companies’ supply chain by practising halal traceability system. This system is considered as one of the advanced technologies to overcome the violation of halal food products in the market despite low usage of advanced technologies detected among Malaysian SMEs. The main objective of the study was to investigate the agro-food SMEs’ intention to adopt halal traceability system. This study involved 130 agro-food SMEs that were selected using a systematic random sampling method. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from the SMEs. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, mean ranking analysis, Chisquare analysis, and independent-samples t-test. The results revealed that majority of agro -food SMEs involved in this study (111 companies, 85.4%) were categorized as small business size companies and most of the agro-food SMEs (73 companies, 56.2%) was in operation for less and equal to 9 years in the agro-food industry. Based on the mean ranking analysis, the agro-food SMEs have high intention to adopt halal traceability system (mean score of 4.25). From the Chi-square analysis result, there was a significant association between sales turnover and agro-food SMEs’ intention to adopt halal traceability system (p=0.046). This explained that the agro-food SMEs with low sales turnover tend to have high intention to adopt halal traceability system in order to upgrade their businesses. Independent-samples t-test revealed that there was a significant difference between sales turnover of low and high intention of agro-food SMEs to adopt halal traceability system; t(128) = 1.964, p = 0.052. This study concluded that the agrofood SMEs should be encouraged and exposed to the adoption of advanced technologies in the market.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Agro-food products"
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Normand, Luc. "Recycling of agro-industrial food wastes into feed for Pekin duck meat production towards a sustainable agriculture in the Province of Quebec." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape16/PQDD_0004/MQ29759.pdf.
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AMENDOLA, DANILA. "VALORIZZAZIONE DI SOTTOPRODOTTI AGRO-ALIMENTARI PER LA PRODUZIONE DI COMPOSTI AD ALTO VALORE AGGIUNTO." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/1733.
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Questa tesi di dottorato ha riguardato il recupero di composti ad alto valore aggiunto dai sottoprodotti agro-alimentari e il loro utilizzo in campo alimentare. In particolare, si è studiato il frazionamento lignocellulosico di raspi d’uva e residui di potatura di melo per ottenere emicellulosa, cellulosa, lignina e antiossidanti attraverso processi di auto-idrolisi e organosolv, investigando successivamente l’influenza di sei cultivar sul frazionamento lignocellulosico dei raspi. Un processo composto da quattro fasi (trattamento di lavaggio seguito da un’idrolisi acida, un’idrolisi basica e, infine, una decolorazione basica) è stato applicato su raspi di uva rossa (Barbera, Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo) e bianca (Müller, Chardonnay and Moscato). I raspi sono stati confrontati in termini di composizione chimica della materia prima (umidità, ceneri, minerali, lipidi, fibre, proteine zuccheri liberi) e di frazioni recuperate ( lavaggio, liquors acidi e basici e residui di cellulosa finali). Si è inoltre studiato l’influenza varietale sull’estrazione di antiossidanti da vinacce di Barbera, Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo, i diversi estratti sono stati confrontati per il loro profilo fenolico e per la loro capacità antiossidante. Infine, un estratto liofilizzato di vinacce di Barbera è stato utilizzato per migliorare la shelf-life di una pasta di nocciole valutando l’ossidazione cinetica.This thesis has focused on the recovery of high value compounds from agri-food by-products and their use in food. In particular, we studied the lignocellulosic fractionation of grape stalks and apple tree pruning for the recovery of hemicelluloses, cellulose, lignin and antioxidants through processes of auto-hydrolysis and organosolv, investigating subsequently the influence of six grape cultivar,on the lignocellulosic fractionation of grape-stalks. A four-step process (a washing treatment followed by an acid hydrolysis, a basic hydrolysis and, finally, a basic bleaching) was applied to stalks obtained from six different red (Barbera, Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo) and white (Müller, Chardonnay and Moscato) grape cultivars. The different stalks were compared in terms of chemical composition of raw material (moisture, ash, minerals, lipids, fiber, proteins, free sugars) and of the recovered fractions (washing, acid and basic liquors and final cellulose residues). We also studied the influence of variety on the antioxidants extraction from Barbera, Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo grape marc. The different extracts were compared in terms of phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity. Finally, a freeze-dried extract from Barbera grape marc was used to improve the shelf-life of hazelnut paste evaluating the oxidation kinetics.
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SANDRINI, SIMONA. "PROGETTAZIONE PEDAGOGICA, "KMETRO VERDE". MOBILITA' E TRASPORTI SOSTENIBILI NEI SISTEMI AGROALIMENTARI." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/10804.
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L’intensità del trasporto alimentare è un trend destinato ad aumentare nella sua complessità.
La ricerca attesta come sia rilevante analizzare “come il cibo viaggia”, forse più di “quanto il cibo viaggia”, nel mercato globalizzato dei prodotti agroalimentari, nelle realtà urbane che modificano le abitudini di consumo e nel “global food system” composto da cinque tipologie di sistemi agroalimentari.
Gli impatti in sostenibilità sono strettamente dipendenti dall’efficienza del trasporto e della logistica, di merci agroalimentari e di persone che si spostano per l’approvvigionamento, dal campo al consumatore e viceversa.
Eppure il concetto di food miles si è ampiamente diffuso tra gruppi di consumatori, attestando mutamenti culturali significativi. Si pensi all’idea tutta italiana di “km-zero”.
“Può il trasporto del cibo essere economicamente, socialmente e culturalmente sostenibile, per conservare l'ecosistema?”
Questa domanda, approfondita pedagogicamente, può essere riformulata: “How can consumers, economical stakeholders and policy makers become environmentally friendly about transportation of food?”
