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The Critical Point of Conventionally Bred Soft Wheat Varieties in Organic Farming Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Nowdays, wheat is the most important crop for organic farming system. However, the varieties breeded and tested in the conditions of organic farming system are still missing.
Moudry, Jan   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing agricultural policy incentives for Greek organic agriculture: A Real options approach [PDF]

open access: yes
The adoption of organic agriculture or livestock involves risk and uncertainty, and to overcome this, well designed schemes are required. Are the current support measures attractive for farmers who wish to convert to organic?
Tzouramani, Irene   +3 more
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Industrial Symbiosis as a Neglected Opportunity in Industrial Decarbonisation Pathways: Qualitative Insights From the Australian Manufacturing Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Industrial symbiosis (IS) represents a key strategy for industrial decarbonisation (ID) by converting one industry's waste into valuable inputs for another, reducing emissions and resource extraction. Scientific studies have explored the concept, implementation approaches and theoretical foundations of IS.
Marzieh Dehghan Niri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does organic farming achieve environmental goals efficiently? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Concerns about the impact of modern agriculture on the environment have in the past few decades resulted in strict legislation concerning the leaching of nitrogen from Danish farms and their use of pesticides.
Jacobsen, Lars-Bo
core   +1 more source

Distinct Environmental Sustainability Signals for Marketing Success: The Interactions of Life Cycle Phases, Green Country Image, and Transparency

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although prior studies show that overall product environmental sustainability enhances consumer value perceptions, it remains unclear how consumers interpret environmental sustainability signals across phases of the life cycle assessment process.
Yingfei Hu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farm-Specific Factors Affecting the Choice Between Conventional and Organic Dairy Farming [PDF]

open access: yes
Organic dairy farming in the Netherlands is a growing sector. This paper investigates the impact of a number of economic and farm-specific variables on the choice between conventional and organic farming.
Gardebroek, Cornelis
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The Impact of Glycation on Protein Digestibility

open access: yesChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
Schematic overview of how protein glycation affects digestibility and downstream nutritional consequences. Glycation‐derived structural modifications reduce protease accessibility, leading to limited hydrolysis and altered peptide generation. These changes decrease amino acid bioavailability and may subsequently contribute to microbiome alterations ...
Lea Hönemann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mastitis incidence and milk quality in organic dairy farms which use suckling systems in calf rearing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In order to identify important factors influencing animal health and general disease resistance, detailed qualitative and quantitative farm data were collected from 99 organic dairy farms in the Netherlands. Mastitis incidence and milk quality were focal
Smolders, E.A.A.   +2 more
core  

Economic and environmental implications of the development of UASB reactors in Mexico for sustainable industrial wastewater treatment

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract The objective of this work is to demonstrate that the inclusion of an up‐flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB reactor) within an industrial wastewater treatment plant reduces the plant's investment and operating costs compared to a system based solely on conventional complete‐mix activated sludge (CMAS), operating under the same design principles ...
Juan Manuel Morgan‐Sagastume   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Role of Competitiveness in Sustainability Standards: Insights From an Animal Welfare Scheme Adopted by Supermarkets

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on supermarket‐related voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) is divided on whether competition helps or hinders efforts to reduce negative social and environmental impacts. This paper examines how the standardization process shapes these outcomes.
Frits Kremer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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