Agricultural value chains

According to the system-theory, the whole agricultural value / production chain could be embedded in a model based on a core and a frame system approach for studying the differentiation of agricultural systems (following Luhmann, 1977) (Figure 1) ... 

What and how organic farming can contribute to food security and sustainable development in tropical countries is of particular interest for research and development, for stakeholders in the whole value chain, and for national authorities, as well as for national and international cooperation agencies concerned with policy development in view of the diminishing financial resources available for agricultural research in development, it is important to invest in the most sustainable and cost-efficient strategies. The interest in secured data based... 

Bair ). Food Value Chain Perspective. Corn-Produced Pharmaceuticals and Industrials Risk Assessment Symposium, sponsored by the Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products Symposium, Ames, Iowa, 2004. 

European Bioplastics is the representative body of the European bioplastics industry. The association comprises companies along the whole value chain of bioplastics from the agricultural feedstock, chemical, and plastics industries, as well as industrial users and recycling companies. 

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