A Network Driven Data Collection Approach For Agri Food Value Chains

Author : Ambler, Kate
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A network-driven data collection approach for agri-food value chains. written by Ambler, Kate and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2024-06-10 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key challenge in systematically collecting data on intermediary agri-food value chain actors is that value chains take the form of a network, with actors linked by a series of transactions. Moreover, we have limited ex ante knowledge about the structure or scale of these networks, which complicates the construction of valid sampling frames and limits traditional random sampling approaches to collect data. To address these challenges, we adapt the respondent-driven sampling approach to collect data on intermediary agri-food value chain actors within their transaction-linked network and implement this approach in the arabica coffee and soybean value chains in Uganda and the rice and potato value chains in Bangladesh. We observe meaningful heterogeneity in the structure and scale of agri-food value chains across commodities and countries. Focusing on traders, we show that the respondent-driven sampling approach generates a larger sample of traders who differ in observable characteristics (i.e., value added, enterprise scale, and financial access) compared to a sub-sample of traders generated in a way that mimics traditional random sampling approaches used to study traders. We conclude by discussing how this respondent-driven sampling approach, applied within transaction-linked networks, can provide a useful data collection method for studying intermediary agri-food value chain actors.

Author : International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 0896292983
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 2018 Global food policy report: Synopsis written by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed signs of progress. The world enjoyed a strong economic recovery, but global hunger increased as conflicts, famine, and refugee crises persisted. With the withdrawal of the United States from major international agreements, Britain's “Brexit,” and rising anti-immigration rhetoric in many countries, the world began to step away from decades of global integration that have yielded unprecedented reductions in poverty and malnutrition. This synopsis of the 2018 Global Food Policy Report reviews the events of 2017, including the impact of rising antiglobalism, and looks at how global integration—through trade, investment, migration, open data, developed country policies, and governance—can be harnessed to benefit our global food system.

Author : Jorge E. Hernández
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030510476
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agriculture Value Chain - Challenges and Trends in Academia and Industry written by Jorge E. Hernández and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-25 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first volume in a collection of contributions arising from a multidisciplinary project developed in the field of agri-food value chain analysis. The respective papers combine a range of disciplines to analyse major agri-food challenges in Europe and South America, offering readers a practical understanding of how risk and uncertainties can be managed by means of validated data and results from agri-food systems analysis. Experts from agronomy, information communication and technology, operations and supply chain management share their findings and propose novel approaches. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to a broad readership who want to learn about current agri-food challenges and requirements, and to professionals whose work involves real-life industry requirements, food and/or farming.

Author : David Neven
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Sustainable Food Value Chains written by David Neven and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2014 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using sustainable food value chain development (SFVCD) approaches to reduce poverty presents both great opportunities and daunting challenges. SFVCD requires a systems approach to identifying root problems, innovative thinking to find effective solutions and broad-based partnerships to implement programmes that have an impact at scale. In practice, however, a misunderstanding of its fundamental nature can easily result in value-chain projects having limited or non-sustainable impact. Furthermore, development practitioners around the world are learning valuable lessons from both failures and successes, but many of these are not well disseminated. This new set of handbooks aims to address these gaps by providing practical guidance on SFVCD to a target audience of policy-makers, project designers and field practitioners. This first handbook provides a solid conceptual foundation on which to build the subsequent handbooks. It (1) clearly defines the concept of a sustainable food value chain; (2) presents and discusses a development paradigm that integrates the multidimensional concepts of sustainability and value added; (3) presents, discusses and illustrates ten principles that underlie SFVCD; and (4) discusses the potential and limitations of using the value-chain concept in food-systems development. By doing so, the handbook makes a strong case for placing SFVCD at the heart of any strategy aimed at reducing poverty and hunger in the long run.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309473926
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-04-21 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk and high-value agricultural commodities and foods. Today, the U.S. food and agricultural enterprise faces formidable challenges that will test its long-term sustainability, competitiveness, and resilience. On its current path, future productivity in the U.S. agricultural system is likely to come with trade-offs. The success of agriculture is tied to natural systems, and these systems are showing signs of stress, even more so with the change in climate. More than a third of the food produced is unconsumed, an unacceptable loss of food and nutrients at a time of heightened global food demand. Increased food animal production to meet greater demand will generate more greenhouse gas emissions and excess animal waste. The U.S. food supply is generally secure, but is not immune to the costly and deadly shocks of continuing outbreaks of food-borne illness or to the constant threat of pests and pathogens to crops, livestock, and poultry. U.S. farmers and producers are at the front lines and will need more tools to manage the pressures they face. Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 identifies innovative, emerging scientific advances for making the U.S. food and agricultural system more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. This report explores the availability of relatively new scientific developments across all disciplines that could accelerate progress toward these goals. It identifies the most promising scientific breakthroughs that could have the greatest positive impact on food and agriculture, and that are possible to achieve in the next decade (by 2030).

