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{"title":"Applying HACCP in the Tunisian Olive Oil Industry: A Theoretical Background","authors":"Abderahman Rejeb, John G. Keogh","doi":"10.29226/TR1001.2019.117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29226/TR1001.2019.117","url":null,"abstract":"Olive oil has proven nutritional value and can command a high market price for farmers and processors. It promises significant income generating potential as well as social empowerment. To meet consumers’ expectations for quality, safety and authenticity‚ olive oil products should be grown, harvested and processed according to internationally recognized food safety management standards. Instead of retrospectively inspecting and testing the end-product‚ a preventative approach that anticipates potential biological, chemical and physical hazards at all stages of the value chain should be incorporated to preserve the quality and ensure the safety of olive oil and olive fruits. In this research paper‚ we overlay a HACCP food safety management system on the olive oil value chain in Tunisia. Given the importance of Tunisia in the international market of olive oil‚ we discuss HACCP in context of the country specificities and we analyze the possibilities and challenges of implementing HACCP in the Tunisian olive oil industry. HACCP promises several advantages including the preservation of product quality and safety for human consumption. Moreover, HACCP can aid Tunisian export sales‚ improve customers satisfaction and enhance Tunisian branding and marketing. However‚ this food safety management system requires the commitment of significant resources and the engagement of all stakeholders in the plan.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127613722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Information Provision and Farmer Welfare in Developing Economies","authors":"Junjie Zhou, Xiaoshuai Fan, Ying‐ju Chen, Christopher S. Tang","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3369334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3369334","url":null,"abstract":"Problem definition: To alleviate farmer poverty, governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are developing different mechanisms for disseminating market information to farmers in developing countries. This paper examines whether a wider dissemination of information will always benefit farmers. Academic/practical relevance: The characterization of the farmers’ equilibrium production decisions and the implications of information provision provide practical guidance for governments and NGOs when developing agricultural information services. Methodology: We develop an “asymmetric” two-stage game to analyze a base model in which n ≥ 4 heterogeneous farmers need to determine their production quantities when the underlying market condition is uncertain. Our base model relies on four key modeling assumptions: (1) farmers engage in Cournot (quantity) competition, (2) the social planner cares about farmers’ total income, (3) yields are deterministic, and (4) information service is publicly funded so that information access is free. We further examine alternative market environments by relaxing or changing these modeling assumptions separately. Results: Through the analysis of our base model, we find that providing information to only one farmer is optimal but providing information to all n farmers can be detrimental. In alternative market environments, we obtain the following results. First, when the information service is self-financed, we find that the “exclusivity” result no longer holds when farmers are heterogeneous (even though it holds for the case when farmers are homogeneous). Second, when yield rates are uncertain, we find it is optimal to disseminate to more farmers when the yield rates become more uncertain (in terms of coefficient of variation). Third, when the central planner only cares about creating economic value for those farmers with information access, it is optimal for the social planner to disseminate information to more farmers. Fourth, when farmers engage in Bertrand (price) competition, it is optimal to disseminate information to all n farmers. Managerial implications: By combining different results obtained under different market environments, we conclude that the optimal information provision policy depends on the competition type (Cournot or Bertrand competition), yield uncertainty, source of funding, and the social planner’s ultimate goal.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115293747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community Economies in the Context of Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Approach - A Positioning Theory Analysis","authors":"I. Rado","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3362711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3362711","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the Inpaeng Network, an alternative farmers' organization in Northeastern Thailand, and its cooperative ventures with state institutions. The primary aim is to show how by drawing on state development discourse participants in community economies can make use of government assistance and resources for their projects. Drawing on data collected in January 2012 in Northeastern Thailand and based on Gibson-Graham's work (2006) I will first show how Inpaeng activities reflect ethical decisions about covering economic needs, the distribution of surplus, consumption, and the management of local commons.<br><br>Thailand's \"Sufficiency Economy\" development strategy since the late 1990s officially recognizes these practices, which are based on traditional knowledge and integrated farming. This shift in development thinking has led to a repositioning of rural agriculture-based communities and has provided a foundation for successful collaborations between Inpaeng and public organizations. Applying positioning theory analysis I will show that each collective actor has a distinct understanding of Sufficiency Economy, and that consequently they pursue different but complementary objectives. In positioning theory terms, the meaning of social practices cannot be determined independently of actors involved; the Sufficiency Economy discourse is consequently embedded in each actor's own \"storyline\". This understanding not only helps to explain partnerships between Inpaeng and public institutions, but also points towards possibilities for communities' strategic use of storylines in other contexts.