Keyword: agriculture & food

Found 571 papers in total
Tools for optimizing management of spatially-variable fields
Tools for optimizing management of spatially-variable fields
2001,
Efficient use of agro-chemicals is beneficial for farmers as well as for the...
Pest outbreaks control: The approach of peak-to-peak dynamics
Pest outbreaks control: The approach of peak-to-peak dynamics
2001,
Insect pest outbreaks in natural and exploited forests are often recursive but...
Multiagent simulations of hunting wild meat in a village in eastern Cameroon
Multiagent simulations of hunting wild meat in a village in eastern Cameroon
2001,
This paper is based on a study of blue duiker hunting in Djemiong, a forest village in...
Optimal irrigation allocation: A multilevel approach
Optimal irrigation allocation: A multilevel approach
2000,
Optimal resources allocation strategies for a canal command in the semiarid region of...
Performance-based assessment of expertise: How to decide if someone is an expert or not
Performance-based assessment of expertise: How to decide if someone is an expert or not
2002,
The identification of an expert is vital to any study or application involving...
Crop area distributions for optimal yield
Crop area distributions for optimal yield
2001,
In the present communication maximum entropy principle and minimum discrimination...
Simulation model of multi-compartment distribution in the catering supply chain
Simulation model of multi-compartment distribution in the catering supply chain
2001,
An efficient distribution system of high performance is needed to anticipate market...
A multiple criteria decision making framework for regional aquaculture development
A multiple criteria decision making framework for regional aquaculture development
2001,
Aquaculture development is considered as a viable source for providing high quality...
Fuzzy mean-variance approach to strategic decision in agricultural management
Fuzzy mean-variance approach to strategic decision in agricultural management
2001,
When we decide the production of each agricultural product in the uncertain...
Optimization of drying kiln operation
Optimization of drying kiln operation
2000,
When timber is to be used in the form of furniture it must be dried. Green timber...
A model for analyzing energy–environment implications of Indian fertilizer industry
A model for analyzing energy–environment implications of Indian fertilizer industry
2001,
The Indian fertilizer industry accounts for nearly 15% of the total energy...
Linear programming applied to the flower sector: A Gladiolus bulb production case study
Linear programming applied to the flower sector: A Gladiolus bulb production case study
2000,
Mathematical modeling structure was developed to support representative Brazilian bulb...
Modelling chaotic behaviour in agricultural prices using a discrete deterministic nonlinear price model
Modelling chaotic behaviour in agricultural prices using a discrete deterministic nonlinear price model
1999,
In economic modelling, the generally used deterministic equilibrium models cannot...
Multicriteria analysis in agricultural marketing: The case of French olive oil market
Multicriteria analysis in agricultural marketing: The case of French olive oil market
2001,
Agribusiness industries face a stiff competition originating mainly from the EU trade...
Workload control of human resources to improve production management
Workload control of human resources to improve production management
2001,
The paper looks at the rapid variation of production workload, the increase of labour...
Scheduling chicken catching – an investigation into the success of a genetic algorithm on a real-world scheduling problem
Scheduling chicken catching – an investigation into the success of a genetic algorithm on a real-world scheduling problem
1999,
Genetic Algorithms (GAs) are a class of evolutionary algorithms that have been...
Sex and age structured matrix model applied to harvesting a white tailed deer population
Sex and age structured matrix model applied to harvesting a white tailed deer population
2000,
A simple two-sex density dependent matrix model was applied to simulate the effects of...
Improvement of capacity utilization in a subcontracting small scale manufacturing company
Improvement of capacity utilization in a subcontracting small scale manufacturing company
1999,
In this study, a goal programming model is proposed for the improvement of capacity...
An investigation of genetic algorithms for the optimization of multi-objective fisheries bioeconomic models
An investigation of genetic algorithms for the optimization of multi-objective fisheries bioeconomic models
2000,
The use of genetic algorithms (GA) for optimization problems offers an alternative...
Efficiency – measuring a data envelopment analysis model for production system with k independent subsystems
Efficiency – measuring a data envelopment analysis model for production system with k independent subsystems
2000,
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a mathematical programming approach to assess...
Competitiveness of biomass-fueled electrical power plants
Competitiveness of biomass-fueled electrical power plants
2000,
One way countries like the United States can comply with suggested rollbacks in...
Direct spatial optimization in natural resource management: Four linear programming examples
Direct spatial optimization in natural resource management: Four linear programming examples
2000,
This paper discusses methods for directly incorporating spatial relationships in...
A mathematical programming model applied to the study of water markets within the Spanish agricultural sector
A mathematical programming model applied to the study of water markets within the Spanish agricultural sector
2000,
Spanish irrigated agriculture uses about 80% of all the nation's available...
Pattern classification with principal component analysis and fuzzy rule bases
Pattern classification with principal component analysis and fuzzy rule bases
2000,
For the first time, the principal component analysis has been used to reduce the...
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