The phenomenon of organic agriculture in the Mid North of South Australia is explored in seven case studies of local organic producers. The research issue asks how these organic producers organise to survive in a marketplace where they remain marginal players. The research is framed around Sonnino and Marsden's (2006) two-dimensional model of alternative agriculture, which structures the case study analysis at two levels: a horizontal dimension concerning farmer agency and grassroots innovations, and a vertical dimension focusing on farmer interaction with regulatory and governance frameworks in organic agriculture. To enrich understanding of farmer practices at the grassroots level, two additions are made to the horizontal dimension: the role that beliefs play in determining agency and innovation in motivating farmers to 'go organic' and 'stay organic' and how alternative beliefs, particularly about nature and localism, influence the construction by organic farmers of 'new platforms of action' (Sonnino and Marsden 2006), essential for survival in the marketplace. / PhD Doctorate

M.A. (Anthropology) / The global organic food industry has experienced incredibly high growth rates over the past twenty years. In many parts of the world the formal retail of organic food sourced consumers from an already established informal trade. The formalisation of organic food thus necessitated engagement with and monetisation of the ‘organic ethos’ inherent in the informal trade, and played an important part in the popularisation of ethical consumption. This has stimulated many larger discussions about the relationship of humankind, and industry, with the natural world, and has contributed to debates surrounding how to study the forces directing the evolution of agro-food economies. This study contributes to these debates by framing them within the South African context. Through a twenty three month mixed methods study rooted in participant observation and guided by the tenets of constructivist grounded theory, this investigation of the formal organic food industry aims to achieve both theoretical and practical goals. On a practical level, it suggests reasons for the unique growth and composition of the industry witnessed in South Africa, while contributing to global debates surrounding the meaning of organic. On a theoretical level, it suggests that Dixon’s conception of the Cultural Economic Model may overcome some of the analytical divides witnessed in agro-food theory, ultimately contributing to a more balanced, humanised account of the forces directing the shape and shift of food economies.

A project report submitted to the faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of Science in Engineering. Heidelberg Transvaal, 1993. / The obiective of this research is to propose a model by which maintene may be managed in the prepared foods industry. Various companies in this industry have implemented modules of a maintenance administration system. Nowhere, for this industry, does a structured programme which will provide tha maintenance manager with the elements of an administration system, their sequence of implementation and their interrelationships exist. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version] / AC2017

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This study is an analysis of the attempts to control the marketing of asparagus by federal license under the Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1934 and 1935; by state license under the California Marketing Agreement Act in 1936 and 1937; by proration program under the California Agricultural Prorate Act in 1938 to 1941; and by marketing orders under the California Agricultural Code from 1941 to 1945. Among the questions considered are the following: What was the economic position of the Asparagus Industry in 1934, when the programs were first instituted? What were the effects of some previous attempts at controlled marketing of asparagus? What types of controls were undertaken in the asparagus industry? What was the administrative setup and particularly the problem of the appropriateness of such controls in a "free enterprise" society?

by Cheung Chi-kong, Chu Hok-keung, Ting Wai-tong. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaf 83. / Chapter I. --- BACKGROUND --- p.1 / Introduction --- p.1 / The Origin of Chinese Medicine --- p.2 / A Definition of Chinese Medicine --- p.5 / A Survey --- p.6 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.7 / Chapter III. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.14 / Data Sources --- p.14 / Sample Design --- p.15 / Data Processing --- p.16 / Chapter IV. --- FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY --- p.17 / Chinese Herbal Drugs --- p.17 / Chinese Health Foods --- p.23 / Further Analysis --- p.29 / Chapter V. --- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.37 / Summary --- p.37 / Chinese Herbal Drugs : Recommendations --- p.39 / Chinese Health Foods : Recommendations --- p.52 / APPENDIX --- p.65 / Profiles of Respondents --- p.65 / Questionnaire (English/Chinese Version) --- p.68 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.83

