Keyword: agriculture & food

Found 571 papers in total
Irrigation deficits and farmers' vulnerability in Southern India
Irrigation deficits and farmers' vulnerability in Southern India
2003,
Land ownership does not prevent vulnerability in less developed countries' agriculture...
Simulation of winter wheat yield and water use efficiency in the Loess Plateau of China using WAVES
Simulation of winter wheat yield and water use efficiency in the Loess Plateau of China using WAVES
2003,
Water availability is a major factor that limits grain yield in the Loess Plateau of...
Swidden agriculture in developing countries
Swidden agriculture in developing countries
2004,
Small farmers in many tropical developing countries practice swidden agriculture. A...
A basic period approach to the economic lot scheduling problem with shelf life consideration
A basic period approach to the economic lot scheduling problem with shelf life consideration
2004,
Almost all the research on the economic lot scheduling problem (ELSP) considering...
Optimization methodology for land use patterns using spatially explicit landscape models
Optimization methodology for land use patterns using spatially explicit landscape models
2002,
Spatially explicit ecosystem models allow the calculation of water and matter dynamics...
Coffee, tea, or …?: Markov decision process model for airline meal provisioning
Coffee, tea, or …?: Markov decision process model for airline meal provisioning
2004,
This paper develops and analyzes a finite horizon Markov decision process model for...
Australian sugar mills optimise siding rosters to increase profitability
Australian sugar mills optimise siding rosters to increase profitability
2004,
Increasing cost/price ratios in sugarcane production and the pressure to remain...
A multi-phase heuristic for the delivery pick-up vehicle-routing problem with time-windows
A multi-phase heuristic for the delivery pick-up vehicle-routing problem with time-windows
2004,
In this paper a new heuristic for the vehicle routing problem is presented. This...
Impact assessment of drip irrigation in India: The case of sugarcane
Impact assessment of drip irrigation in India: The case of sugarcane
2004,
Against the background of the rapid decline in irrigation water potential and low...
Evaluation of irrigation projects and water resource management: a methodological proposal
Evaluation of irrigation projects and water resource management: a methodological proposal
2002,
Traditionally, water policy in Spain, and particularly as regards irrigation, has paid...
Drip irrigation in India: can it solve water scarcity?
Drip irrigation in India: can it solve water scarcity?
2004,
There is an urgent need to increase the existing water use efficiency in Indian...
Soquimich uses a system based on mixed-integer linear programming and expert systems to improve customer service
Soquimich uses a system based on mixed-integer linear programming and expert systems to improve customer service
2003,
Determining what fertilizer mix to apply to certain soils is complicated and time...
A model of investment under uncertainty: Modern irrigation technology and emerging markets in water
A model of investment under uncertainty: Modern irrigation technology and emerging markets in water
2002,
This article develops a stochastic dynamic model of irrigation technology adoption. It...
An economic approach for a better understanding of conflicts between farmers and nature conservationists – an application of the decision support system MODEM to the Lower Odra Valley National Park
An economic approach for a better understanding of conflicts between farmers and nature conservationists – an application of the decision support system MODEM to the Lower Odra Valley National Park
2002,
The establishment of expansive nature conservation areas is among the most important...
Performance study of a heat pump dryer system for specialty crops – Part 1: Development of a simulation model
Performance study of a heat pump dryer system for specialty crops – Part 1: Development of a simulation model
2002,
This research is concerned with the technology of heat pump assisted drying of...
Performance study of a heat pump dryer system for specialty crops – Part 2: Model verification
Performance study of a heat pump dryer system for specialty crops – Part 2: Model verification
2002,
The experimental and predicted performance data of a heat pump dryer system is...
Quantifying the benefits of breaking bulk in retail operations
Quantifying the benefits of breaking bulk in retail operations
2002,
We explore the benefits of ‘breaking bulk’ in retail operations. Here,...
A simulation approach to manage finished goods inventory replenishment economically in a mixed push/pull environment
A simulation approach to manage finished goods inventory replenishment economically in a mixed push/pull environment
2002,
In this paper we introduce a simulative model, designed and developed to optimally...
Modeling farmers' response to uncertain rainfall in Burkina Faso: A stochastic programming approach
Modeling farmers' response to uncertain rainfall in Burkina Faso: A stochastic programming approach
2002,
Farmers on the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso in West Africa cultivate under...
Impact of atmospheric correction on land-use classification and water demand for the Aral Sea basin
Impact of atmospheric correction on land-use classification and water demand for the Aral Sea basin
2001,
The Aral Sea, once the fourth largest inland sea in surface area in the world, is...
A vehicle routing system supporting milk collection
A vehicle routing system supporting milk collection
2002,
This paper describes a computer-aided custom designed support system to reduce milk...
Optimal location of transshipment depots
Optimal location of transshipment depots
2001,
A number of agricultural commodities are either transported once harvested to a...
An inter-seasonal agricultural water allocation system (SAWAS)
An inter-seasonal agricultural water allocation system (SAWAS)
2001,
This paper introduces a linear programming optimization model for analyzing...
Integrating research results into decision making about natural resource management at a catchment scale
Integrating research results into decision making about natural resource management at a catchment scale
2001,
The operational reality behind the rhetoric of integrated natural resource management...
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