This paper describes a prototype case-based reasoning expert system that enables farmers to get assistance with crop diagnostics and other extension services through the web via a dynamic website or through mobile phones. It is also voice enabled to support visually impaired people. Mobile...

The Case study elaborated in the paper deals with the mostly remote and also mostly famous tomato producing area in Russia: Astrakhan region, where smallholders absolutely dominate tomato production. The major markets for these tomatoes are traditionally located in the Centre of the European...

The paper assesses the stabilization effects of the EU import regime for fresh fruit and vegetables based on the entry price system. The analysis is carried out on the EU prices of tomatoes and those of imports from Morocco, the main competing country on the EU domestic markets. It is based on...

This article aims to analyse consumers' preferences for Integrated Pest Management (IPM), in comparison to conventional and organic food products. It analyses the case of tomatoes, based on experimental data of 189 French consumers. We find that consumers are more interested in information on...

We use data from a survey of leafy greens and tomato growers in the Mid-Atlantic region to investigate the prevalence and cost of produce safety practices required under the proposed Produce Rule implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act. Majorities of our respondents currently employ most...

En este trabajo se examina la evolución reciente de los costes de cultivo, empaquetado y comercialización del tomate canario exportado a Europa. El proceso innovador al que obligaba una competencia creciente ha significado un incremento de rendimientos por planta y, paralelamente, un...

The existence and the king of asymmetry that characterize the relationships between shipping-point and retail prices are investigated for two major French fresh vegetables : tomatoes and chicory. Weekly data allow considering these relationships at very detailed levels such as region or...

We utilize an unusual data set, involving fifteen tomato growers over four years, to analyze the impact of incentive contracts on behavior. Each grower delivers processing tomatoes under a price incentives contract and for a fixed price per ton. Our comparison of the quality of the tomatoes...

Alternative hypotheses of market integration in the U.S. winter market for fresh tomatoes were evaluated using a dynamic model of spatial price adjustment. The results showed that while Florida and Mexico were integrated in the same market, a price change in one area was not instantaneously...

The objective of this paper is to examine the existence of integration in the Brazilian wholesaler tomato markets using a dynamic panel model that allows threshold effects to test the hypothesis of market convergence to the one price law. The results support the hypothesis of integration among...