Il quesito conduce all’interrogativo di quale formazione e ricerca interdisciplinare progettare per orientare gli sforzi verso questo fine.
Una nuova formulazione concettuale potrebbe promuovere azioni sostenibili per la mobilità e i trasporti sulle lunghe, medie e corte distanze, per la filiera lunga e corta: il “Kmetro verde”.The transportation of agro-alimentary products is constantly evolving. The research has been focusing on long distances, tied with the global market. But results in a lack of investigations in medium and short distances which also possess some efficiency gain. The investigation of these shorter mode of transport is paramount as they have significant impact on the triptych of sustainability. In this context, the concepts of "food miles" and of "km-zero" have spread widely among the consumers, attesting the community awareness regarding sustainability issues. However, as environmental concerns arise, such concept has showed it's limit. Therefore the question, "Can transportation of food become economically, socially and culturally sustainable, to preserve the ecosystem?", that lead to this concept, needs to be reassessed. Starting from a pedagogical standpoint, this question can be rephrased as “How can consumers, economical stakeholders and policy makers become environmentally friendly about transportation of food, to preserve the ecosystem?”. For a successful undertaking of such problematic, it is paramount to evaluate the need of novel training practises as well as the design of interdisciplinary research. A new formulation of such concept, embodied in "kmeter green", would aim to promote sustainable mobility on all the distances and chains' lengths.
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Kirwan, James Richard. "The reconfiguration of producer-consumer relations within alternative strategies in the UK agro-food system : the case of farmers' markets." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2003. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/3083/.
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This thesis is concerned with the UK agro-food system, and in particular the emergence of 'alternative strategies' ('AS') that seek to overcome, or at least circumvent, some of the problems associated with the globalised and industrialised practices on which it is based. Underlying the emergence of these 'AS' is the intention to reconnect the processes of food production and consumption in various ways, and to reconfigure the relationship between producers and consumers. Commercial imperatives remain important within 'AS', but they are overlain with social, cultural and ethical constructs that can significantly influence the motives of those involved, as illustrated by Fair Trade produce which seeks to introduce a sense of equity within the exchange process. This research focuses on the relationship between producers and consumers within the context of Farmers' Markets (FMs). FMs have been used as the portal for this purpose because they are considered to be an exemplar of how producer-consumer relations are being reconfigured within a concrete exchange context. FMs aim to re-locate production within specific localities and specific personal relationships, in an attempt to facilitate produce traceability and give food a sense of identity. In order to examine these emerging relationships, data were drawn from a questionnaire survey of FM managers across the UK, semi-structured interviews with producers and focus group discussions with consumers at five FMs in England. In the first instance the data were interpreted through the notion of 'embeddedness', which established that the exchange process at FMs is modified by social interaction within a localised setting. As this did not permit an explanation of aspects of the relationship that were clearly of value to the participants, but extraneous to their commercial evaluations, the data were also analysed within the notion of 'regard', which established that there were additional benefits to the producers and consumers at FMs, intrinsic to the human-level interaction between them. For example, producers sometimes felt personally valued for the effort they make to produce high-quality food produce. On this basis, it was possible to establish what distinguishes FMs as a retail outlet, in terms of how the producers and consumers relate to each other and to the produce available. In order to better understand the significance of these results within the wider agro-food system, they were subsequently assessed within Conventions Theory (CT). CT is based upon a number of conventions, of which the 'civic' and 'domestic' conventions are of particular relevance in this instance as they I are concerned, respectively, with the general societal benefits of a product, and the development of trust in a product on the basis of attachments to specific places or people. The concept of conventions enables an understanding of how the participants at a FM define the quality of the products to be exchanged between them. However, CT does not specifically address the benefits of regard and so this thesis proposes that a regard convention should be considered, which can specifically incorporate this aspect of quality evaluation. Each of the conventions of quality identified for FMs is the subject of ongoing negotiation, and the concept of a bubble of FM alterity is suggested as a means of understanding the durability of FMs as an 'AS', before their underlying integrity is breached and they cease to have a distinctive identity. In this context, the term bubble is used to convey flexibility and elasticity, whereas alterity means 'otherness' which implies an intention to produce change within the agro-food system.
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Fernandez, mena Hugo. "Modélisation des flux de biomasse et de nutriments dans les territoires agricoles : simulation et évaluation de scénarios appliqués à un cas d’étude en France." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017BORD0960/document.
