In the era of meager profit, production costs often become an important factor affecting SMEs’ operating conditions, and how to effectively reduce production costs has become an issue of in-depth consideration for the business owners. Especially, the food and beverage (F&B) industry cannot accurately predict the demand. It many cause demand forecast fall and excess or insufficient inventory pre...

In food sector, there is a huge demand for rapid, reliable, user & eco-friendly biosensors to analyse the quality and safety of food products. Biosensor based methodology depends upon the recognition of a specific antigens or receptors by corresponding antibodies, aptamers or high-affinity ligands. The first scientifically commercialised sensors were the electrochemical sensors used for the ana...

domestic tourism has an important role in socio-economic development in several ways including creating jobs and improving income distribution. although several researcheshave been done on tourism demand, a small proportion of them have been on domestic tourism. in this paper, the price and expenditure elasticities of the household demand for domestic tourism in iran, focusing on the case of ha...

This paper introduces the concepts and aims of sustainable agriculture in China. Sustainable agricultural development comprises sustainability of agricultural production, sustainability of the rural economy, ecological and environmental sustainability within agricultural systems and sustainability of rural society. China's prime aim is to ensure current and future food security. Based on projec...

Recently, the demand for safe and high quality foods, as well as changes in consumer preferences have led to the development of innovative and novel approaches in food packaging technology. One such development is the smart or intelligent food packaging technology. Intelligent packaging has enabled tomonitor and communicate information about food quality. This technology also helps to trace a p...

Introduction World agriculture is at a turning point: economic growth, energy needs, and climate change redefine the equations of agricultural supply and demand and contribute to accelerate food prices. Biofuels have been particularly high on the global agenda largely due to rising concerns about national energy security, high energy prices, and global climate change, as well as the income expe...

In endothermic vertebrates, long-term increases in metabolic energy demand are often associated with increases in food intake and accompanied by increases in organ mass. Wide-scale increases in organ mass have often been attributed to a metabolic response to increased energy intake and utilization. On a constant diet, however, increased food intake is also associated with increased protein inta...