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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Food waste and loss (FWL) remains a critical challenge across food supply chains (SCs) globally, with approximately one‐third of all food produced for human consumption discarded or lost each year. This study systematically reviews how supply chain innovation (SCI) can mitigate FWL.
Ilias Vlachos
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Green networks: Innovative capacity of SMEs in the Dutch greenhouse horticulture industry
Apstract: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2012 The Dutch greenhouse horticulture industry is characterized by world leadership in high-tech innovation. The dynamics of this playing field are innovation in production systems and automation, reduction in energy consumption and sharing limited space ...
Henk J. Schout, Saskia J.M. Harkema
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The Dynamics‐of‐Value‐in‐Consumption of Recycled Textile Materials
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate how the perceived value of recycled textile materials evolves across the consumption cycle, a key issue for recycling‐based strategies seeking to close the loop in the fashion industry. We employ a qualitative design combining an exploratory study and a longitudinal study with three interview waves, in which participants ...
Edith de Lamballerie, Valérie Guillard
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Agronomy, 2018 Increasing the ability to investigate plant functions and structure through non-invasive methods with high accuracy has become a major target in plant breeding and precision agriculture.
Pasquale Tripodi +3 more
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Profits, Image, and Sustainability in Plastic Waste Recycling Behavior
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Plastic waste is an environmental and public health concern. In the agricultural sector, plastic waste handling is largely unregulated. Using survey data from horticultural firms, we investigate a previously unexplored relationship between a firm's decision to voluntarily discard recyclable plastic containers and the firm's perception about ...
Yawotse Nouve, Wojciech J. Florkowski
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Protected Cropping in Warm Climates: A Review of Humidity Control and Cooling Methods
Energies, 2019 The projected increase of the world’s population, coupled with the shrinking area of arable land required to meet future food demands, is building pressure on Earth’s finite agricultural resources.
Barkat Rabbi +2 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and operating profitability in the agri‐food manufacturing industry of Southern Europe, focusing on Extremadura (Spain). From an initial pool of 284 firms, the final sample comprised 185 companies after excluding inactive or non‐reporting cases.
Ángel Sabino Mirón Sanguino +3 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate‐driven water scarcity is compounding adaptation pressures on Mediterranean greenhouse farming, particularly for small and micro agricultural firms governed by regulated water‐governance systems. This paper analyses differentiated adaptation profiles in Almería (Spain) based on an analysis of farm structure, digital irrigation adoption,
Luis J. Belmonte‐Ureña +2 more
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Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionCauliflower is widely cultivated all over the world is attributed to its palatable flavor, high levels of anti-cancer compounds, and diverse array of nutrients. Exposure to extremely cold stress during production can result in a more frequent
Xingwei Yao +6 more
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International Journal of Genomics, 2015 Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are among the most important markers for population analysis and have been widely used in plant genetic mapping and molecular breeding.
Qian Ding +6 more
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