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Nourrir une population mondiale croissante dans un contexte de changements globaux pose de nouveaux défis à l’agriculture en termes d’efficience de production et d’impacts environnementaux. Rendre les systèmes agro-alimentaires plus soutenables nécessite de mieux recycler la biomasse et les nutriments, c’est-à-dire de tendre vers des flux de fertilisants, de produits végétaux, d’aliments du bétail, de coproduits et de déchets plus circulaires. À ce titre, il est nécessaire de développer de nouveaux outils pour mieux explorer et évaluer les échanges de matières entre les fermes et leurs partenaires économiques amont et aval dans les territoires. Dans le travail présent, l’état de l’art concernant les méthodes d’analyse, de modélisation et d’évaluation environnementale des flux de biomasse et d’éléments minéraux à différentes échelles est réalisé. Le modèle multi-agents FAN (« Flows in Agricultural Network») qui simule les flux des matières entre les fermes et leurs partenaires économiques dans les territoires agricoles a été développé. Les processus de FAN sont expliqués en détail et une analyse de sensibilité des variables clefs est présentée. Par ailleurs, le modèle FAN a été appliqué à un cas d’études en France pour évaluer la performance des scénarios contrastés visant à améliorer l’efficience d’utilisation des éléments minéraux, développer le recyclage de la matière, favoriser la production du biogaz ou reconcevoir les systèmes de production. Les sorties de simulations des scénarios sont analysées en termes de production alimentaire et énergétique, de flux de matières et de logistique, de cycle des nutriments et d’émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Ce travail montre l’utilité des outils de prospective et modèles multi-agents pour améliorer la durabilité des systèmes agricoles et des chaines alimentaires, pour créer et évaluer des solutions collectives tendant vers l’économie circulaire et pour prendre en charge les interactions entre acteurs économiques au sein des chaines et filières alimentaires complexesFeeding the growing global population in a context of global change raises new challenges for agriculture regarding its production efficiency and impacts on natural resources. Solutions for towards farming sustainability require to improve nutrient and biomass recycling in agro-food systems, i.e. to move from linear to more circular flows of fertilizers, crop products, feedstuff, by-products and organic wastes. Innovative tools exploring material exchanges between farms and their upstream and downstream partners in agro-food systems at the local scale are needed. In the present work, the state of the art about analysis methods, models and environmental tools addressing nutrient and biomass flows at different scales is reviewed. The FAN (“Flows in Agricultural Network”) model, an agent-based model that simulates a range of material flows among farms and their partners within agricultural districts is developed. FAN processes are explained in details and a sensitivity analysis to some key variables is performed. In addition, the FAN model is applied to a French case-study to assess the performances of contrasted scenarios aiming to enhance nutrient use efficiency, recycling strategies, biogas production and system redesign. The outcomes from the scenario simulation are analyzed are assessed in terms of food provisioning, nutrient cycling and greenhouse gas emissions. This work shows the usefulness of prospective, agent-based tools for greater farming and food-chain sustainability, to design and evaluate collective solutions for circular economy and to account for interactions among economic actors within complex agro-food systems
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Williams, Rachael M. "Do geographical indications promote sustainable rural development? : two UK case studies and implications for New Zealand rural development policy." Lincoln University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/585.
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Geographical indications (GIs) are one form of protective labelling used to indicate the origin of food and alcohol products. The role of protected geographical indicators as a promising sustainable rural development tool is the basis for this research. The protection of geographical indications is a rather controversial subject and much research is still required for both sides of the debate. The research method employed for this study is qualitative critical social science. Two Case studies are used to investigate the benefits brought to rural areas through the protection of GIs. The case studies include the GIs Jersey Royal and Welsh Lamb both from the United Kingdom a member of the European Union (the EU is in favour of extended protection of GIs for all agro-food products under the 1994 WTO/TRIPS agreement on geographical indications). Twenty-five indepth interviews were conducted for this study the duration of the interviews was approximately one hour. The study identifies predominantly indirect links between GIs and sustainable rural development, through economic and social benefits bought to rural areas by the GIs investigated - less of a connection was found to ecological elements. No considerable cost for GI protection was discovered. This finding suggests that GIs are worthwhile for implementation in New Zealand as a rural development tool.
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Kerfai, Syrine. "Etude d'un procédé chromatographique d'échange d'ions pour la séparation de la ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) dans le cadre de la valorisation d'un sous produit agricole." Thesis, Toulouse, INSA, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011ISAT0014/document.
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Les milieux biologiques bruts, provenant des opérations de transformation de biomasse sont souvent caractérisés à la fois par leur caractère polluant et par un potentiel de valorisation important. Le développement de procédés adaptés au traitement de tels milieux complexes présente ainsi beaucoup d’intérêt. Les jus verts générés par la déshydratation de la luzerne (Medicago Sativa) sont caractérisés par une forte teneur en protéines. Outre leur valeur nutritionnelle importante, ces protéines ont des applications potentielles dans plusieurs domaines, notamment environnemental de part leur teneur élevée en Ribulose 1,5 Bisphosphate Carboxylase Oxydase (Rubisco), enzyme responsable de la fixation du CO2 chez les plantes. Dans ce travail la séparation sélective de la Rubisco à partir du jus de luzerne industriel centrifugé par chromatographie d’échange d’ions a été étudiée. Dans un premier temps une méthode d’analyse qualitative et quantitative a été mise au point pour la détection et la quantification de la Rubisco en solution et ainsi le suivi du procédé de séparation. Dans un deuxième temps, le procédé de séparation a été étudié en colonne, en lit fixe et en lit expansé, en utilisant le support échangeur d’anions Q Hyper Z et l’effet de la dilution du milieu sur la capacité dynamique du procédé a été analysé dans les deux cas. Les résultats obtenus ont montré que les deux modes de contact permettent d’avoir des capacités dynamiques de rétention du même ordre de grandeur que celles de la littérature. Après élution, la Rubisco a été concentrée jusqu’à 21 fois et les fractions produites étaient caractérisées par un grand degré de pureté. Par ailleurs, des études d’équilibre et cinétique d’échange ont été initiées dans ce travail et ont démontré que malgré la taille importante de la protéine d’intérêt (560 kDa) les limitations stériques à son transfert ne sont pas plus importantes que dans le cas de protéines plus simples et plus petites et que le support Q Hyper Z présente effectivement une grande affinité pour la protéine. Enfin une première approche théorique a été conduite pour la compréhension des interactions entre la protéine et l’échangeur dans ce milieu complexe. Elle a permis de confirmer l’importance de la prise en compte de la présence d’autres biomolécules dans le milieu sur la rétention de la Rubisco, peut être même plus que celle des selsBiological raw material derived from bio-refinery processes, is often considered a source of pollution but it seems also to be a promising alternative to potential material recovery. The development of suitable processes for handling such complex biological material has so many concerns. Green juice produced from mechanical dehydration of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is an excellent source of protein with high nutritional quality. Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (Rubisco) is the most abundant protein in the green juice, with potential applications in many fields, such as human nutrition, pharmaceuticals, environmental… The aim of this study is to isolate and recover Rubisco produced from an industrial alfalfa green juice, by ion exchange chromatography process. First of all, a qualitative and quantitative analytical method was developed to provide reliable information about Rubisco content monitoring in the separation process. In a second step, the separation process was performed in fixed and expanded bed, using the anion exchanger Q Hyper Z. In both cases, the effect of the dilution of the green juice on the dynamic capacity of the columns was studied. The results showed that the dynamic capacity retention was similar in both columns to those reported in literature. After elution step, Rubisco was concentrated 21 times and produced with high level of purity. Furthermore, kinetic of ion exchange study was initiated. Despite the large size of the protein (560 kDa), steric limitations to mass transfer were not very significant when compared to those of conventional small proteins. The support Q Hyper Z showed an excellent affinity for the protein recovery. Finally, a first theoretical investigation has been conducted for understanding the retention mechanism between the protein and the separation column. This study shows the importance of taking into account the presence of other bio-molecules in order to perform the retention of Rubisco, perhaps even more than that of salts
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Nganhou, Jean. "Etude des transferts de chaleur et de matiere en convection forcee dans une operation de sechage en lit epais de produits agricoles tropicaux : application aux feves de cacao." Poitiers, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987POIT2268.
