One of the environmental concerns during the past decade is dust pollutant. This phenomenon is extensively known around the globe. In Iran, this destructive phenomenon has created serious problems among environmental policy-makers in general and agricultural producers in specific. Kermanshah Province is located near Iraq, a neighboring country in west part of Iran. It is believed that Iraq is m...

understanding various aspects of the problems, challenges and constraints of agricultural activities such as mushroom ventures and trying to plan and policy for solving problems are suitable strategies for developing agri– businesses. the purpose of this qualitative study was to explain the challenges and constraints of developing mushroom venturesin kermanshah province. information were collec...

Reducing the percentage of Americans who are either overweight or obese to meet public health objectives may influence agricultural production+ The authors’ results show that reducing aggregate consumption by 6% to meet public health objectives with no increase in overall physical activity could reduce production of agricultural commodities and reduce net returns to producers by $3+5 billion+ H...

The development of green food production, establishment and management of collecting and sorting documentary materials has been put on the agenda. Vigorously strengthen the production bases of green food, the producers of green food, wholesale markets of green food, distribution entities of green food, sales units of green food and supervision and management, establishing the certificate record...

The disadvantaged position of women due to higher poverty incidence and unequal power relationships with men and the wider community has been a source of debate over the past several decades. In many parts of the world (for example, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia) women are the main farmers or producers. In Uganda (broadly illustrative of sub-Saharan Africa) 75 percent of agricultural produc...

All agricultural producers face recurring risks, significant among them being production risk. Many factors contribute to production risk, including adverse weather conditions such as drought or floods, fires, insects or pests, and disease. These events can devastate a crop, significantly reducing yield and farmer revenue. Since the only way to completely avoid all production risks is to stop p...

Many organic and conventional producers rank weed control as their number one production cost. For organic producers particularly, weed control has become increasingly important as organic production has increased its market share. In conventional systems, herbicide resistance, off-target movement, and increased regulations have left many growers with few alternatives. Added to this is an incre...

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...

rising incomes are likely to continue to put pressure on food demand. International prices for most agricultural commodities are set to remain at 2010 levels or higher, at least for the next decade (OECD-FAO 2010). Small scale producers in many developing countries were not able to reap the benefits of high food prices during the 2007-2008 food price crises. And yet, this upward food price tren...