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Assessment, Development and Implementation of Training Materials for Food Defense/Safety, Biosecurity, and Traceability within the Catfish Industry
Hood, Anna F.; Williams, J. Byron; Crist, Courtney - In: Journal of Food Distribution Research 43 (2012) 1
, promote awareness and educate catfish farmers and processors on the principles of food defense, biosecurity and traceability … were asked a series of questions covering different areas of food defense/safety, biosecurity and traceability. Of those … surveyed, 74% said they have a food defense plan; 48% had a working traceability plan; and 52% had a biosecurity plan. Pre- and …
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A strategic protection approach to biosecurity: Policy implications of an ‘immune system’ model for addressing the risks and consequences of invasive species
Cook, David C.; Lonsdale, Mark - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006
Like the human immune system, a biosecurity system is a constellation of responses to external attacks comprising of … responses are made, this paper discusses institutional changes that may facilitate an adaptive approach to biosecurity policies …
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An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...
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Record-Keeping Technology Adoption in the Louisiana Dairy Industry
Grisham, Elisabeth; Gillespie, Jeffrey M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2007
Louisiana farmers were surveyed to determine their adoption of information and record-keeping technologies, including the internet, DHIA, use of financial measures, and frequency of use of computerized records. Factors influencing adoption included having a family successor, overall technology...
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THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN CHINESE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION ON WORLD FEED GRAIN TRADE
Fuller, Frank H.; Fang, Cheng - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999
Using household survey data from seven provinces in China, this study provides estimates of the price responsiveness of feed demand by traditional and specialized household pork and poultry producers. Estimated elasticities are used to simulate the impacts of structural change in China's...
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THE DIFFUSION OF LIVESTOCK BREEDING TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S.: OBSERVATIONS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
Johnson, Nancy L. - Department of Applied Economics, College of … - 1995
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Nonconventional Technology for Agricultural Development in Developing Countries
Soliman, Ibrahim - Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture - 1991
This paper concerns the economic assessment of a nonconventional technology to provide a cheap food and/or feed for many developing countries, using wasted resources, i.e. coastal arid areas irrigated directly with seawater to grow a halophyte crop(Salicornia-sos-7). It was cultivated for two...
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Theory of Reasoned Action and Its Integration with Economic Modelling in Linking Farmers' Attitudes and Adoption Behavior - An Illustration from the Analysis of the Uptake of Lives...
Rehman, Tahir; McKemey, K.; Garforth, Chris; Huggins, R.; … - International Farm Management Association - IFMA - 2003
The behavioural intentions of a sample of livestock farmers in the south-west of England towards new technologies were analysed within a Theory of Reasoned Action (TORA) framework, in order to explore reasons for the apparently low rate at which research-based knowledge is being transferred to...
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Policies for Improved Land management in the Ethiopian Highlands
Ruben, Ruerd; Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Gabre-Madhin, Eleni - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2005
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Evolving Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in the Humid Zone of West Africa: Potential and Research Needs
Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 1993
Cattle rearing in humid west Africa was nearly impossible in the past owing to the prevalence of trypanosomiasis, a disease caused by the tsetse fly. However, in recent times, with population pressure, jungle clearance, crop cultivation and tsetse control measures, the challenge has been...
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