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On envisage deux types de configuration du systeme de sechage suivant la nature du generateur d'air chaud. Dans la premiere configuration, le sechoir est ventile par de l'air chaud sortant d'un capteur solaire du type multi-masse. La seconde configuration utilise un rechauffeur d'air constitue de resistances electriques. Pour chaque sous-systeme de la chaine, on propose une modelisation fine et originale; une etude systematique de l'etat thermique, massique et des performances du systeme de captation multi-passes et du systeme de sechage en fonction des parametres externes et internes est realisee. On envisage aussi l'effet d'un recyclage de l'air sur le comportement dynamique du systeme de sechage. Enfin, une conformation entre les resultats experimentaux obtenus sur un prototype construit et teste en laboratoire avec des resistances electriques permet une validation du modele theorique propose pour le sechage d'un lit epais des feves de cacao
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Le, Gouvello Raphaëla. "L'économie circulaire appliquée à un système socio-écologique halio-alimentaire localisé : caractérisation, évaluation, opportunités et défis." Thesis, Brest, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019BRES0019/document.
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L'économie circulaire (EC) émerge depuis les années 2000 dans le débat public, en opposition à l'économie linéaire, modèle dominant aux limites économiques et écologiques reconnues. Cette thèse constitue une première confrontation opérationnelle de l'EC à un système socio-écologique dépendant de la pêche, le Pays de la Cornouaille en Bretagne. Le système est délimité dans sa façade maritime avec la pêche côtière, seule considérée comme production locale.L'approche est systémique, multidimensionnelle et dynamique. L'analyse comporte trois volets : le premier sur l'amont du circuit en mer, le deuxième sur l'aval du système à terre et le dernier sur le système complet. Premièrement, le coût caché des rejets est visualisé via une analyse comptable de flux de matière ("Material Flow Cost Accounting" MFCA) adaptée à la pêche, proposé comme outil pertinent pour améliorer la performance économique et environnementale des pêcheurs. Deuxièmement, l’analyse de flux révèle une forte dépendance des activités à terre vis-à-vis des importations et exportations de bioressources halieutiques malgré un apport significatif de la pêche côtière à l'économie locale. Troisièmement, des scenarii sur le sous-système Sardine, du "business as usual" a l'EC, servent à proposer une trajectoire alternative de développement basée sur un "panier" de biens et services territorialises et la construction d'une valeur territoire à partir de ressources halieutiques locales. Pour atteindre cette EC durable, il s'agira d'optimiser l'utilisation des ressources locales et diminuer les externalités négatives, en plus d'aller vers une gouvernance partagée, adaptée à l'échelle du système socio-écologique considéréThe years 2000 have favored the emergence of "Circular Economy" (CE) in the public debate, as opposed to the "linear economy", the dominant model that led to acknowledged economie and ecological limits. Our work is a first attempt to address the CE to a fishery-dependent socio-ecological System, the Cornouaille region in Brittany. The approach is systemic, multidimensional and dynamic. It implies the identification of marine boundaries, in which only Coastal fisheries are considered as a local production. The analysis is conducted along three main axes: an analysis of the upstream part at sea (fishing), an analysis looking at the downstream value chain, on land, and a third looking at the whole System. First, a Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) analysis adapted to fisheries is proposed as a relevant tool to improve economy and environmental performance of fishers, providing evidence of hidden costs of fish discards.Second, the fish bioresource flow analysis indicates a strong dependency on importation and exportation flows to maintain land-based activities depending on sea products, albeit evidence of a significant contribution of Coastal fisheries to the local economy. Third, the exploration of the sardine sub-system through scenarii, ranging between from "business as usual" to those lined with CE, shows an alternative development trajectory, based upon a potential "basket of goods and services", a "territorial value", specifically linked to local fisheries. To achieve such a sustainable CE, we would need to not only aim at a more efficient use of local marine resources and decrease negative externalities, but also advocate for a shared governance, suited to the scale of the considered localised socio-ecological System
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Stephens, Raphaël. "Circuits alimentaires alternatifs et transition du régime de "provision". Etude sociotechnique dans le contexte francilien." Thesis, Paris, Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020IAVF0002.
