Climate change has caused dilapidation of the environment, droughts and floods leading to reduced yields, productivity and ultimately food insecurity for human consumption. Unfortunately, it is our contact with the environment that has led to all this, but most people are not aware. The three gases contributing …

Technology is widely available and there are many systems ready to be implemented into a company-specific production environment. In food production, digitization of data registration is an option, meaning that record keeping activities no longer have to be performed on paper. It is important to know …

As regulations for the food industry become more strict, more data needs to be processed at the quality department of food businesses. Next to that food businesses are expanding and growing in size. Therefore, food businesses are looking for a system to process, organize and file the data in a clear …

With the growing demand of organic food, the food industry needs to answer to the consumer demand. However, according to various statistics on the EU level there is a gap between the growth of organic market demand and growth of organic farmland. Therefore, the need to secure organic raw material is …

The livelihood strategies of farm households depend on the conditions of their assets and farm households cope with risk and shocks through portfolios consisting of different types of assets. Thus discussing the influence assets have on livelihood strategies of farm households helps in understanding …

In de agri en foodsector is momenteel veel aandacht voor het verkorten van de ketens. Een belangrijke oorzaak hiervoor is dat in de agrarische sector een oneerlijke financiële verdeling is ontstaan. De ketens zijn langer geworden in de afgelopen jaren waardoor de productie van landbouwproducten kon toenemen, …

Risk assessments on trees in urban areas and roadside plantings have become common practice and a large body of information exists on qualitative aspects on the risks of tree failure. Quantitative analysis of financial damage due to tree failure is generally lacking. The objective of this paper is to …

Most food & agribusiness stakeholders (entrepreneurs in particular) agree that it is not only difficult to innovate new products and technology, but also to realize its true market potential. A lack of market and/or supply partnerships, i.e. a robust and committed value chain, is often cited as the reason …

“Nederlandse tuinders moeten zich gaan onderscheiden op kwaliteit, tegen de bulk uit Spanje valt niet te concurreren.” Inholland-lector Duurzame Verbindingen Olaf van Kooten brengt onderzoekers en telers samen om van elkaar te leren om zo de concurrentieslag te winnen. “Om dat voor elkaar te krijgen …

This is a case study which discusses the journey of a successful Ethiopian dairy entrepreneur. It turned out that the inclusiveness of the small holder farmer into the chain with fair incentive sharing mechainsms and guarenteed market access made her chain more efficient, reliable and profitable.