The developments of the transdiscipline Informing Science not only furnish useful criteria for those creating or offering informing services, but also result in a new responsibility associated with them. Checking the information quality features of the processes involved provides many suggestions to improve the resulting service. The paper describes an informing service for agribusinesses that ...

There is substantial research in the area of diffusion of innovation theory (DoI), and its application to information systems and information technology (IS/IT) innovation within organisations. However, scholars in recognition of the conceptual limitations of DoI, have called for the incorporation of certain aspects of social network theory (SNT) into DoI framework. In developing countries, one...

Passion fruit seed was refluxed in methanolic water and further liquid - liquid extracted yielding n-Hexane, Ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and aqueous (Aq.) extracts. The EtOAc part was the most potent antioxidant (IC 50DPPH = 2.7 ± 0.2 and IC 50ABTS = 9.0 ± 0.0 µg/mL) that significantly (p < 0.05) better than Aq. extract (IC 50DPPH = 177.8 ± 1.3 and IC 50ABTS = 15.4 ± 0.0 µg/mL). The antioxidant EtOAc...

Record linkage is an important technique in NASS for minimizing the presence of duplicate names on its list sampling frame of farm operators and agribusinesses. In the late 1970' s, NASS developed an automated record linkage system which runs on an IBM mainframe for this purpose. With changes in technology, the need has arisen for portability between platforms, integration with client/server te...

Agriculture decision support systems (DSSs) play an important role in facilitating evidence-based agricultural decision-making for improving agribusiness productivity. Evaluating and selecting the most appropriate agriculture DSS sustainable is, however, challenging due to existence of production marketing alternatives, a variety objective functions from economic lifestyle long-term sustainabil...

The study’s primary purpose is to reveal the factors affecting competitiveness of hazelnut agribusiness enterprises. data used in research were obtained from surveys with 51 enterprises Ordu and Giresun provinces, Turkey. divided into competitive non-competitive a two-step cluster analysis. Indices calculated measure enterprises’ competitiveness, t‑test was compare characteristics values. resul...

Purpose The United States (US) sugar program protects domestic farmers from unrestricted imports of heavily-subsidized global sugar. Sugar-using firms (SUFs) criticize that for causing US prices to be higher than world prices. This study examines the financial performance publicly traded SUFs determine if they are performing at an economic disadvantage in terms accounting profitability, risk an...

In agriculture sector where farmers and agribusinesses have to make innumerable decisions every day intricate complexities involves the various factors influencing them. An essential issue for agricultural planning intention is accurate yield estimation numerous crops involved in planning. Data mining techniques are necessary approach accomplishing practical effective solutions this problem. Ag...

Dairy farming plays a crucial role in Brazilian agribusiness and contributes to the country’s employment income generation. Moreover, state of Bahia is largest consumer market for dairy products northeastern region Brazil. On other hand, it has been observed that rural producers have low productivity competitiveness. In addition, there need implement mechanisms support competitiveness agribusin...