In South Fujian, China, the abundant agricultural resource of tea is under the threat of unsustainable exploitation of soil and water, and the pressure of industry upgrade. This paper takes the development plan of Xiping, a town in South Fujian, as an example to explore the method of sustainable planning in the areas of agricultural resource. The strength of the town as well as the weakness of ...

Abstract The article provides a basis for the need to reform agricultural sector of Uzbekistan in general, and its fruit vegetable industry particular. main problems faced by were high costs collection, transportation, storage, processing, packaging certification when delivering products from field end-users. Limited processing capacity farms, which produce bulk exports Uzbekistan, leads signif...

strategic alliance is a cooperation contract between two or more organizations who want to improve their competitive situation and performance through resource sharing. one of the common types of strategic alliances is the alliance between two organizations working in the same industry. one of those industries which alliances occur most likely is the casting industry. in this regard, this resea...

The California dairy industry generates about $4.5 billion in gross farm revenue, more than any other agricultural industry in the state. The dairy industry is also one of the most heavily regulated and supported agricultural industries in California. This article examines how the role of government has evolved in one part of the California milk marketing and pricing system. We describe the cre...

in developing countries, it is common to site (or locate) industries without environmental impact assessment. in this study the impacts of two food processing industries on land use and land capability, noise and vibration, environmentally sensitive areas and visual quality as environmental elements were investigated. the research method adopted was the investigative survey research approach (i...

INTRODUCTION Products from plants for both the food and non-food sector more than ever before are considered essential to the economy and well being of the EU. The drivers for change include: (1) sustainability of agriculture, the rural economy and industry at large; (2) environmental protection; (3) legislation and cost of non-compliance; (4) public opinion; and (5) international agreements of...

The author introduces the main content of the research on the GIS-based regional agricultural analysis system of competitive industries, including the significance, the main contents and the implementation methods of the research, focusing on the classification of agricultural economic indicators for regional competitive industries, on the realization of regional choice based on GIS, and on the...

By W. H. BLACK, senior animal husbandman, and R. L. HINER, assistant animal husbandman, Animal Husbandry Division, Bureau of Animal Industry; L. B. BTJRK, marketing specialist, Agricultural Marketing Service; LUCY M. ALEXANDER, associate specialist in foods, Foods and Nutrition Division, Bureau of Home Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, and C. V. WILSON, associate animal husban...

Agriculture is different from industry and plays a significant role in the economic development of a nation. India’s prosperity depends upon the agricultural prosperity. There are many kinds of agricultural products produced in India and the marketing of all these farm products generally tends to be a complex process. Agricultural marketing involves many operations and processes through which t...