Agri-food supply chains include several processes, from cropping and harvesting to distribution. Integrating these processes reduce costs environmental impact providing sufficient are the main goals of agri-food chain management. Rice, a so-called staple food, makes up significant portion human diet worldwide. Due importance rice, this paper proposes mixed-integer linear programming model for r...

this experiment was conducted in order to optimize the use of paddy fields as second cropping in the mazandaran province. study planed with 8 new cultivars and carried out in randomized complete block design with four replications during two years 2006 and 2007 in dashte-naz agricultural research station of sari. nursery prepared in the september and seedlings were transferred to the field in t...

Rape undersowing rice is an effective method to solve the problem of short crop rotation in rice-rape rotation. Applying ground fertilizer rape one most critical aspects this planting pattern. However, a special spreading required after harvested, which increases labor intensity and compaction soil also hindered by lack equipment complete harvesting simultaneously. In response above issues, cen...