Agriculture Value Chain Challenges And Trends In Academia And Industry

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 3030510484

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Agriculture Value Chain -- Challenges and Trends in Academia and Industry by Anonim Pdf

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 : Jorge E. Hernández,Janusz Kacprzyk
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030510473

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Agriculture Value Chain - Challenges and Trends in Academia and Industry by Jorge E. Hernández,Janusz Kacprzyk Pdf

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 : Stella Despoudi,Konstantina Spanaki,Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola,Efpraxia D. Zamani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030727703

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Agricultural Supply Chains and Industry 4.0 by Stella Despoudi,Konstantina Spanaki,Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola,Efpraxia D. Zamani Pdf

This book explores the impact of industry 4.0 on agricultural supply chains, exploring how changes such as increased digitisation, automation, and the digital value chain, will impact food production globally. At a time when increasing population and environmental degradation puts stress on food supply chains, traditional farming operation models struggle to maintain both sustainability and transparency. Industry 4.0 could lead to digitalised ways of farming and agricultural production processes that will transform the traditional operating and process models to digital, data-intensive methods focusing on analytics and decision-making practices. This book aims to provider the reader with an understanding of the concept of Agriculture 4.0 in relation to supply chain management. Different applications of Agricultural 4.0 supply chains are discussed in relation to their respective advantages and disadvantages. Dr. Stella Despoudi is Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chan Management at Aston University and Adjunct Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at the University of Western Macedonia, Greece. Dr. Konstantina Spanaki is a Lecturer in Information Management at Loughborough University, UK. Dr. Oscar Rodríguez-Espíndola is a Senior lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Aston University and a member of the Aston CRISIS centre, UK. Dr. Efpraxia Zamani is a Senior Lecturer of Information Systems at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Author : Onur Boyabatlı,Burak Kazaz,Christopher S. Tang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030814236

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Agricultural Supply Chain Management Research by Onur Boyabatlı,Burak Kazaz,Christopher S. Tang Pdf

This book focuses on three essential elements of agricultural supply chains: Planting and Growing, Processing and Selling, and Government Interventions. For decades, most agricultural economists applied macro-economic theory in decisions pertaining to the optimization of food production and distribution. However, few researchers used micro-economic theory to examine how individual farmers respond to market information, incentive pricing mechanisms and different market structures in the trade of agricultural goods. Examining challenges in agricultural supply chain operations through the lens of micro-economic theory is imperative because it can enable policymakers and social enterprises to develop and design market information provision policy, incentive contracts and market structures for improving farmer and consumer welfare. In each chapter, contributing authors motivate their research questions by providing the context and articulating the importance of their questions. They present their analysis to examine the respective research questions and explain their results. At the end of each chapter, they provide a short list of future research questions.

Author : Benjamin Dent,Ray Collins
Publisher : Cabi
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Agricultural industries
ISBN : 1789249368

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A Manual for Agribusiness Value Chain Analysis in Developing Countries by Benjamin Dent,Ray Collins Pdf

"This manual shows how value chain analysis (VCA) principles can be applied in developing countries, where time and funding is often restricted. It explains how to undertake affordable VCA that generate valid data and produce recommendations that will have impact"--

Author : Rickey Y. Yada,Rene Van Acker,Martin Scanlon,David Gray
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780443156915

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Future Food Systems by Rickey Y. Yada,Rene Van Acker,Martin Scanlon,David Gray Pdf

Future Food Systems: Exploring Global Production, Processing, Distribution and Consumption provides an overview of food systems, from farming through to logistics, processing, retail, service and consumption, with the intention of enabling more efficient development of policy and implementation of food related practices. The book presents the considerations which must be understood to develop effective and efficient policies and practices for any level of food system and along the continuum of those systems, with attention being given to the academic, public and private sector challenges, and opportunities for progress, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability. Presented in parts to highlight key aspects of the subject area, the book explores production practices including increasingly important programs in integrated farming systems, vertical agriculture and urban farming, processes, value adding for commodities, agricultural technology, supply chain innovations and consumer considerations. The book provides foundational insights into the underpinnings of today’s food systems, its challenges and its opportunities for the future. Written by industry and academic experts for balanced perspective Presents foundational information with practical application insights Includes chapters on regulatory and policy issues

Author : Alan de Brauw,Erwin Bulte
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030886936