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Le système alimentaire peut-il changer ? Critiques à l’égard du régime dominant la provision, des phénomènes alternatifs proposent, depuis plus d’une vingtaine d’années, d’améliorer la durabilité, la qualité et la transparence de la provision alimentaire en raccourcissant les liens entre producteurs et consommateurs. Les discours, les pratiques et les innovations de ces Alternative Food Networks (« AFN ») génèrent, à travers leurs multiples oppositions aux logiques du régime de provision alimentaire industriel, des frictions chez celui-ci. A l’aune de l’essor spectaculaire d’une variété assez hétéroclite d’AFN ces dernières années, ce régime développe crescendo des questionnements et des prises sur l’alimentation locale. La théorisation de ces frictions peut bénéficier avantageusement de l'approche multi-niveaux (Multi Level Perspective, ou « MLP »), cadre théorique et méthodologique de recherche en étude des transitions qui permet une lecture évolutionniste des régimes sociotechniques, notamment dans leurs rapports avec les niches d’innovations alternatives. Avec l’appui d’analyses sociohistoriques robustes et un travail de terrain, il est alors possible de réfléchir les modalités d’une transition du régime de provision alimentaire par le raccourcissement des relations entre producteurs et mangeurs.La thèse propose alors deux focales d’analyse : le régime de provision alimentaire ; et les réseaux alimentaires alternatifs. Elle fait appel à une méthodologie composite adressant des données de natures hétérogènes tirées de terrains distribués : analyse discursive par lexicométrie, analyse de traces numériques, étude d’agencements institutionnels, entretiens approfondis, observations de type ethnographique. A la recherche d’une théorisation de moyenne portée, la thèse cible, dans leurs questionnements locaux, des acteurs-clés représentatifs de plusieurs compétences du régime de provision : distribution ; filière fruits et légumes ; salons alimentaires. Les objets alternatifs étudiés rendent compte d’une multiplicité de formes d’existence. Parce-que ces alternatives sont partiellement imbriquées avec certains dispositifs du régime dominant, cela conduit la thèse vers l’étude approfondie de l’une d’entre elles, très particulière du fait :(i) de son architecture se trouvant à la croisée des alternatives alimentaires et de réseaux numériques-matériels portés par des plateformes technologiques, et (ii) d’une qualité de données assez inédite.A partir de cette approche empirique distribuée, la thèse contribue à la caractérisation d’une transition vers un régime de provision numérique-matériel axé sur la prosumption par customisation transparente. Présentant la fin des années 2000 comme point d’inflexion du régime, la conjonction d’une crise de modèle de provision avec l’explosion du numérique accompagné d'un foisonnement continu de revendications et de pratiques alternatives, semblent en mesure d’accélérer un chemin de transition par reconfiguration du régime. Les prémices de cette reconfiguration se manifestent à travers de multiples évolutions discursives observées au sein du régime, ainsi que dans l’incorporation et l’agencement, en son sein, de phénomènes alternatifs qui participent crescendo à la caractérisation de nouvelles priorités qui redéfinissent les spécifications des aliments, les pratiques de provision, et les flux de provision. La valeur accrue de produits alimentaires enrichis de nouvelles spécifications alternatives véhiculées au travers de nouvelles proximités virtuelles et matérielles intiment ainsi au régime des interrogations sur le potentiel que présente le raccourcissement. Effectuant une confluence de trois champs d’études (transitions ; alternatives alimentaires ; prosumption) relativement peu liés jusque lors, la thèse ouvre ainsi des perspectives de recherche sur les capacités de tels marchés raccourcis à capter l’attention de prosumers alimentaires eux-aussi en plein essorCan the food system change ? As they formulate criticisms toward the regime which dominates food provision, alternative phenomena have, for over twenty years now, suggested that the sustainability, quality, and transparency of food provisioning could improve by shortening relations between producers and consumers. The discourses, practices, and innovations of such Alternative Food Networks (“AFN”) generate, through multiple oppositions to the industrial food provision regime, frictions among the latter. Having witnessed spectacular developments these past few years bringing quite a heterogeneous variety of AFN to the fore, this regime has begun to undergo a series of internal questionings and takes on local food. The theorization of these frictions can benefit advantageously from the Multi Level Perspective (“MLP”), a theoretical and methodological framework for research in transitions studies, which enables an evolutionist read on sociotechnical regimes, in particular regarding their relations with alternative, innovative niches. With the help of robust sociohistoric analysis and fieldwork, it then becomes possible to reflect upon the modalities which could bring about a food provision regime transition through the shortening of links between producers and eaters.The thesis thus proposes two analytical foci: the food provision regime; and Alternative Food Networks. It calls upon a composite methodology to address data which are very heterogeneous in nature and stem from distributed empirical fields: discourse analysis through lexicometrics, the analysis of digital traces, the study of institutional displays, in-depth interviews, and ethnography-inspired observations. Aiming at meso-level theorizations, the thesis targets – as they question themselves on local food issues – key actors representative of several competencies, which fulfill major functions in the provision regime: retail; fruit and vegetable supply; institutional food fairs. The alternative objects report, through their study, a multiplicity of forms of existence. Because these alternatives are partially intertwined with certain devices from the dominant regime, this leads the thesis toward the in-depth study of one of these AFN, which is very particular in that (i) its architecture stems from a hybrid between food alternatives and digital-material networks enabled through technological platforms, and (ii) the dataset which it offers is of unusually high standard.Through this distributed empirical approach, the thesis contributes to the characterization of a transition toward a digital-material provision regime based on prosumption through transparent customization. Dating the regime’s inflection point to the late 2000s, the conjunction of a crisis in the provision model with the explosion of digital flows as well as the continuous expansion of claims and practices in the realm of alternatives, appear to be able to quicken the pace of a transition pathway through a reconfiguration of the regime. The premise of this reconfiguration manifests itself through multiple evolutions in discourse which can be scrutinized within the regime, as well as the incorporation and the redisplay, in the realm of the regime, of alternative phenomena which participate increasingly in the characterization of new priorities which now redefine food specifications, provision practices, and provision flows. The accrued value of food products enriched with new alternative specifications which are conveyed through new virtual and material proximities thus intimate the regime to interrogate itself on the potential offered by the shortening of provision. Bridging three investigative fields (transitions; Alternative Food Networks; prosumption) which are, as of yet, relatively disconnected, the thesis thus opens research perspectives on the capacities through which such shortened markets may be able to capture the attention of food prosumers who likewise, are very much thriving
Books on the topic "Agro-food products"
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7.
