OPTIRas is een beslissingsondersteunend systeem voor de zetmeelaardappelteelt in Nederland en Duitsland. Het adviseert telers rassenkeuze op basis van nematoden en wratziekte resistentie en toleranties, het berekent plantafstand en voorspelt bewaarverliezen op basis van rooibeschadiging.

Redesigning IT systems for specific user groups encompasses a lot of effort with respect to analysing and understanding user behaviour. The goal of this paper is to provide insights into patterns of behaviour of agricultural users, during the usage of a decision support system called OPTIRas (TM). This …

The monetary system is losing its reliability. Currencies, money, shells or gold where invented to make transactions transparent and secure. It was needed to bridge time and distance, so that we could specialize and overcome scarcity. Because of the free exchange of knowledge on production, distribution …

Within the profile Technical Information Technology (ICT Department) the most important specializations are Embedded Software and Industrial Automation. About half of the Technical Information curriculum consists of learning modules, the other half is organized in projects. The whole study lasts four …

This study examines the domestic and international orange value chains within Muheza district, Tanzania. The thesis was conducted as part of a project examining the fruit farming systems and the value chains that they supply with raw material . The research though a field study conducted into the region, …

Several measures are used to assess the performance of the marketing system. The measures include quantity of milk, price, source of credit, access to commercial feeds and access to breeding services. The study also considers the role of infrastructure component in enhancing the marketing system. Data …

Reporting is a significant critical success factor for a sustainable development, and in the packaging industry an overall willingness to report and disclose information is determinable. It facilitates awareness for sustainability relevance, provides environmental benchmarking and motivates towards change …

De bedrijfsvoering in de landbouw moet zich steeds innoveren om aan te sluiten bij eisen aan producten en effecten op milieu. Kennis en gegevens van bedrijfsvoering zal bij die innovatie gebruikt moeten worden. Op de korte termijn zal een verbeterde overdracht van bestaande generieke kennis hierbij een …

New Dutch agrifood business models are emerging in response to economic, social and ecological pressures: new players arrive, new logistical pathways come to the fore and innovative consumer and farmer relationships – food coöperatives – are forged. How do new business models relate to reconfiguring …