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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"Food and Agriculture"”.
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Classifying Interdependencies in the Food and Agriculture Critical Infrastructure Sector
… of infrastructure interdependencies found in the food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector. Interdependencies are identified through an examination of rice and poultry agriculture throughout the state of Arkansas. The subtleties of interdependence examples in the food and agriculture …
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Local Food and Agriculture Awareness: The Literacy of Local Produce and Agriculture in Northwest Arkansas
<p>The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that adolescents and children, both male and female, are failing to meet the daily fruit and vegetable consumption requirements (Kim et al., 2011; Upton et al., 2012; Harris et al., 2012). Other studies have shown that with increased …
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A Food Secure World: Is the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation in a position to provide this Global Public Good?
The challenges faced by the global food and agriculture system in the twenty-first century are unlikely to be resolved through the implementation of neoliberal policies, most notably promoting market liberalisation, privatisation and financialisation. Many of these policies have also supported …
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Predictive demand models in the food and agriculture sectors : an analysis of the current models and results of a novel approach using machine learning techniques with retail scanner data
Agriculture commodities production and consumption are typically not aligned since the timing of commodity production with its pace of consumption is disjoint, once commodities are often produced periodically (with certain crops being harvested once a year) but with a continuous consumption …
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Genetic Resources, Equity and International Law
… crop plants termed plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. In particular, it asks the question, does international law regulate the use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture so as to enable equity among nations in accessing these resources and sharing the benefits which …
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A historical analysis of the West Coast rock lobster fishery in South Africa with forward-looking implications for policy
The newly formed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began collecting data on fisheries in the early 1950s. At this time, the industry faced a period of extremely rapid expansion. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the growth of yields far exceeded human population growth while fisheries remained …
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Food system governance for urban sustainability in the global South
Food security remains a persistent global challenge. Food security is defined as a situation where all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The …
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The routes beneath the roots : a system map for prospective food innovators striving for sustainable disruption
From sci-fi food-substituting floury drinks to lab-engineered, plant blood-based patties that grill and smell just like steak, food innovation is blossoming. The modern food movement is challenging the assumptions at the root of our current food system in the face of an appalling health and …
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Systems analysis, design, and testing for an agricultural soil compaction sensing device
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimate that global agricultural food production will need to increase 56% between 2010 and 2050 to meet projected caloric demands of the growing population. Given the finite amount of global land area …
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South Africa's implementation of the European community regulation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has become a worldwide challenge facing fisheries in the 21st century. IUU fishing has the effect of undermining existing management and conservation measures at a national, regional or international level. In addition, IUU also defeats the purpose …
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Principles and applications of mechanical dry coating - review and state-of-the-art
… particulates has been firmly established and has garnered interest both in academia and industry due to its myriad applications. This thesis work is an attempt to map the progress of the dry coating technology from its incipient years in the '80s to the thriving practice in the present …
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Predicting Pests: A History of International Plant Pest Reporting and Risk Analysis
… together across national borders to anticipate, and thus prevent, invasive pest problems in agriculture, largely focusing on developments since World War II. It shows how these experts characterised pest invasion as an international issue that could only be addressed through international …
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A Land Link for Western Montana: Keeping Land in Agriculture from One Generation to the Next
Western Montana’s agricultural land is rapidly being developed in the wake of an increasing population and aging farmers and ranchers. The subsequent high land values make it difficult for producers to access agricultural land. The Community Food and Agriculture Coalition has prioritized the …
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A Land Link for Western Montana: Keeping Land in Agriculture from One Generation to the Next
Western Montana’s agricultural land is rapidly being developed in the wake of an increasing population and aging farmers and ranchers. The subsequent high land values make it difficult for producers to access agricultural land. The Community Food and Agriculture Coalition has prioritized the …
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Peanut oil press redesign for Developing countries
… to maintain normal body functions. Though the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN recommends an annual intake of 9.6 liters of dietary fats a year per person, some areas of Africa consume only about 1.5 liters annually. Many members of these communities lack the resources to purchase …
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Dem Schwerte Muss Der Pflug Folgen: Űber-Peasants and National Socialist Settlements in the Occupied Eastern Territories during World War Two
… cities were the downfall of the German people and that only a healthy peasant stock would be able to ‘save' Germany. Under Darré's definition, “Geopolitik” was the defense of the land, the defense with Pflug und Schwert (plow and sword) by Wehrbauern, an ‘Űberbauer-fusion' of soldier and …
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Pengaruh pemberian air perasan buah belimbing wuluh (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) dan garam NaCl terhadap kualitas ikan nila (Oreochromis niloticus)
… sistem budi daya perairan atau akuakultur. FOA (Food and Agriculture Organization) tahun 2010, menempatkan nila pada urutan ke tiga setelah udang dan salmon sebagai contoh sukses perikanan budi daya dunia. Salah satu alternatif pengawet alami adalah dengan menambahkan kombinasi air perasan buah …
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Geophysical, technical, and engineering feasibility assessment of solar-powered groundwater abstraction in rural areas of Greater Giyani Municipality, Limpopo
… events, such as tropical cyclones, wildfires, and droughts play a role in increased water scarcity. These events may pose severe impacts and effects on communities and ecosystems over many years. Rural communities in Limpopo need more access to energy and water that may be used for agricultural …
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APPLYING HAZARD ANALYSIS CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) PRINCIPLES TO MITIGATE AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN MAIZE PRODUCTION IN GHANA
… has a significant health risk, production risk, and economic losses in Ghana's agricultural sector. This study uses the hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) principle to estimate the cost and benefit of aflatoxin prevention in maize production. It also identifies critical control points …
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