De laatste jaren zijn bij de teelt van consumptieaardappelen opkomstproblemen geconstateerd. Deze opkomstproblemen zijn de aanleiding geweest van dit onderzoek. Uit de praktijk blijkt dat het ras “Lady Anna” kwetsbaar is als het gaat om opkomst. Om deze reden is de volgende hoofdvraag opgesteld: “Welke …

The goal of this research was to find out if, and if yes, how, grazing management could be used to improve concentrate feed efficiency and thus farm income on commercial Irish dairy farms. The research was carried out on a commercial Irish dairy farm milking 240 crossbred cows on a dry farm with sandy …

Consumers who buy organic food, have expectations about its quality and rely on certifying organizations to verify this quality and to provide information about the origin of organic products. However, organic food traceability knows several issues, such as problems with organic labelling, certification …

Een onderzoek op een kansarme school die werkt met drie-combinatiegroepen. De student heeft het onderwerp van verschillende kanten belicht en heeft een aanbeveling geschreven voor de kansarme school. Deze school is een farm school. Het is een school in een dunbevolkt gebied.

Counting the costs of a certain condition such as Spina Bifida in an economic breeding farm is absurd. We are all consumers that keep the economic engines running, no matter if we are obese, or anorectics, if we do sport or if we don 't, or if we have SB as a condition, or not. Of course, there are …

This report explores the ecological restoration of a site in semi-arid southeast Spain. The thesis project was to design a plan for the ecological restoration of a degraded site on an isolated farm called La Junquera, on the border of Almeria and Murcia.

Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean largely involved in agriculture. The main crop grown on the island is paddy, the island is self-sufficient in producing this crop. Agricultural diversification would be a good option to reduce the dependence on the paddy production. Many different supporting …

In the Province of Zeeland, ragworms (Alitta virens) are farmed on large scale in open rectangular (flow through systems) ponds. In April these ponds are stocked with ragworm larvae from a hatchery. The juveniles bury themselves in the sediment layer in the pond and are fed with feed pellets. Dependent …

Wat is de optimale purposeful positionering en communicatiestrategie waarmee Floating Farm merkvoorkeur creëert bij de Rotterdamse burger-consument?

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 …