The alkaline-tolerant marine-derived fungus Chaetomium globosum was tested for the production of enhanced levels of cellulases and free phenolics under highly alkaline conditions using agro wastes (cotton seed, sugar cane bagasse) as substrates under solid state fermentation (SSF) processes. In both the agro wastes used, an increase in cellulases (β-endoglucanase, β-Glucosidase, and β-exoglucan...

The article investigates the revealed comparative export advantage, relative import specialization advantage, relative trade advantage, intra-industry trade and its quality types in agrofood trade of Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia with the European Union (EU) market. The empirical results confirmed bulk of agro-food and forestry products with revealed comparative export advantages on the EU mark...

Carbon dioxide production during composting of agro-waste can be taken as the indicator of rate, progress and termination of compost phenomenon and stabilization of organic matter, leading to a balanced compromise between complexity of mathematical model and extensive experimentation. Modeling and simulation of composting of agro-wastes based on experimentally measured carbon dioxide production...

1 Ph.D., post-doctoral studies at Department of Agro-industrial Management and Technology-FCA/UNESP-Botucatu e-mail: [email protected] 2 Professor, Department of Animal Production – FMVZ/ UNESP-Botucatu 3 Professor, Department of Agro-industrial Management and Technology FCA/ UNESP-Botucatu 4 Ph.D. student in Animal Science FMVZ/ UNESP-Botucatu 5 Department of Agro-industrial Managemen...

A survey for the agro-ecological distribution of Pepper veinal mottle virus (PVMV) (Family Potyviridae, genus Potyvirus) its incidence and severity on cultivated pepper was conducted between 2003 to 2005 in six agro-ecological zones in Nigeria, comprising the major pepper producing areas of the humid forest, derived savanna, southern Guinea savanna, mid-altitude, northern Guinea savanna and Sud...

The recent empirical literature on economic sustainability of certified export crops shows that certification standards that enhance yields are important for improving farm revenues and farmer welfare. However, limited evidence exists on the impact of organic certification on the adoption of agro-ecological practices. In this study, we use unique farm-level data from Ghana to examine the impact...

Sugarcane sector has a strong impact as a wealth generator for Brazil. Several authors discuss the importance of quantifying an agro-industrial system. This article aims to analyze the development of the Brazilian sugarcane sector over the past five years and to assess whether the method of mapping and quantification of agribusiness systems (GESis) is a useful tool for analyzing the economic de...

Feed resources availability at cheap and affordable prices for livestock consumption are major factors determining capability of livestock production to supply products for increasing urban and cities consumers in Nigeria. To take advantages of the high demand in urban areas, livestock producers on extensive pastoralism are moving closer to cities and urban communities such as Abuja the Nigeria...