Rapid population growth, urbanization, and income growth are triggering increased demand for high-value agricultural products across Southern Africa with scope for gains from trade and regional integration. We analyse the animal feed to poultry value chain in Zambia focusing on the industry...

This paper considers findings of studies analysing the development of a regional animal feed to poultry value chain in southern Africa (Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe). The southern African regional poultry value chain is underdeveloped, although important changes include investments...

Rapid population growth, urbanization, and income growth are triggering increased demand for high-value agricultural products across Southern Africa with scope for gains from trade and regional integration. We analyse the animal feed to poultry value chain in Zambia focusing on the industry...

Rohwaren werden in den Ketten der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft international beschafft. Mangelhafte Transparenz innerhalb der Wertschöpfungskette ist kennzeichnend für die Beschaffungssituation, mit der viele Unternehmen konfrontiert sind. Oft besteht nur wenig Vertrauen in...

A computer model called FeedMod was created in 2009 to improve the European Commission’s ability to understand the feed consumption of raw materials in the EU 27. In 2014, a new version of this model has been proposed; the main improvements are: a. Nutritional parameters have been updated using...

Synopsis. Analiza potrzeb żywieniowych poszczególnych gatunków zwierząt gospodarskich uwidacznia problemy z zaspokojeniem zapotrzebowania na białko paszowe, zwłaszcza w chowie trzody chlewnej i w produkcji drobiarskiej. Biorąc pod uwagę tendencje rozwojowe w sektorze zwierzęcym oraz w...

Die Nachfrage nach Öko-Lebensmitteln war in den letzten Jahren in Deutschland durch zwei parallele Entwicklungen gekennzeichnet: eine stark gestiegene Nachfrage nach Öko- Lebensmitteln aus tierischer Erzeugung und durch den zunehmenden Wunsch vieler Öko- Verbraucher nach Lebensmitteln aus der...

Determining the competitive position of dairy farms depends on several technological, economic and institutional variables. Among them, are remarkable those related to animal feeding in the current context of high variability on prices. In this context, the aim of our study is to analyze the...

Determining the competitive position of dairy farms depends on several technological, economic and institutional variables. Among them, are remarkable those related to animal feeding in the current context of high variability on prices. In this context, the aim of this study is to analyze the...

In this paper, a systematic approach for measuring the environmental performance of a supply chain in agrifood sector based on the value stream mapping (VSM) technique is presented and analysed. The proposed approach aims to determine waste, in terms of measuring the non-value-added time of...

Utilisation of animal draft power in agricultural operation and milk production is highly dependent on the feed and fodder. Properly cooked feed is digestive in nature and enhance milk production. Solar energy is promising option for slow cooking. Keeping this in view a masonry animal feed solar...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the development of the processed feed industry in China through the lens of one of its most successful and earliest entrants, the Hope Group's “New Hope” enterprise. With the feed industry in China now facing a transition phase, the paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use prediction markets to forecast an agricultural event: United States Department of Agriculture's number of cattle on feed (COF). Prediction markets are increasingly popular forecast tools due to their flexibility and proven accuracy to forecast a...