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T19:25:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cristiane Kreutz.pdf: 3880883 bytes, checksum: de8fc0d92d64fca6737540c7f40ce521 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-10-03 / O crescimento populacional e o consumo excessivo dos diversos segmentos da sociedade acarretam um incremento direto na demanda de água. A minimização e a conservação da água é hoje um importante fator para o desenvolvimento industrial, em decorrência da escassez do recurso. Neste trabalho, buscou-se identificar e avaliar a possibilidade de reúso da água de processo na COOPERATIVA AGROINDUSTRIAL LAR Unidade Industrial de Vegetais. Foram avaliadas as linhas de produção de milho enlatado e brócolis congelado. A etapa experimental consistiu em elaborar fluxogramas dos processos industriais envolvidos, identificar e estimar a demanda de água nos pontos de consumo, realizar balanço de massa dos produtos e insumos envolvidos e realizar coletas de amostras dos pontos com potencialidades de reúso. Os principais resultados indicaram, para o brócolis, um consumo de 33,11 kg de água / kg de matéria-prima e para o milho enlatado 4,35 kg de água / kg de matéria-prima e 3,03 kg de água / kg de matéria-prima, considerando o reúso já praticado. Foram identificadas três etapas que apresentam potencialidade de reúso de água, das quais duas apresentaram viabilidade técnica, estimando-se assim, uma redução no consumo de água limpa de até 76,7 % para a linha de milho enlatado.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-12T14:48:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cristiane Kreutz.pdf: 3880883 bytes, checksum: de8fc0d92d64fca6737540c7f40ce521 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-10-03 / O crescimento populacional e o consumo excessivo dos diversos segmentos da sociedade acarretam um incremento direto na demanda de água. A minimização e a conservação da água é hoje um importante fator para o desenvolvimento industrial, em decorrência da escassez do recurso. Neste trabalho, buscou-se identificar e avaliar a possibilidade de reúso da água de processo na COOPERATIVA AGROINDUSTRIAL LAR Unidade Industrial de Vegetais. Foram avaliadas as linhas de produção de milho enlatado e brócolis congelado. A etapa experimental consistiu em elaborar fluxogramas dos processos industriais envolvidos, identificar e estimar a demanda de água nos pontos de consumo, realizar balanço de massa dos produtos e insumos envolvidos e realizar coletas de amostras dos pontos com potencialidades de reúso. Os principais resultados indicaram, para o brócolis, um consumo de 33,11 kg de água / kg de matéria-prima e para o milho enlatado 4,35 kg de água / kg de matéria-prima e 3,03 kg de água / kg de matéria-prima, considerando o reúso já praticado. Foram identificadas três etapas que apresentam potencialidade de reúso de água, das quais duas apresentaram viabilidade técnica, estimando-se assim, uma redução no consumo de água limpa de até 76,7 % para a linha de milho enlatado.

In this thesis, the optimal location for a large format, organic food retail store is determined using the Huff Model in Montreal, Canada. The Huff Model has been widely used in marketing analysis to determine the optimal location in a variety of contexts. First, the study used Statistics Canada 2001 food expenditure data for Montreal to generate a double log linear food expenditure model for Montreal consumers. Variance Inflation Factors were calculated to test if there were multicollinearity problems, and a Breusch-Pagen test was done to test for heteroskedasticity. Neither of the results showed any statistical problems. Second, AC Nielson survey results were used to facilitate the organic food expenditure calculation process. Third, the travel distance from all census tracts in Montreal to the candidate store locations were calculated using the Manhattan distance calculator (McLafferty and Grady, 2005). Finally, the Huff Model was used to calculate an attractiveness index for each candidate location. The conclusion from the results of the empirical analysis was that, among the 45 candidate locations, which are scattered all across Montreal, 5445 de Gaspe gained the highest attractiveness index. This location is situated close to relatively affluent and highly populated areas of the city, and is also very accessible. Not only is this just a few blocks from two metro stations, and close to city bus routes, it is also adjacent to several major streets such as Saint-Laurent to the west, Saint-Denis to the east, Rosemont to the north and Saint-Joseph to the south. This thesis has provided a new application of the Huff model, which could be used in various markets, and has provided an interesting combination of models from the field of Economic Geography, and Agricultural Economics.

Thesis (M.Inst.Agrar.(Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.