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Gibbon, Peter. Global agro-food trade and standards: Challenges for Africa. Houndmills, Basinstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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Rothacher, Albrecht. Japan's agro-food sector: The politics and economics of excess protection. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989.
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Rothacher, Albrecht. Japan's agro-food sector: The politics and economics of excess protection. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1989.
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Commission of the European Communities. Development strategy for the agro-food industries in the Mediterranean regions of European Community. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1985.
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Monceau, Christine. Trente ans d'échanges agro-alimentaires français: 1961-1990. Paris: République française, Ministère de l'économie et des finances, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, 1995.
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Zhongguo nong chan pin zhi liang an quan shi chang zhun ru ji zhi yan jiu = Study on the market access system for agro-food safety in China. Beijing Shi: Zhongguo nong ye chu ban she, 2008.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products. Springer, 2015.
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Moroccan Centre for Export Promotion., ed. Morocco export: Agro, food, sea products directory. Casablanca: Moroccan Centre for Export Promotion, 1994.
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Potential fair trade agro-food products in Nepal. Kathmandu: Fair Trade Group Nepal, 2009.
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Losavio, Clelia. "Regional Quality Labels for Agro-Food Products." In LITES - Legal Issues in Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies, 163–76. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75196-2_9.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "Introduction." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 1–9. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_1.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "Machine Vision Online Measurements." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 11–56. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_2.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "NIR Spectroscopy Detection." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 57–126. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_3.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "Hyperspectral Imaging Detection." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 127–93. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_4.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "Electronic Nose Measurements." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 195–250. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_5.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "Colorimetric Sensors Measurement." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 251–88. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_6.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "Acoustic Measurements." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 289–343. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_7.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "Sensor Fusion Measurement." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 345–67. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_8.
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Zou, Xiaobo, and Jiewen Zhao. "Other Nondestructive Measurement Technologies." In Nondestructive Measurement in Food and Agro-products, 369–407. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9676-7_9.
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Gusakova, Elena Pavlovna, and Alina Valeryevna Ryabkova. "MODERN INNOVATION POLICY IN THE AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION." In Russian science: actual researches and developments. Samara State University of Economics, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.46554/russian.science-2020.03-1-146/152.
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The article deals with the conditions for the formation and implementation of innovation policy in the agro-industrial complex of Russia, including in the food industry. Against the background of the growth of positive dynamics of domestic research and development expenditures in the Russian Federation, the share of high-tech products in the Russian agro-industrial complex in 2018 is only 7.1% of the total volume. The share of food industry enterprises engaged in innovative activities increased from 11.6% to 14.2% in 2010-2018, while the cost of innovative products increased 2.3 times. The most important factor in the activity of innovative activities of enterprises is state support. Innovation policy in the agro-industrial complex is designed to promote the development of the food industry and the growth of its national and global competitiveness.
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Dzhailov, Dzhumabek, and Mardalieva Leila. "Directions of Cluster Competitive Development of Priority Branches of AIC Of Kyrgyzstan." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c13.02561.
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The role and significance of the cluster competitive development of the agro-industrial complex are substantiated. The analysis of the development of priority sectors of the agro-industrial complex and the domestic food market is presented. Disproportions and factors of unbalanced development of related branches of the agro-industrial complex are revealed. The reasons for the low level of processing of agricultural products and the weak development of agricultural processing industries in the republic are determined. The factors of non-competitiveness of the agro-industrial complex sectors are determined - the development of small-scale production, the underdevelopment of economic and integration ties between adjacent agro-industrial complex enterprises. Measures are proposed to ensure import substitution of food, the growth of its exports and, on this basis, the competitive development of priority sectors of the agro-industrial complex. The mechanisms for improving economic relations in the agro-industrial complex and the advantages of developing long-term contractual contractual relations have been substantiated. A model for the development of an agricultural cluster has been developed in order to implement the import substitution policy for the consumption of food resources.
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Dzhailov, Dzhumabek, and Mardalieva Leila. "Strategy to Increase Competitiveness and Agro-Export Potential of Kyrgyzstan in the Conditions of Eurasian Integration." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c10.02060.
