Food safety is rapidly emerging as a serious concern in the domestic markets of many developing countries. Not a single country is exempt from its effects. The objective of this research is to analyse the role played by value chain actors in fast tracking the adoption of food safety and standards in …

Aquaculture production been considered as an approach for economic transformation and poverty alleviation. It focuses on alleviating the significant challenges faced by smallholder farmers, traders, processors and other related actors in the agricultural value chains. In Zimbabwe, aquaculture production …

Achtergrond: Van Vliet is ontwikkelaar en fabrikant van drop, pepermunt en overige zoetwaren en heeft vier eigen merken: De Bron, Meenk, Kindly’s en The Marshmallow Company. De productielocatie in Winschoten is BRC-gecertificeerd. Uit externe audits en een onverwachte klantenaudit, is naar voren gekomen …

In recent years there have been several developments in the field of food safety. As a food producer, it is vital to ensure the production of safe food products. Producers can achieve this by implementing food safety management systems. There are several FSMSs food producers can implement, such as BRC, …

Public standards for chicken chain in Vietnam are mainly offered by MARD. In comparison with international recognized practices, the standard system is not complete in all aspects of governancemanagement, operational management of certification schemes and standard content. The main problem with governance …

Duurzaamheid heeft een belangrijk aandeel in alle aspecten van bedrijfsbeleid. Dit geldt ook voor bedrijven die opereren in een landbouw supply chain. De meeste literatuur beschrijft het verminderen van voedselverlies of voedselveiligheid, maar er is weinig aandacht besteedt aan hoe organisaties die …

Access to micro-credit has often been argued to be one of the effective ways of contributing to food and nutrition security. CARE International since 1994 introduced the Village Savings and Loans Associ-ation (VSLA) in Ghana. The VSLA since then, has been contributing to making some amount of micro-credit …

This research helps to understand how small-scale farmers cope with frequent droughts in Wankhala agricultural camp, Petauke district, Zambia. This follows small-scale farmers’ frequent failures to satisfy their food needs whole year round. This is mainly because of the reduction in productivity of their …

In dit document wordt het afstudeeronderzoek naar de invloeden van voedingsclaims beschreven. Het plaatsen van voedingsclaims op voedingsmiddelen helpen consumenten met het maken van een gezonde keuze. Echter is dit niet altijd het geval. Ze kunnen consumenten ook misleiden, waardoor er alsnog wordt …

This study attempts to analyse the performance of the University for Development Studies Meats Limited (UDSML) which adapts formal value chain in such a way that it caters for public health, consumer demand and improves producer livelihood and to propose the opportunities available in the informal sector …