Although previous research programs have yielded valuable knowledge that can help sugar beet growers to innovate farming processes, actual transfer of this knowledge to the growers so far is lacking. Currents ways of knowledge transfer do not match learning styles, personal traits or the social environment …

OPTIRas is een beslissingsondersteunend systeem voor de zetmeelaardappelteelt in Nederland en Duitsland. Het adviseert telers rassenkeuze op basis van nematoden en wratziekte resistentie en toleranties, het berekent plantafstand en voorspelt bewaarverliezen op basis van rooibeschadiging.

Redesigning IT systems for specific user groups encompasses a lot of effort with respect to analysing and understanding user behaviour. The goal of this paper is to provide insights into patterns of behaviour of agricultural users, during the usage of a decision support system called OPTIRas (TM). This …

The monetary system is losing its reliability. Currencies, money, shells or gold where invented to make transactions transparent and secure. It was needed to bridge time and distance, so that we could specialize and overcome scarcity. Because of the free exchange of knowledge on production, distribution …

Reporting is a significant critical success factor for a sustainable development, and in the packaging industry an overall willingness to report and disclose information is determinable. It facilitates awareness for sustainability relevance, provides environmental benchmarking and motivates towards change …

Within the profile Technical Information Technology (ICT Department) the most important specializations are Embedded Software and Industrial Automation. About half of the Technical Information curriculum consists of learning modules, the other half is organized in projects. The whole study lasts four …

This study examines the domestic and international orange value chains within Muheza district, Tanzania. The thesis was conducted as part of a project examining the fruit farming systems and the value chains that they supply with raw material . The research though a field study conducted into the region, …