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The analysis of the development of the agrarian sector, dynamics and structure of exports and imports of food and the state of the food market in Kyrgyzstan is carried out. The assessment of the level of competitiveness of the industry and food security is presented. Factors and risks of increasing the competitiveness of the agricultural sector under conditions of integration are revealed. The factors of unjustified growth of import-privatizability of the domestic food market and a reduction in the volume of exports of agri-food products were revealed. It is determined that the primary development of small-peasant forms of entrepreneurial activity negatively affects the effective use of the economic potential, the dynamics and growth rates of production and, in general, the competitiveness of the industry. The directions of development of import substitution of food have been developed. Prospects and economic mechanisms for supporting and stimulating the development of the production of competitive products of the industry and developing the country's agro-export potential under conditions of integration are grounded. Measures are proposed for the development of agricultural cooperation and the formation of competitive forms of management that will facilitate the effective transformation of the country's agricultural sector within the framework of the Unified Energy System.
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VALIEV, Ayrat, Andrey DMITRIEV, Kamil HAFIZOV, Ilgiz GALIEV, and Farida NEZHMETDINOVA. "AGRO-BIO-TECHNO PARK AS AN INNOVATIVE FACTOR OF INCREASING COMPETITIVENESS OF AGRICULTURE UNDER GLOBAL CHALLENGES." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.118.
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Today developed countries are not just talking about agriculture or agribusiness, but set a strategic goal in developing high-tech and profitable sector of the Bioeconomy as a serious alternative to traditional industries, economies and markets. Modern agriculture and worldwide growth structural change of consumption of food. This factor is directly linked with the global orientation of rural households in the world at improving the productivity of agricultural land, reduction of losses, and increase in food production. The agricultural sector focuses on the production and processing of agricultural products, storage, transportation and sales of finished products. Thus, the agricultural sector requires professionals with expertise and skills relevant to the entire production cycle. The transition to the Bioeconomy market changed the nature and conditions of agricultural workers. The article provides a rationale for the necessity of establishment of an agro-bio-techno park in the Republic of Tatarstan as an innovative factor of increasing competitiveness of agriculture in Russia under global challenges. It represents results of analysis of global challenges for development of agriculture, domestic and international experience of setting up and work of techno parks in the universities and the model of the Agro-bio-techno park establishment at the Kazan State Agrarian University.
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Abramova, I. N., N. I. Bolishyeshapova, O. V. Ryabinina, and S. P. Burlov. "Evaluation of the sown area of spring wheat and potatoes in Irkutsk region." In Растениеводство и луговодство. Тимирязевская сельскохозяйственная академия, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26897/978-5-9675-1762-4-2020-58.
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In accordance with the plan for the development of agriculture of the Russian Federation for 2017-2025. The agro-industrial complex needs to achieve a stable growth in agricultural production, including by increasing the sown area for spring wheat and potatoes, using new domestic varieties of seeds and improving cultivation technologies. An important task facing agricultural producers is the import substitution of basic food products with domestic products and the use of Russian-bred seeds instead of foreign ones. Over the past 2019, the area under grain crops increased by 101.2% against the level of 2018, including under spring wheat crops by 34.1%. Due to the cultivation of potatoes on personal and peasant farms, the production area under potatoes decreased by 63.3% compared to 2018.
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Davydenko, Nadiia, Yuliia Bilyak, Yuliia Nehoda, and Nataliia Shevchenko. "Financial security for the agrarian sector of Ukraine." In 21st International Scientific Conference "Economic Science for Rural Development 2020". Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Economics and Social Development, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/esrd.2020.53.007.
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The agricultural sector of the economy is system-forming for Ukraine, guarantees the provision of food security of the state, forms the basis for the development of rural territories, influences environmental security, stimulates the development of other sectors of the economy. The level of financial security of the agrarian sector of the Ukrainian economy is caused by a number of factors, such as seasonal nature of production, limited shelf life of products, price disparity, low profitability, etc. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to analyze the development of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine and the activities of the leading agroholdings of Ukraine, as well as to develop proposals for strengthening the financial security of the agricultural sector based on the results obtained. The goal of the study is based on a systematic approach and comparative economic analysis. The methodological basis is the general scientific methods and mechanisms for ensuring the financial security of enterprises. The conducted research has made it possible to establish that in recent years the financial security of the agricultural sector in Ukraine is carried out mainly through a set of programs, each of which is aimed at improving production efficiency. Over the past five years, capital investment and credit in agriculture have increased significantly. The article substantiates the need to manage the financial security of agro-industrial enterprises at the present stage of socio-economic development of Ukraine. The practical significance of the obtained results is determined by the fact that the conclusions and proposals can be used in the formation of the financial security strategy of the agricultural sector and the development of a mechanism for its implementation.
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ALEKNEVIČIENĖ, Vilija, and Asta BENDORAITYTĖ. "LONG-TERM DRIVERS OF WHEAT AND MAIZE COMMODITIES PRICES." In Rural Development 2015. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2015.129.
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In the last decades prices of agro-food commodities have a tendency of explosive growth. This increase quite usually is related with biofuels development. However, the prices of commodities are influenced by the set of different variables, i.e. supply and demand factors. In order to provide appropriate policy recommendations for agro-culture there is a need to evaluate the factors and their impact on agro-food commodities. This paper uses the multi regression model in order to analyze long-term drivers of annual world wheat and maize commodities prices. Analysis involves both demand (direct: biofuels production, commodities stock in the end of the period; indirect: the exchange rate, the interest rate, gross domestic product) and supply (price of crude oil) factors. The empirical results indicate that the main price drivers of wheat are crude oil prices, exchange rate and stock of wheat lagged one period. While the main maize price drivers are crude oil price and stock of maize lagged one period.
