agricultural engineering and technical consulting services (agricultural advisory services), have been initiated to provide, among other facilitating affairs, job opportunities for agricultural graduates; while without entrepreneurial activities and simply relying on public sector contracts many of them will not be able to be economically sustainable and preserve their members employment. so th...

The transition to the market economy in Russian Federation caused a sharp weakening and change content of vertical components economic system disruption existing horizontal information flows. A specialist an agricultural enterprise must solve problems forming range volumes products assess expected future needs for these products. To do this he/she have about current state external environment f...

Mobile robots operating in agricultural environments have been a significant subject for researchers. The rapid advancement in communication, sensors and computing technologies has provided important progress in the field of agricultural autonomous robot guidance systems. Automated agricultural robots save labour costs, prevent people from performing risky operations, and provide the farmer wit...

A strategic approach to guide sustainable development of South Gippsland Shire in Victoria (Australia) initiated application of GIS methods in concert with data and experts. Two major models have been developed by the Strategic Resources Planning team at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment using ArcView ModelBuilder to map suitability for agricultural and urban land use. Both mo...

The Great Leap Forward disaster, characterized by a collapse in grain production and a widespread famine in China between 1959 and 1961, is found attributable to a systemic failure in central planning. Wishfully expecting a great leap in agricultural productivity from collectivization, the Chinese government accelerated its aggressive industrialization timetable. Grain output fell sharply as th...

The importance of nutrition-sensitive food and agriculture-based approaches for overcoming malnutrition and improving nutrition in general is fully recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO, a specialized UN agency, has as its mandate the raising of levels of nutrition and standards of living and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger by promoting sustainable agricultural ...