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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"phytosanitary"”.

  1. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: The Case of Mexican Avocados

    Bakshi, NishitaVirginia Tech2003

    … and prices of partial easing of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) barriers to trade in the U.S. market in the case of Mexican avocados. The SPS Agreement plays a role in the avocado market studied here through its implications for negotiations between countries that have not utilized the formal …

    vt Repository record

  2. Sanitary and phytosanitary standards: implications for trade and development in Kenya

    Edewa, AndrewUniversity of Greenwich2016

    … in compliance infrastructure for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards with the primary objective of assisting agricultural producers and traders meet SPS conditions of trading partners and to enhance the country’s ability to compete in global markets without excluding smallholder …

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  3. Impact of Phytosanitary Irradiation on Polar Antioxidants in Peels of ‘Granny Smith’ Apples

    Alexander, Sneha Anna2024

    … ionizing radiation is gaining popularity as a phytosanitary treatment to prevent the spread of pests while preserving food quality. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of gamma, e-beam, and X-ray irradiation on phenolic compounds, vitamin C content, and total antioxidant capacity in …

    chapman Repository record

  4. Two essays on the sanitary and phytosanitary regulations affecting Mexico-U.S. agricultural trade

    Romano, EduardoVirginia Tech1998

    Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulations are designed to impede the unintentional movement of pests. In an attempt to reduce concerns about the use of SPS regulations as hidden barriers to trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) mandate …

    vt Repository record

  5. Trade Barriers or Trade Catalysts? The Effects of Phytosanitary Measures on U.S. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Imports

    Karov, VukoVirginia Tech2009

    … To address this concern, USDA's APHIS implements phytosanitary measures that mitigate pest and disease risks. These regulations vary from documentation requirements, inspection, or requiring that shipments receive a phytosanitary treatment. A growing body of literature attempts to assess the …

    vt Repository record

  6. An Empirical Assessment of the Effects of SPS Regulations on U.S. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exports

    Ramniceanu, RaduVirginia Tech2011

    … the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures. A growing number of studies attempt to quantify the effects of SPS regulations on international trade flows. However, precious little research is dedicated to determining the effects of specific phytosanitary regulations on …

    vt Repository record

  7. New Market Access in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Imports to the United States

    Jankovska, OliveraVirginia Tech2011

    … the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures from the Uruguay Round of the World Trade Organization negotiations, there have been numerous requests to export fresh fruits and vegetables to the United States. From 1996 to 2008, the United States has granted new market …

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  8. Trade and Welfare Effects of Japan's Revised Import Protocol for American Apples

    Boerngen, Maria AnneUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2015

    Japan's phytosanitary restrictions on apple imports were the subject of a long trade dispute with the American apple industry, which contended that mature, symptomless apples cannot transmit fire blight. This study addresses U.S.-Japanese trade issues in two parts. By providing the first estimate …

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  9. An Economic Surplus Evaluation of Aflatoxin-Reducing Research: A Case Study of Senegal's Confectionery Groundnut Sector

    Boakye-Yiadom, LouisVirginia Tech2002

    … have led to the imposition of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards. Due to the fact that groundnuts are susceptible to aflatoxin contamination, stringent aflatoxin standards have been imposed on groundnut trade by many developed countries. For Senegal and other groundnut exporters in …

    vt Repository record

  10. Epidemiology of Banana streak virus (BSV) in East African highland bananas (AAA-EA)

    Kubiriba, JeromeUniversity of Greenwich2005

    … and is therefore probably amenable to control by phytosanitary measures. These would comprise primarily of the use of virus-free planting material and roguing infected plants. BSV spread predominantly within-field once initial infections were established. New infections were more likely to occur …

    greenwich

  11. Comparison of Chlorophyll, Carotenoid, and Alpha-tocopherol in E-beam, Gamma, and X-ray Treated 'Granny Smith' Apples

    Vetrivelayutham, Manju Meena2026

    <p>This study aimed to investigate the impact of phytosanitary radiation modality on the lipophilic antioxidants in peels of ‘Granny Smith’ apples. Freshly harvested ‘Granny Smith’ apples were treated with gamma (0.2 kGy), X-ray (0.495 kGy), and e-beam (0.77 kGy) radiation and stored in air at 1 ⁰C …

    chapman Repository record

  12. Technical barriers to trade for the importation of Australian veterinary biological vaccines to the European Union

    Bergami, RobertoVictoria University of Technology2002

    … Article XX and the Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Technical Barriers to Trade. This analysis aims to assist a better understanding of the new global trade order under the WTO regime as it deals with the contradiction between safety concerns versus market access and …

    vu-aus Repository record

  13. Gene drives and international trade : an analysis of World Trade Organization rules and their governance of ecosystem-altering organisms

    Fitzgerald, Lily(Lily Marie)Massachusetts Institute of Technology2019

    … will govern. The WTO's Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) is an especially pertinent set of trade rules which permits trade restrictions aimed at protecting the health of a country's citizens or other species only when scientific evidence supports the perception of …

    mit Repository record

  14. Efficacy and biases In inspections for biosecurity threats In South Africa

    University of Pretoria2024

    … than interceptions relative to TV, to improve phytosanitary controls on agricultural imports, especially fresh fruit.

    pretoria Repository record

  15. An Assessment of Technical Barriers in Central American Agricultural and Food Trade

    Yamagiwa, Takayoshi JoseVirginia Tech2005

    … explores technical regulations (sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, technical barriers to trade, and geographical indications) in Central American agricultural and food trade. In the first part, a framework to systematically evaluate the broad issues for developing countries is …

    vt Repository record

  16. Three Essays on Agricultural Trade Policy

    Ning, XinVirginia Tech2019

    … essays examining the impacts of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures on agricultural trade. The first essay estimates the impact of the 2003 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak in the US on Japanese beef imports. I develop a source-differentiated demand system of fresh/chilled …

    vt Repository record

  17. Three Essays in Empirical Economics

    Oscherov, ValeriaVirginia Tech2013

    … important for agricultural trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) and technical barriers to trade (TBT). The results suggest that harmonization of non-tariff measures inside RTAs matters: Agreements that liberalize these policies increase members' agricultural trade by an additional 62 …

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  18. Uncertainty, Risk and the (in)Applicability of the Precautionary Principle: Reassessing the Scope of Precaution and Prevention in International Environmental Law

    Lee, Grace Sin DamUniversity of Cambridge2018

    … organic pollutants; ocean dumping; sanitary and phytosanitary threats under the WTO; and atmospheric pollution and climate change. In each case, the thesis scrutinises the extent to which assumptions, obligations and measures contained therein are consistent with the theoretical underpinnings of …

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  19. International Agricultural Trade Costs and Non-Tariff Measures

    Karagulle, Yunus EmreVirginia Tech2024

    … create an NTM dataset consisting of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and technical barriers to trade (TBT) measures from the National Trade Estimate Report of the United States Trade Representative. Using this dataset, we quantify the impact of SPS and TBT measures on U.S. agricultural …

    vt Repository record

  20. Ozônio como agente fungicida na pós-colheita do mamão (Carica papaya L.)

    Costa, André Rodrigues daUniversidade Federal de Viçosa2012

    As doenças fúngicas de pós-colheita, principalmente a antracnose, constituem uma das causas de depreciação do mamão, com perdas na comercialização. O processo normalmente utilizado para controle dessa doença em pós-colheita inclui tratamento hidrotérmico dos frutos a 49 °C durante 20 min, com …

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