Planning the horticultural sector

Adoption and Income Effects of Public GAP Standards: Evidence from the Horticultural Sector in Thailand

To reduce potential food hazards and increase the image of Thai horticultural products abroad, the Thai government introduced public standards of Good Agricultural Practices (Q-GAP). What makes orchid and mango producers in Thailand adopt Q-GAP standards and how do these affect their income and export shares? Primary data from 400 certified and non-certified orchid and mango producers was colle...

Public sector enterprise resource planning

Thomas R. Gulledge and Rainer A. Sommer George Mason University Enterprise Engineering Laboratory, MS 2E4 Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444 USA http://www.pac.gmu.edu/ Summary The management of the Department of Defense (DoD) enterprise must change. Since 1989, the DoD has “chronically under-funded its installations’ base support services and facilities as evidenced by an increasing backlog of maint...

Obstacles of Sustainable Planning in Housing Sector of Iran

the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran

acknowledge the importance of e-commerce to their countries and to survival of their businesses and in creating and encouraging an atmosphere for the wide adoption and success of e-commerce in the long term. the investment for implementing e-commerce in the public sector is one of the areas which is focused in government‘s action plan for cross-disciplinary it development and e-readiness in go...

Performance of fisheries sector planning in Bangladesh

The overall planning performance of the fisheries sector in Bangladesh over the past three decades was evaluated. Performance has been unsatisfactory largely due to contiguous overestimation of the planning targets and the existence of serious financial, technological, institutional and social constraints. Despite the remarkable growth in export earnings and a stable GDP contribution of 3.2–5.6...