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124365633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Climate Change on Cereal Yield and Production in the Sahel: Case of Burkina Faso","authors":"Shéïtan Sossou, C. B. Igue, M. Diallo","doi":"10.9734/ajaees/2019/v37i430288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2019/v37i430288","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. It affects all countries in the world, especially Sahelian countries in Africa. This paper aimed at evaluating the impact of climate change on cereal yield in Burkina Faso. The ordinary least squares (OLS) was applied to time-series data from 1991 to 2016 collected on the World Bank website. The results have shown that temperature adversely affects yield and cereal production, while precipitation has positive effect. An increase in rainfall of 1 millimetre would increase cereal production by 385 tons in the long term and 252 tons in the short term. In the same, an increase in rainfall of 1 millimetre would increase agricultural yield by 9 kg per hectare in the long term. However, in the short term, an increase in temperatures of 1°C would result in a decrease in cereal production and agricultural yield of 134748 tons and 72 kg per hectare, respectively. However, in the long term, a rise in temperatures of 1°C would result in a decrease in cereal production and cereal yield of 154 634 tons and 1074 kg per hectare, respectively. Besides, the results indicate that the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) has no significant effect on yield and cereal production. Implementing effective adaptation strategies, such as access to improved seed, introduce smart agriculture in the system of cereal in Burkina Faso and increasing irrigation infrastructure could reduce the cereal production's vulnerability to climate shocks.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121145208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Responsible Use of Crop Protection Products and Nigeria’s Growth Enhancement Support Scheme","authors":"J. I. Uduji, E. N. Okolo-Obasi, S. Asongu","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3276816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3276816","url":null,"abstract":"We examine the impact of the federal government of Nigeria’s (FGN) growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) on responsible use of crop protection products (CPPs) in rural Nigeria. Results from the use of logistic regressions show that GESS significantly impact on farmers’ access to CPPs, but does not significantly impact on farmers’ knowledge and skill of CPP application, and in several cases the misuse has led to deterioration of soil fertility. Findings suggests that embracing information on recommended CPPs, dose rates, dilutions, timing, frequency of applications and precautions should form the foundation of GESS activity attributable to CPPs in sub-Saharan Africa.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"2016 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123719395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Camel Production in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Economic and Environmental Impacts","authors":"R. Elzaki, S. H. Ahmed, M. Al-Mahish","doi":"10.5455/FAA.302299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/FAA.302299","url":null,"abstract":"This research aimed to analyse the impact of land use elements, meteorological year (MY) (temperatures changes) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on camel numbers, prices and products, the study was adopted two sets of data termed as economic data and environmental data. Secondary data through 1991-2016 years is approved with supportive primary data, which designed by researchers via personal interviews of the camel producers were used. Simple descriptive, matrix correlations and multiple linear regressions tools techniques were used to analyse the data. The study results confirmed that, all the owners of the camel are men. Furthermore, the percentages of the camel share to the total livestock are positively correlated with camel numbers (r = 0.964, P< 0.01). However, the land use has a significant influence on camel share to total livestock and camel numbers. Increases in the agricultural and arable land use were resulted in a reduction of the camel numbers (r = -.458, P < 0.01 and r =-.814, P < 0.05; respectively). Moreover, the changes in MY had inverse effect on camel numbers (â = -14839.52) and milk production (â = -1898.19). Camel numbers, producersÂ’ prices and camel production were significantly affected by CO2 emissions from industrial and energy sources. It concluded that, land use had highly significant impact on camel share to the total livestock population; however, climatic change significantly affects camel numbers, and camel production. Further studies of the camel economics knowledge were recommended.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122891508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Land Security on Household’s Agricultural Productivity in Benin","authors":"Shéïtan Sossou, A. Mbaye","doi":"10.9734/AJAEES/2018/45205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/AJAEES/2018/45205","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims at studying the impact of land tenure on household’s agricultural productivity in Benin. Data used in this study come from EMICOV (Enquête Modulaire Intégrée sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages) collected in 2012 and covered 626 Benin’s farming households. The method used is the Conditional Mixed Process (CMP) technic approach. Results show that land certificate ownership increases by 0.238 the likelihood of investing in agricultural equipment whereas the customary law ownership increases this likelihood by 0.374 compared to households without any land ownership (the squatters). Furthermore, the customary law ownership provides farmers with more security than land certificate ownership in “Collines�? region. Our results suggest that public authorities recognise customary rights and reinforce legal land institutions. Finally, the best land market structure could reduce challenges related to land access and inequalities related to land resources distribution.