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African Farmers, Value Chains and Agricultural Development by Alan de Brauw,Erwin Bulte Pdf

This book provides a thorough introduction to and examination of agricultural value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa. First, the authors introduce the economic theory of agri-food value chains and value chain governance, focusing on domestic and regional trade in (and consumption of) food crops in a low-income country context. In addition to mainstream and heterodox thinking about value chain development, the book pays attention to political economy considerations. The book also reviews the empirical evidence on value chain development and performance in Africa. It adopts multiple lenses to examine agricultural value chains, zooming out from the micro level (e.g., relational contracting in a context of market imperfections) to the meso level (e.g., distributional implications of various value chain interventions, inclusion of specific social groups) and the macro level (underlying income, population and urbanization trends, volumes and prices, etc.).Furthermore, this book places value chain development in the context of a process the authors refer to as structural transformation 2.0, which refers to a process where production factors (labor, land and capital) move from low-productivity agriculture to high-productivity agriculture. Finally, throughout the book the authors interpret the evidence in light of three important debates: (i) how competitive are rural factor and product markets, and what does this imply for distribution and innovation? (ii) what role do foreign investment and factor proportions play in the development of agri-food value chains in Africa? (iii) what complementary government policies can help facilitate a process of agricultural value chain transformation, towards high-productive activities and enhancing the capacity of value chains to generate employment opportunities and food security for a growing population.

Author : P. Anandajayasekeram,Berhanu Gebremedhin
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Integrating Innovation Systems Perspective and Value Chain Analysis in Agricultural Research for Development by P. Anandajayasekeram,Berhanu Gebremedhin Pdf

Author : Rachid Serraj,Prabhu Pingali
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789813278363

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Agriculture & Food Systems To 2050: Global Trends, Challenges And Opportunities by Rachid Serraj,Prabhu Pingali Pdf

This book features a comprehensive foresight assessment, exploring the pressures — threats as well as opportunities — on the global agriculture & food systems between now and 2050. The overarching aim is to help readers understand the context, by analyzing global trends and anticipating change for better planning and constructing pathways from the present to the future by focusing on the right questions and problems. The book contextualizes the role of international agricultural research in addressing the complex challenges posed by UN 2030 Agenda and beyond, and identifies the decisions that scientific leaders, donors and policy makers need to take today, and in the years ahead, to ensure that a global population rising to nine billion or more combined with rising incomes and changing diets can be fed sustainably and equitably, in the face of the growing climate threats.

Author : Rika Ampuh Hadiguna,Tzong-Ru Lee,Lee-Chung Chen,Nirote Sinnarong,Olalekan Israel Aiikulola,Thanakorn Sirisugandha,Lin Jun,Sharbendu Banerjee
Publisher : Vital Wellspring Education Pte. Ltd.
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Agriculture Blockchain by Rika Ampuh Hadiguna,Tzong-Ru Lee,Lee-Chung Chen,Nirote Sinnarong,Olalekan Israel Aiikulola,Thanakorn Sirisugandha,Lin Jun,Sharbendu Banerjee Pdf

