The use of compost and N, P, K as fertilizer in LEISA system as an effort to increase the productivity of potato in Bali so that up to 30 tones / ha performed in this study. Compost from chicken and cow dung is used at a dose of 10 to 25 tones / ha. Application of LEISA systems can improve the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil so as to achieve ideal conditions for the cultivatio…
The use of certified seed potato is believed to substantially improve potato productivity. However, in developing countries including Indonesia, most farmers perceived that the price of certified seed is too expensive for potato cultivation. Farmers,therefore, often produce and use their own seed which is usually derived from the certified seed. In East Java, some farmers usually act as local s…
Purpose – This paper is drawn from a doctoral study that was funded as part of Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Leadership, Governance and Management project. The college referred to as City College in this paper, was an higher education (HE) College and was formally part of the HE Sector. The college was one of the institutions that was studied as part of the research that ai…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document experiences of Aboriginal students in community colleges from the perspective of Aboriginal communities rather than policymakers and shows how these communities support student persistence in college. Design/methodology/approach – Interviews with 16 Aboriginal college students, staff and community members were undertaken with Aboriginal gui…
Leafminer fly Liriomyza huidobrensis Blanchard (Diptera, Agromyzidae) is a key pest on potato plantation. Due to of negative impact of calendar based of pesticide application on environment and farmer health, Biological control by releasing hymenoptera parasitoid is promising as an alternative control to solve the outbreak of leafminer fly. There are two important species of hymenoptera parasit…
The goal of this work was to determine the applicability of slow-acting fertilizers in optimization of the effectiveness of celeriac production under conditions of integrated plant production. The goal was realized by performing a strict experiment. Celeriac (Diamant cultivar) was the test plant. A controlled-release fertilizer was used for fertilization; its NPK composition (%) was 18-05-10+4C…
This paper highlighted a daily worker evaluation model for small medium-scale food production system. The model consist of worker capacity assessment and worker performance evaluation sub-models. The model measures the relationship between Total Mood Disturbance (TMD), heart rate of worker and workplace parameters using Kansei Engineering approach. However, the rapid measurement of TMD is diffi…
The Italian greenhouse vegetable industry is an important sector that requires thermal energy as much as 0.74 Mtoe, derived mostly from fossil fuels, which corresponds to 2 MtCO2 emissions. The Energy Strategy 2020 of the European Commission calls for increased use of renewable resources in the energy system, thus pushing the technology of wood biomass system for space heating of the greenhouse…
The study aims to explore farmers’ practice and constraints in organic vegetable farming as well as to identify farmers’ perception and their adaptability to move to or improve their organic vegetable farming. It also helps to select and determine factors influencing farmers’ perception and adaptation to uptake organic vegetable farming and to investigate if this in turn supports sustaina…
The radio frequency (RF) heat treatment had effect to the enzymes activities. On treating temperature over 80
With a climate similar to southern Italy and Greece the Murray-Darling River Basin extends over more than a million square kilometers in the south-east corner of Australia. It contains most of the country’s irrigation and has been at the center of the national debate about water management reform for more than three decades. One of the most controversial issues has been the introduction of a …
Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) is one of the most popular beverages around the world. Tea was reported to contain polyphenols,which play a key role in treatment and preventing of many diseases such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Thus,the content of polyphenols could be used as indicator for the quality of tea. Here, the development of low-cost, portable and disposable sensor for …
Efforts to optimize bioethanol production were made by modifying culture condition of the yeasts used. Two commercial yeast (New Aule alcohol yeast and New Aule baker’s instant dry yeast) were grown in sugarcane molasses under different condition with and without aeration in order to compare the productivity of both yeast. The fermentation processes were carried out in batch condition for 72 …
The environmental uncertainty of business plays an important role for the implementation of supply chain management. Sustainability of operation process is strongly influenced by the continuity supply of raw materials and parts, as well as the production process used. Indonesian pharmaceutical industry is one industry that is full of a lot of interest because it is directly related to the publ…
The present work was carried out to investigate eggs fertility of Bombyx mori L. as affected by mating duration and male fertility and their ability of mating more than once of silkworm. Monovoltine hybrid imported race of B. mori L. was obtained from Sericulture Research Department, Agriculture Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture in form of eggs and reared under laboratory conditions of 2…
Within the framework of the Optenerges project, funded under the Interreg IV program, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 62 cattle farms representative of the main production systems in the Province of Luxembourg in Wallonia, Belgium were assessed. The main goal of this study was to give reference values for GHG emission intensity in meat production systems based on grass (G) and on grass an…
Purpose – The author of this paper aims to reflect on the past 14 years of English education in the USA and the resulting effects of state standards and standards implementation on secondary English teachers. Design/methodology/approach – Controversy surrounding standards implementation often includes balancing the struggle between teacher autonomy and district-mandated curriculum. The jou…
