The objectives of this study were to estimate the levels of technical and scale efficiency for a sample of pasture based Irish dairy producers, to identify the factors that contributed to reaching the optimum scale and to examine the relationship between technical and scale efficiency with farm...

This paper deals with the economic analysis and management implications of extending lactations in specialised dairy cows. The main conclusion from this study is that in the two dairy farm cases that have been investigated in depth, the use of extended lactations to achieve efficient herd...

In recent years, significant structural and production system changes have been noted in the U.S. and European Union, as well as increased interest in pasture-based dairy systems. Technical efficiency, returns to scale, and farm characteristics are compared by size and production system in...

The increasing cost/price pressures on Australian dairy farmers mean that they will need to increase on-farm productivity by producing more milk per ha from home-grown forage. Since there is a limit to the potential yield from pasture an innovative intensification system that integrates pasture...

This paper comprehensively analyzes the historical evolution of waste treatment and recycling practices in Japan since 1950s when the rapid economic development started, particularly looking into societal background conditions, policy responses, and technological aspects in an integrated manner....

Why do scientists and engineers in government laboratories and private companies cooperate and exchange and commercialize technology? What are the factors that impact the propensity to commercialize and the success of such collaborations? These research questions were explored in the extant...

We analyzed the existing situation of poultry sector with industrial experts and professionals of “Generating projects based on sector specific innovation in the poultry sector” symposium organized by University of Debrecen Centre for Agricultural Sciences Faculty of Agricultural Business...

Az Európai Unió bárányból, illetve gidából tartósan behozatalra szorul. A magyar juhhúsexport több mint 90%-a az olasz, a maradék döntő része pedig görög piacra irányul. A juhágazat árbevételének – 2-13 milliárd Ft – több mint 90%-a a báránykereskedelemből...

A helyzetfelmérés eredményeként megállapítható, hogy a magyar baromfi ágazatlegfőbb problémája a nemzetközi versenyképesség romlása. Ennek számos következményelehet, ami közvetlenül vagy közvetve érinti a fenntarthatóság három pillérét,a gazdasági, társadalmi és...

A sertéspiacon a kibocsátott termék mennyiségét és a felvásárlási árakat szabá-lyos éven belüli mozgások (szezonalitás) jellemzik. A sertéshús árának alakulását több tényező befolyásolja, például a termelők által felkínált vágósertések mennyi-sége és a...