A variety of multidimensional anthropogenic activities, especially of industrial level, are contaminating our aquatic and terrestrial environments with a variety of metallic and non-metallic pollutants. The metallic and non-metallic pollutants addressed specifically in this review are heavy metals and various compound forms of sulfates, respectively. Direct and indirect deleterious effects of t...

The agricultural sector is the driver and “point of growth” national economy Ukraine. Agriculture accounts for an average 16% gross value added in some regions play a key role ensuring food security. However, current conditions martial law Ukraine have led to problems organization logistics activities enterprises agro-industrial complex as result non-fulfilment terms contracts; emergence risks ...

Agricultural risks constitute a fundamental challenge in Nigeria, hence the importance of agricultural insurance in managing farm risks cannot be underestimated. As the crop sub-sector contributes about 85% of the agricultural GDP in Nigeria, this study focussed on awareness and factors that can enhance the adoption of crop insurance among crop farmers in Nigeria. Data collected from 310 random...

The article deals with the problem of eliminating inappropriate level development information technologies and their use in solving urgent problems informatization food supply system. analyzes main systems agro-industrial complex aspect managing system, offers recommendations for existing gap sector.

There is a great worldwide demand for citric acid consumption due to its low toxicity when compared with other acidulants used mainly in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Other applications of citric acid can be found in detergents and cleaning products, cosmetics and toiletries, and other. Global production has now reached 1.4 million tonnes and there is annual growth of 3.5–4.0 % in dem...

The water–energy–food (WEF) nexus approach is gaining attention due to the challenge of better managing natural elements. Agro-industrial companies, given their environmental impacts, need take sustainability into proper account. However, this sector lacks novel tools needed integrate current methodologies with additional quality frameworks, such as business excellence models (BEMs). Therefore,...

Microbial production of antimicrobials as biopreservatives is the major area of focus nowadays due to increased interest of consumers towards natural and safe preservation of ready to eat food products. The agro-industrial byproduct based medium and optimized process conditions can contribute in economical production of bacteriocins. Keeping this in view, the present investigation was carried o...