Whole blood transfusion therapy was performed on a group of 27 canine patients. Hematological tests were performed in potential donors and patients, with an automatic analyzer and through Dia Qiuck stained blood smears. Transfusion compatibility was established through 16 blood typing tests, using the tube agglutination test (SHIGETA kits), as well as CARD and ALVEDIA tests (DEA 1.1 kits) an…
Mechanical recovery for oil spill at sea is an integral part of overall oil spill response. Few countries have developed quantitative methodologies to assess mechanical recovery capacity. As a country which is facing high risk of oil spill at sea, China has adopted a quantitative methodology by which to require legally oil facilities and vessels to maintain a certain level of preparedness and r…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on a particular problem that arose in the course of teaching Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus to an MA English class in India. The insistence that Aaron could only be “read” in terms of already available stereotypes created a conflict with the nuanced depiction of Aaron within the text, leading to this essay. Design/methodology/approach – …
Nutrition related diseases have reached epidemic proportions in Western Countries. Because of the huge economic costs and the impact on human well-being, nutrition and related disease have become a major public health concern. In this research paper we analyse the factors determining obesity, starting from the ISTAT multipurpose survey “Aspects of italian daily life” on the households, carr…
The aim of this research was to produce high reduction sugar component of bioethanol fermentation substrate using E. cottonii seaweed. The dried E. cottonii was taken from Buton district, South East Sulawesi. The seaweed was hydrolyzed using cellulose for 24 hours with various enzyme concentrations (19, 36, and 52 AU) and temperatures (40 and 50 °C). The reduction sugar was analyzed by Nelson-…
The study attempted to investigate the potential role of labelled food and wine products on the development process of an essentially rural region such as Basilicata. The main objective that raises the research is a mapping of the territories affected by the phenomenon of food and wine tourism in order to define a positioning map built on the comparison of two variables: the food and wine produ…
The Royal Thai government promoted a school milk project in 1992 due to the low milk consumption rate in the Thai population. It encourages primary school students to drink milk. Hence, domestic farmers, collectors and milk plants have served milk to schools and through other channels for decades. This research studied a pasteurised milk supply chain, which is a medium-sized collection centre i…
The objective of this research is to access the potential of a quality cost model to food industry as a quality improvement indicator tool. The quality cost model has been applied for salad pack house and selenium egg pack house. The primary cost analysis show the different proportionality between cost of prevention and cost of control among two types of manufactures. Such evidence is explained…
In order to systematize the effects achieved through investment in machinery park of the farm, new indexes were developed: index of information technological modernization (ITM) and index of tractors’ replacement (ITR). These indexes allow for the assessment of changes in production technology related to the modernization of machinery park and innovation of farms. Studies have showed that the…
In this study, the levels of organochlorine (OC) pesticide residues in Lake Tashk have been investigated using water, sediment and fish (carp) samples as a case study to find out the extent of pesticide contamination and accumulation in the lake. Six OC pesticides namely DDT, DDE,lindane, endosulfan, heptachlor and chlordane were analyzed in four sites at four seasons. Water samples were proces…
Alternative food networks (AFNs) are a comprehensive body of practices related to food provisioning which are different from the mainstream food systems. In this paper we deepen this topic from a sociological standpoint, focusing on a wide range of AFNs located in the Piemonte region of Italy. We articulate our analytical and empirical study focusing on three central concepts: 1) accessibility,…
Purpose – A significant (8-18 per cent) proportion of higher education (HE) students in the UK are hosted by colleges. The quality of college HE provision has been questioned. The purpose of this paper is to present the case studies showing an HE ethos and student scholarship in a college environment from two levels of degree, three areas of science and contexts from submission to government …
Purpose – During a period of significant crisis within HE on a global scale, there is a clear need for colleges to clearly articulate the distinct nature of their higher vocational education provision. This need is particularly acute given the current financial and political pressures impacting on a diverse HE landscape. The purpose of this paper is to argue that colleges are well placed to d…
The paper presents economic efficiency of work in the horticultural production in the selected farms which carry out the integrated production. At the average, one man-hour was paid 0.09 PLNk∙man-hour-1. Taking into consideration the use structure in the investigated objects, the intensity of production organization was determined. The production was varied (it was within the intensity range …
The purposes of this study are to explain the conditions of supply chain for organic rice product and to determine the supply chain risk order organic rice products in MUTOS Seloliman. Risk measurement is performed using fuzzy FMEA method then the risk priority level is obtained. The supply chain structure of organic rice product consist of farmers as suppliers, MUTOS as manufacturer, PT Herbal…
The splattering of raindrops is a very important factor in the spread of plant diseases from the Septoria group. The spreading mechanism of this disease via spores is observable particularly during short and violent storms. The methods used currently to forecast Septoria infection are based mainly on the climate condition and the calendar measurements, primarily taking into consideration the di…
Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Field (ELF-MF) is non-ionizing and non-termal radiation. The previous research result was proven that prevalence death of Salmonella typhimurium in the fisiology liquid that has positive correlation with exposure intensity, but without exposure duration. The exposure of ELF 646.7 μT magnetic field during 30 minutes gives higher Salmonella death impact rather th…