Author : Puteri Nursalsabila Yahya
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study on a Network Perspective Added Tasks written by Puteri Nursalsabila Yahya and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose - The purpose of this study is to identify and explore a study on a network perspective added tasks: the case of agri-food value chain in Malaysia as well as including multidimensional conceptual framework.Design/Methodology/Approach-The data for this quantitative method were gathered from 200 firms. Agri-food value chain were used as key respondent as the reliability and the validity of the questionnaire were thoroughly examined. The results are based on regression analysis and equation modelling by using SPSS software. Then, the data will be analyzed in the network of each construct using the structural equation modelling approach.Findings - The findings of the study provide strong grounds that operation and market efficiency improvement are highly connected with advances in involved in actors, resources, activities and value added tasks support were found to be the network of firm performance. Research limitations/implications- As analytical effort in order to point out area that companies should emphasize as to improvement the effective management that give the potential benefit. Originality/Value - The report projects an enhanced conceptual framework that examines critical issues concerning the successful a study on a network perspective added tasks: the case of agri-food value chain in Malaysia, thus providing valuable outcomes for decision makers and academics. This theoretical study found that the framework could explain better each variable which has a a network perspective added tasks: the case of agri-food value chain in Malaysia towards firm performance.

Author : Rahul S. Mor
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1801174989
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agri-Food 4.0 written by Rahul S. Mor and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agri-Food 4.0: Innovations, Challenges and Strategies addresses new research on digital technologies in the Agri-Food industry, including smart packaging, smart warehousing, effective inventory control, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and other Industry 4.0 concepts.

Author : Panagiota Digkoglou
Publisher : EWG-DSS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Decision Support System Technology – ICDSST 2018 & PROMETHEE DAYS 2018 written by Panagiota Digkoglou and published by EWG-DSS. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Atul Kumar Upadhyay
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813347910
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bioinformatics for agriculture: High-throughput approaches written by Atul Kumar Upadhyay and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates the importance and significance of bioinformatics in the field of agriculture. It first introduces the basic concepts of bioinformatics, such as homologous sequence and gene function analyses, determination of protein structures, and discusses machine learning applications for an in-depth understanding of the desired genes and proteins based on commonly used bioinformatics software and tools, e.g. BLAST, molecular modelling, molecular-docking and simulations, protein-protein and domain-domain interactions. The book also describes recent advances in the high-throughput analysis of whole genome and transcriptome using next-generation sequencing platforms, and functional proteome studies. It also examines the role of computational biology in understanding and improving the nutrient quality and yield of crops. Lastly, the book explores a comprehensive list of applications of bioinformatics to improve plant yield, biomass, and health, and the challenges involved.

Author : Muhammad Faisal Manzoor
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832545297
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technological Advancements for Processing and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables written by Muhammad Faisal Manzoor and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food scientists play an important role in increasing the quantity and quality of food by suggesting and exploring different green processing methods. The techniques are environmentally friendly and involve less sampling and fewer waste products. They also help minimize water and energy consumption while using fewer chemicals. The use of new or improved processing technologies ensures safety and enhances the quality attributes of the food product.