The study discusses Supply Chain Management in Agricultural Industry. (SCM) involves the management of supply chain members, who are divided into two categories: main members (consumers) and supporting (businesses). More effective cost reductions may assist a corporation achieving its profit objectives more quickly efficiently than boosting sales efforts. attempts to control (manage) growth dem...

The problem of minimizing the number intermediaries in supply chain is long overdue logistics industry. How to carry out operations without participation a large intermediaries, whose main task guarantee transaction and document flow? Is this possible with Blockchain technology? While technology still evolving, there are many challenges that remain be addressed. One implementing reach agreement...

Many people consider earthworms to be an indicator of soil quality because they respond to and contribute to healthy soil. For earthworms to be abundant, a field must meet several conditions that are also associated with soil quality and agricultural sustainability: moderate pH, surface residue for food and protection, and soil that is not waterlogged, compacted, droughty, or excessively sandy....

Opportunities to use data and information to address challenges Background: in international agricultural research and development are expanding rapidly. The use of agricultural trial and evaluation data has enormous potential to improve crops and management practices. However, for a number of reasons, this potential has yet to be realized. This paper reports on the experience of the initiative...

This report was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Summary Exposure to a high degree of climate risk is a characteristic feature of rainfed agriculture in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa and parts of South Asia. A growing body of evidence l...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can make a major contribution to the management of publicly funded research in agriculture by improving the effectiveness of research activities, their results, their dissemination and eventual implementation. The Israeli ICT adoption case study outlines a combination of competitive, cost effective public R&D funding with public maintenance of sc...