The objectives were to assess vulnerability context of the Karen community and to enhance community-based natural resource management in relation to agricultural systems and food security. We facilitated key informant and focus group discussions, and conducted household interviews. In the study area of Mae Khanad watershed, the Karen’s traditional rice based farming livelihoods were threate…
The possibility of obtaining high quality wine from lees could increase value added for farm productions. A new technique introduced on an industrial scale to provide wine from lees of different origin is presented. After racking, the lees are collected in an innovative steel system and processed in controlled conditions of temperature, micro-oxigenation and cycles of remixing. During the treat…
Cracker industry is one of thriving small-medium food industries in Yogyakarta Special Province. The cracker processing plant produces wastewater that potentially contaminates the environment. Wastewater coming from the washing of production equipments has the BOD and COD concentration that exceed the treshold of quality standard due to it containing high organic matter. This paper proposes a c…
We propose an innovative approach to monitor progress in wellbeing and sustainable development in the context of a multiindicator situation. We analyze improvement trajectories over two time periods for nine European countries, showing the differences between consistent and unambiguous improvement and non comparable changes. We find that improvement has been widespread in the socio-economic dom…
The aim of the studies was to check if the quality of water, which was taken from different sources, to plant protection treatments influences the change of the droplet size generated by an agricultural nozzle. For the study water taken from 3 different sources was used and demineralized water was used as a reference. The water quality was evaluated as far as its hardness was concerned. Water h…
This paper explores the green agriculture as a pivotal issue in the 21st century and assigns it a key role in fostering social development and sustainability. In fact, a more sustainable agriculture makes food security possible, particularly in developing countries. This study follows the following structure. The first paragraph investigates the issues and the opportunities connected to today�…
Process management of biopolymers is very important according to processing conditions and stability. This paper presents the results of the extrusion-cooking of thermoplastic corn starch enriched with fillers in the form of flax fibers, using the modified single screw extrusion-cooker TS-45 (Polish design) with L/D = 16 and an additional cooling section of the barrel. Discussed are the influen…
Formerly, “Othok-othok” bamboo traditional toy and alarm clock have high sales, but as the impact of modern product development, both of the sales was decrease.. The innovation of alarm clock that made from bamboo as the source of sound is the one alternative solution of a declining both product. Kansei Engineering method was used to convert the feeling and the imagination of customers int…
In recent years there is an ever greater attention toward the theme of social responsibility, especially from the agriculture and agri-food sector, whose typical features, i.e. the link with the land, the role of tradition and the defence of nature and environment, are closer to this theme. Thus, social environmental issues have become an essential part of the agricultural policy’s objectives…
Small and Medium Enterprises have a central role for national economic. Unfortunately, it still has a domain of low productivity,as well as for SMEs on food products. This study is aimed to identify the factors that influence performance in correspond to increase the productivity of SME on food products. The analysis is based on a fuzzy DEMATEL and ANP as a hybrid MCDM. The objects are SMEs on …
Over China’s long history of aquaculture development, great achievements have been made by enhancingaquaculture as the major contributor to aquatic products supply, while lessons have also been learnt thataquaculture has been developing at the cost of environment. Priority is now given to the aquaculturedevelopment in the light of green growth, which attaches importance to both environment pr…
The mechanization cost in agriculture institute between 20% and 30% of the total production cost. The repair cost of agriculture machines is the second important element of the operation cost of the machines. The paper presents problems related to the calculation of the repair costs and analysis of selected family farms in Poland. The paper argues that there is no precise method for the calcula…
Irrigation is a crucial practice that operators often perform empirically, relying on their own experience, especially in productive areas characterized by low technology agriculture (i.e. several parts of Mediterranean countries). One of the possible approach for proper irrigation scheduling is measuring the soil water potential, simple and easy to manage. The purpose of this research was to e…
The promotion of renewable energy represents a target of the European 2020 strategy for growth. Plant biomass and organic wastes from agriculture represent an effective resource to be exploited for a sustainable rural development, optimizing the land use, diversifying rural entrepreneurship. Cereals are considered a promising biomass producing crop in temperate regions of Europe to be used fo…
Chrysanthemum is an important cut flower grown widely in Cameron Highland, Malaysia. The chrysanthemum growers encountered soil-born diseases, nematodes and accumulation of salinity when production in the same area was practiced continuously. Soilless culture was a cultivation technique independent from soil condition. The purpose of this research was to determine the growth of chrysanthemum g…
A helminthological study of the digestive tracts of 15 Far Eastern musk deer (Moschus moschiferus turovi) of Primorsky Krai detected single nematodes, which were assigned to the following taxons: Spiculopteragia spiculoptera, Nematodirus filicolis, Pygarginema skrjabini, and Trichuris sp. The species S. spiculoptera was registered for musk deer for the first time. Analyses of the literature da…