This study analyses the specific risks that organic farmers must manage. Due to the special features of management of their productive system, and due to the specific characteristics of their cultivations, they must face different risks than conventional farmers. Even if the Spanish farmers rely on the insurance system to manage their risks, today organic farmers do not have specific insurance ...

Abstract The consumption of fruits and vegetables has been considered very important for human health. This research aimed to study habits from organic farming (OFV) within a convenience sample Portuguese adults, including reasons consumption, most valued mode production sources, frequency use, knowledge about characteristics benefits, information sources. An online questionnaire containing 30 ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, identifying estimates of consumers’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for safe food continues receive attention in the literature. Using experimental data from Nigeria, we examined source heterogeneities preference WTP organically produced food. The subjective valuation by consumers certification relation third-party participatory guarantee system (PGS) was also in...

This study was conducted to evaluate soil fertility status in the eight major agro ecosystems viz., coconut, banana, rubber, paddy, arecanut, nutmeg, pepper and vegetables in Thrissur District, Kerala. For this, a total of 30 panchayats out of 92 were selected representing 6 agro ecological zones in the district. Surface soil samples (0-15 cm) @ one sample/ ha. were collected from dominant agro...

Consumer concern regarding possible adverse health effects of foods produced using intensive farming methods has led to considerable interest in the health benefits of organically-produced crops and animal products. There appears to be widespread perception amongst consumers that such methods result in foods of higher nutritional quality. The present review concludes that evidence that can supp...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND The metals bioavailability in soils is commonly assessed by chemical extractions; however a generally accepted method is not yet established. In this study, the effectiveness of Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films (DGT) technique and single extractions in the assessment of metals bioaccumulation in vegetables, and the influence of soil parameters on phytoavailability were...

This service activity aims to foster knowledge, attitudes and skills of high school students regarding waste management its application organic vegetable cultivation. The community is carried out through training which consists the preparation, implementation evaluation stages. target partners for this are SMAN 2 Kota Batu with a total 359 students. instrument used questionnaire was then analyz...

The potential for lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) transfer into vegetables was studied on old orchard land contaminated by lead arsenate pesticides. Root (carrot), leafy (lettuce), and vegetable fruits (green bean, tomato) were grown on seven "miniplots" with soil concentrations ranging from near background to ≈ 800 and ≈ 200 mg kg-1 of total Pb and As, respectively. Each miniplot was divided into s...

Organic vegetables are gaining popularity all over the world, and number of consumers organic is increasing. Developing countries like Indonesia, still very minimal in consuming vegetables. Therefore, this study aims to identify factors that drive buying behavior The research location was conducted Malang Raya which selected by purposive sampling involved 128 respondents who became sample. anal...

conclusions parasitic contamination of fresh herbs sold in izeh may pose a health risk to consumers if eaten as unwashed or improperly washed. results parasitic pollution was detected in 3.5% of the examined samples, including cryptosporidium spp. oocyst (1.5%), giardia spp. cyst (1%), blastocystis spp. cyst (0.5%) and taenia spp. egg (0.5%). materials and methods four hundred samples of fresh ...