The integrated management of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plays a key role in guaranteeing the high quality and safety of cucumber production. This paper describes an attempt to develop a web-based GAP management information system for cucumber. Through applying the system methodology and mathematical modeling technique to analyzing the dynamic relationshi...

background and objectives: pre-requisite programs (prps) are “primary conditions and requirements essential for haccp operations, which are crucial in food safety programs”. the present study was conducted to evaluate the impact of implementation of prps on the microbial parameters of pasteurized milk (according to the national standard of iran). effectiveness of haccp operation requirements an...

OBJECTIVE To understand the impact of social organisation affiliation and farmers' agricultural production practices on farmer health. Organisations facilitate the acquisition and exchange of forms of social capital which can influence the adoption of practices with potential health impacts. In countries such as Ecuador, smallholder agriculture is practised by socially vulnerable populations. A...

Abstract Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are central to sustainability standards and certification programmes in the global cocoa chain. Pruning is one of practices promoted extension services associated with these efforts. Yet concerns exist about low adoption rate GAPs by smallholder farmers Ghana. A common approach addressing this challenge based on creating enabling conditions offering a...

There is limited literature on how to engage the rural women in agriculture and improve their contributions to household food security and income. This study aimed to contribute to literature on women engagement in agriculture through vegetable production using good agricultural practices. The empirical data used were drawn from technology demonstrations and experimentation, learning fields, an...

there is limited literature on how to engage the rural women in agriculture and improve their contributions to household food security and income. this study aimed to contribute to literature on women engagement in agriculture through vegetable production using good agricultural practices. the empirical data used were drawn from technology demonstrations and experimentation, learning fields, an...