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| Asci, Serhat; Borisova, Tatiana; VanSickle, John J.; Zotarelli, Lincoln. |
| This study focuses on development of agricultural best management practices (BMPs) for potato production areas in Northeast Florida, and presents the results of the initial situation assessment. BMP implementation is the primary strategy used by agencies and farmers to improve the efficiency and to ensure environmental sustainability of agricultural production. Although BMPs are defined as “economically feasible” and “cost-effective”, economic analysis conducted as a part of BMP development has been limited, leaving the room for disagreement about economic impacts of specific BMPs. As a part of the situation assessment, we used interviews, group discussions, a survey, and a field trip to collect information about farmers’ production practices and to... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Florida potato production; Partial budget analysis; Risk analysis; Best management practice; Nitrogen fertilization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119797 |
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| Koc, A. Ali; Asci, Serhat; Alpas, Hami; Giray, Handan; Gay, Stephan Hubertus. |
| The institutional environment for food quality and safety in Turkey is rapidly changing in the last decade but there are still some inconsistencies compared with the EU. High costs of establishing quality assurance systems (QAS), inefficient capacity of the institutional frame, unknown consumer attitudes, low level of production techniques and lack of awareness of producers and consumers are important weaknesses, when evaluating the current food quality and safety situation in Turkey. Whereas, rapid development of QAS, increase in consumer demands, harmonisation of legislation with the EU, increase in the research and incentives for quality production, and production potentials were determined as strong points. When analysing the socio-economic situation... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food Quality Governance; SMEs Barrier for Food Quality; Food Quality Assurance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58076 |
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