The study examines the kind of actors and resources that empower small-scale farmers to promote sustainable agriculture. It also analyzes the reasons given by farmers who changed their farming methods. In 2004, the Department of Agriculture launched a project for the Promoting Organic Farming and Marketing in Lao PDR (PROFIL). PROFIL tried to develop market opportunities for Lao’s organic produ...

Agriculture is different from industry and plays a significant role in the economic development of a nation. India‟s prosperity depends upon the agricultural prosperity. There are many kinds of agricultural products produced in India and the marketing of all these farm products generally tends to be a complex process. Agricultural marketing involves many operations and processes through which t...

The importance of nutrition-sensitive food and agriculture-based approaches for overcoming malnutrition and improving nutrition in general is fully recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO, a specialized UN agency, has as its mandate the raising of levels of nutrition and standards of living and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger by promoting sustainable agricultural ...

Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713597269 Review of potential environmental impacts of transgenic glyphosate-resistant soybean in Brazil Antonio L. Cerdeira a; Dionsio L. P. Gazziero b; St...

Globalization and growing competition have accelerated the need for knowledge intensive work performance in all the sectors of economy. In the agriculture sector constant application of latest ideas and better work technologies is essential to enhance productivity in the interest of economic well being of farmers and for ensuring food security. The current models of agriculture knowledge transf...

1 Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2U .S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gene Evaluation and Mapping Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, and3 National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba No...

Technology under a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. These organizations do not recommend or endorse products, companies, or individuals. ATTRA is located in the Ozark Mountains at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville (P.O. Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702). ATTRA staff members prefer to receive requests for information about sustainable ag...

In agriculture, it is required to establish and integrate food traceability systems and risk management systems in order to improve food safety in the entire food chain. The integrated traceability system for agricultural products was developed, based on innovative technology of RFID and mobile computing. In order to identify individual products on the distribution process efficiently, small RF...