[Foreword] The challenges in agriculture are rapidly increasing with the impact of climate change, land degradation and natural disasters. This is affecting the global food production and supply chain which has been aggravated due to Covid-19 pandemic and this calls for more resilient and sustainable food systems. The Asia-Pacific region which has the largest number of small holder farmers and is trying to meet the sustainable development goals of United Nations has lot of responsibilities to mitigate the challenges. In this scenario Blockchain Technology has come as a respite to contribute as one of the ways to mitigate the challenges. The benefits of Blockchain in agriculture include easy and cheap food batch recalls in case of emergencies, availability of the complete history of the product status, increased customer trust and loyalty, fairer payments, approved vendors, and proper compliance management. The global blockchain in agriculture and food supply chain market size estimated at USD 133 million in 2020 is expected to reach USD 948 million by 2025. Factors such as the increasing need to lower operational costs in financial transactions and the reduction of the number of layers required for data sharing and risk management and the regulatory compliances that automate and conduct only authorized transactions are driving the technology adoption. The key drivers to blockchain in agriculture and food supply chain market are an increase in demand for the agricultural produce output surge, the use of smart agriculture among the growers or producers, government initiatives to support modern techniques that can be used in agriculture, and rising concerns for food safety among the consumers driving the increase in demand for the transparency in the supply chain. Increase in the popularity of blockchain among retailers/ distributors is due to rise in the tracking and tracing of various food products. Data management and data aggregation are major challenges in the precision farming market. The lack of standardization of the communication interfaces and protocols may result in the misrepresentation of the data. The present volume is intended to collate the information on the status of blockchain in the Asian region with various case studies. APAARIRI is grateful to its member the International Association of Agricultural Sustainability for joining hands in this venture and sincerely acknowledge all the contributors for their excellent chapters on various aspects of blockchain. We also acknowledge the support of Dr KS Varaprasad in his meticulous support in editing of the chapters. We also hope that the present volume will bring more awareness on the status and challenges of blockchain technology in the region to various stakeholders and may help in increased application of the technology. --Ravi Khetarpal, Executive Secretary, APAARI [Contents] Foreword Foreword Preface Preface Chapter 1: Halal Supply Chain 4.0 with Big Data and Blockchain - Rika Ampuh Hadiguna Chapter 2: The Application of Blockchain in Food Safety, Production and Marketing: Taiwan Perspective - Tzong-Ru Lee / Lee-Chung Chen Chapter 3: The Challenges of Agricultural Blockchain: A Review of Policy Steering and Actions in Thailand - Nirote Sinnarong / Olalekan Israel Aiikulola / Thanakorn Sirisugandha Chapter 4: Using Block Chain & Internet of Things (IoT) in Agri-Food Supply Chain Traceability - Lin Jun Chapter 5: Blockchain Technology for Inclusive Development of Agrarian Rural Economy - Sharbendu Banerjee

Author : Devaux, André,Torero, Máximo,Donovan, Jason,Horton, Douglas
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896299771

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Synopsis, Innovation for inclusive value-chain development by Devaux, André,Torero, Máximo,Donovan, Jason,Horton, Douglas Pdf

With roughly three-quarters of the world’s poor living in rural areas, addressing global poverty requires paying attention to rural populations, especially smallholder farmers in developing countries. Millions of smallholders and others among the developing world’s poor, including a large proportion of women, participate as producers, laborers, traders, processors, retailers, or consumers in agricultural value chains. A value chain refers to the set of interlinked agents that produce, transform, and market the products that consumers are prepared to purchase (see Figure 1 for an outline of a stylized value chain). Improving the performance of agricultural value chains has the potential to benefit large numbers of low-income and poor people. Innovation for Inclusive Value-Chain Development: Successes and Challenges assesses how to improve agricultural value chains, particularly value chains that include smallholders.

Author : David Neven
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UIUC:30112116928224

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Developing Sustainable Food Value Chains by David Neven Pdf

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 : Rahul S. Mor,Dinesh Kumar,Anupama Singh
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781801174985

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Agri-Food 4.0 by Rahul S. Mor,Dinesh Kumar,Anupama Singh Pdf

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 : Gokhan Egilmez
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789230062

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Agricultural Value Chain by Gokhan Egilmez Pdf

This book covers the agricultural value chain issues that occur in different parts of the world and aims to increase our understanding about the sustainable agricultural value chain paradigm. By reading through these chapters, the readers will witness various interesting, sometimes sad, commonalities among different regions of the world, where smallholder farmers and producers are severely affected by various agricultural policy deficiencies or mistakes and inexistences. The book consists of 14 chapters, which comprehensively cover over 20 agricultural products from more than 15 different regions of the world. Various qualitative and quantitative research methods are presented including surveys, case studies, interviews, price transmission, risk analysis, and multiagent system technology.

Author : George Mergos,Marina Papanastassiou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319407906

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Food Security and Sustainability by George Mergos,Marina Papanastassiou Pdf

This edited volume brings together contributions from experts on a range of food security issues, and examines them through a number of case studies. A Millennium Development goal and important policy concern, food security is experiencing renewed interest due to globalisation, which has led to population affluence, changing consumption, and production and trade patterns. The authors discuss how globalisation brings a new dimension to the discussion on public policy on food security, and consider the extent to which Global Value Chains (GVCs) dominate trade, investment and international agricultural markets. Food Security and Sustainability therefore sheds new light on the nexus of food security and globalization, as well as its implications for investment and financing in the agro-food sector. The volume draws on papers presented at the inaugural Workshop of the Mediterranean Center for Food Security and Sustainable Growth (MED-SEC), an international network of academics focusing on issues of development, sustainability and food security.