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Ivkova, Irina, Ekaterina Zubareva, Michail Zabolotnykh, and Irina Zhidik. "Effect of Vegetable Fats on the Quality and Safety of Food Products." In Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference The Fifth Technological Order: Prospects for the Development and Modernization of the Russian Agro-Industrial Sector (TFTS 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200113.142.
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Starovojtova, Kseniya, Lyubov Tereshchuk, Marina Tarlyun, and Irina Dolgolyuk. "Development of an Integrated Technology for Milk Processing with the Production of Functional Dairy Products and Biotech Products for Food and Pharmaceutical Industry." In Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference The Fifth Technological Order: Prospects for the Development and Modernization of the Russian Agro-Industrial Sector (TFTS 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200113.208.
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Sneha, S. S., and K. P. Ramaswamy. "A Comprehensive Review on the Mechanism of Concrete Deterioration in Accelerated Aggressive Environment." In International Web Conference in Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Planet. AIJR Publisher, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21467/proceedings.112.40.
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Concrete is being extensively utilized for the constructional and other allied works on account of its versatility and mechanical properties. However, it exists to be in a state of disequilibrium with its ambient environment owing to its universal alkaline nature and hence is susceptible to deterioration when exposed to aggressive environments. The reactive species emanating from chemical plants, fertiliser industries, marine water, agro-food industries etc., produce detrimental effects on the concrete structures through the dissolution of calcium bearing phases from the hydrated matrix. This degradation culminates in decalcification, volumetric expansion, salt crystallisation, micro-cracking, surface scaling, delamination, spalling and corrosion. Diffusivity, capillary porosity, permeability, chemical nature of hydrated matrix and pore network are the parameters that influence the chemical mechanism of concrete degradation. The mechanism of concrete degradation is distinct for various aggressive species and its fair comprehension remains as one of the challenges in accomplishing the durability based concrete design. This paper critically reviews the basic mechanism of the concrete deterioration in accelerated aggressive environment of mineral acids, organic acids and inorganic salts. In addition to this, a glimpse of the effect of degradation on different binder systems viz., Ordinary Portland Cement system, blended cement system, special cement system and alkali activated system is provided.
Reports on the topic "Agro-food products"
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Salavisa, Isabel, Mark Soares, and Sofia Bizarro. A Critical Assessment of Organic Agriculture in Portugal: A reflection on the agro-food system transition. DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.15847/dinamiacet-iul.wp.2021.05.
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Over the last few decades, the organic agriculture sector has experienced sustained growth. Globally, as well as in the European Union and Portugal, organic production accounts for just under 10% of total Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) (FiBL, 2019; Eurostat, 2019; DGADR, 2019; INE, 2019; GPP, 2019). This growth has been seen in terms of production, number of producers, amount of retail sales, imports and exports. This article attempts to build on the multi-level perspective (MLP) of the socio-technical (ST) transitions theory by employing a whole systems analysis (Geels, 2018) of organic agriculture in Portugal, which defends an integrated vision of the systems, where multiple interactions occur within and among the niche, the regime and the landscape levels. This approach has been employed in order to develop a critical analysis of the current state of the Portuguese organic agriculture sector, stressing the multiplicity of elements that are contributing to the agro-food system´s transformation into a more sustainable one. In fact, the agro-food system is related with climate change but also has connections with other domains such as public health, water management, land use and biodiversity. Therefore, it is affected by shifts in these areas. This analysis considers developments in increasing domestic organic production, number of producers, amount of retail sales, imports, exports, market innovations, and the sector´s reconfiguration. The organic sector´s increase has been attributed to European regulation, institutionalization, standardization, farmer certification, external (government) subsidy support programs, incremental market improvements (visibility and product access), the emergence of new retailers, the rise of supporting consumers and a shift away from conventional agriculture (Truninger, 2010; DGADR, 2019; Pe´er et al, 2019). However, together with positive incentives, this sector also faces numerous barriers that are hindering a faster transformation. Difficulties for the sector to date have included: product placement; a disconnect between production, distribution and marketing systems; high transport costs; competition from imports; European subsidies focused on extensive crops (pastures, olive groves, and arable crops), entailing a substantial growth in the area of pasture to the detriment of other crops; the fact that the products that are in demand (fresh vegetables and fruit) are being neglected by Portuguese producers; expensive certification procedures; lack of adequate support and market expertise for national producers; the hybrid configuration of the sector; and price. Organic agriculture as a niche-innovation is still not greatly contributing to overall agricultural production. The low supply of organic products, despite its ever-increasing demand, suggests that a transition to increased organic production requires a deeper and faster food system reconfiguration, where an array of distinct policies are mobilized and a diversity of actions take place at different levels (Geels, 2018; Pe´er et al, 2019). This paper will attempt to contribute an overall critical assessment of the organic sector´s features and evolution and will identify some of the main obstacles to be overcome, in order to boost the sustainability transition of the agro-food system in Portugal.
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Georgiev, Emil, Mark Dolman, and Koen Boone. Continuous improvement of sustainability in Dutch agro-products chains, 2017-2018 : Towards a National Monitor Sustainable Food using TSC. Wageningen: Wageningen Economic Research, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.18174/478038.
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Boone, K., T. Ponsioen, M. Dolman, E. S. Georgiev, R. Helmes, F. de Ruijter, B. de Vos, and S. de Vries. Continue verduurzaming van agroproducten : Eindrapportage projecten Continuous Improvement of Sustainability in Dutch food chains (2016) and Continuous Improvement of Sustainability in Dutch agro-products chains (2017-18). Wageningen: Wageningen Economic Research, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.18174/474087.
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