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, …

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 …

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 …

In Nederland kennen we verschillende systemen die de samenstelling van levensmiddelen kunnen helpen verbeteren: het Akkoord Verbetering Productsamenstelling tussen de overheid en het bedrijfsleven, het Vinkje op verpakkingen dat wordt uitgefaseerd, en de Schijf van Vijf. Ze bevatten afspraken of criteria …

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 …

Until recently, we separated farmers and urban communities. Each had their own ministries, policy plans, cultures, knowledge and education institutes and even political parties. Now we accept that this division is gone in the Netherlands. Rural areas ceased to exist, and urbanity was found everywhere. …