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114467542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Study on the Effectiveness of Social Security System for the Fisher Folks in Mangaluru","authors":"Pradeep M.D.","doi":"10.47992/ijmts.2581.6012.0044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47992/ijmts.2581.6012.0044","url":null,"abstract":"Unorganised sector occupies a predominant portion in the workforce of India. The work is considered to be the physical and mental engagement by human beings for economic\u0000productivity. Fisheries Sector has become a source ofincome and employment to those who engage in unorganised employments for their life. India is the second largest producer of fish in the world by contributing 5.68 per cent of global fish production and second largest producer of fish by aquaculture after China. In the National Fish Productivity, State of Karnataka contributes almost 5.8 per cent securing 6th Position in marine productivity and 9th position in the inland fish productivity. Fisheries sector has enriched its share in the national development after effective usage of technology to increase yield per area of water thereby earning more foreign exchange. Fishing occupation is normally hazardous causing harm to the health of the fisher folks. It is essential to provide Social security protections to the fisher folks against contingencies including disability, sickness, employment injuries, occupational diseases and unemployment. The maximum welfare to the fisher folks can be assured only through the execution of Comprehensive Social Security Policy linking Social Assistance Programmes and Social Security Schemes. This study is descriptive and analytical in nature. The study results analyse the implications of social security measures among the fisher folks living in the ThotaBengre fishing village of Mangaluru Taluk in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka State in India. The study review upon the implications of various social security schemes offered to the fishermen in terms of its coverage and benefit. A good attempt is also made to identify the level of awareness among the fisher folks about social security schemes provided by the government at Centre and State levels respectively. This paper suggests measures for the legislators and fisheries department to improve the benefit schemes thereby securing the inclusive growth of the fishing community.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127786990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food Security and Water Scarcity: A Theoretical Framework","authors":"Richard Kidwingira, N. Masoudi, G. Zaccour","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3229947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3229947","url":null,"abstract":"We characterize the domestic production and imports of food by a country under two scenarios, namely: food security and welfare maximization, in a model with an exogenously given probability of occurrence of an embargo or other sources of supply disruption on the international grain market, e.g., a natural catastrophe. In our framework, food security means relying on domestic production and considering imports only if available water is not enough to ensure enough food to citizens. We compare the volume of expected water used in domestic production, expected level of imports, as well as the expected welfare under these different scenarios. By doing so, we provide a measure to the cost of a food security policy.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126425899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differential Response of Three Carrot Genotypes to Different Levels of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Application in Southern Derived Savanna Zone of Nigeria","authors":"S. Ige, C. Aremu, A. Isa, A. Gbadamosi","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3201105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3201105","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted at landmark University during the period of 2015 and 2016 to assess the differential response of three Carrot genotypes to different levels of Organic and Inorganic fertilizer application in Southern Savanna Zone. The experiment was conducted using a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Data collected on leave number, fresh leave weight, plant height and fresh root weight were subjected to analysis of Variance. Different between means were partitioned using Duncan Multiple Range test at 5% probability level (p = 0.05). The study revealed that at application of 36.8kg/ha of NPK 15:15:15 and 1t/ha of organic manure the three carrot genotypes responded differently and significantly for fresh root yield. However, there was no significant differential response to organic manure application for leaf number, but there was significant differential response under the application of 71.60kg/ha of NPK 15:15:15. All the three Carrot genotypes responded differently and significantly at application of 1t/ha of organic manure for plant height. At all levels of both Organic and Inorganic manure applications, all the three Carrot genotypes responded differentially for root yield either significant or non-significant at different levels of application. Highest Carrot root yields (40.87t/ha, 41.48t/ha and 41.58t/ha) were recorded by Varieties, ALBAKA NOMA and ROHAMA NOMA under the organic manure regime. Future study should focus on the identification of required level of manure for optimal production of individual Carrot genotypes rather than general recommendation for all the Carrots genotypes.","PeriodicalId":107048,"journal":{"name":"Food Industry eJournal","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134084666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}