This study was aimed at investigating the suitability of two fruits (Orange and Pineapple) as substrates for wine production and the efficiency of yeast isolated from palm wine for alcoholic fermentation of fruits. During fermentation aliquot samples were removed daily from the fermentation tank...

This paper studies two episodes where an exporting industry saw its sales plummet after importing countries banned their products to protect their citizens' health. The first case is the poisoned grapes crisis involving Chile and the United States in 1989. The second is the mad cows dispute...

The intertwined economic, social, and ideological factors, 1850-1919 -- The intertwined economic, social, and ideological factors, 1919-1948 -- A binational enclave -- Nakba -- Memory and forgetfulness : the lost Palestinian Arab groves.

Cloud mining of blockchain cryptocurrency is a growing industry that has largely flown under the radar of regulators, who thus far tend to focus on initial coin offerings. Cloud mining is an economic arrangement whereby a person pays another person or entity to engage in cryptocurrency mining on...

Zimbabwe, just like many other developing nations has its economic growth path mapped mainly by the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector has been labelled the backborne of many economies, and countries are reprioritizing agriculture and food security as paramount to human development....

According to Articles 2.2, 5.1 and 5.2 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (“SPS Agreement”), Members need to base sanitary and phytosanitary measures (“SPS measures”) on scientific principles and risk assessment. These provisions have sparked...

It is widely acknowledged that online payments in India is broken — on average, only 6 or 7 out of every 10 transactions succeed (Khan 2013). Citrus is a startup payments company based in Mumbai that is trying to change all of this. A senior executive at Sun Direct a prominent satellite...

Since its first appearance in the late 1800s, the origins of the Sicilian mafia have remained a largely unresolved mystery. Both institutional and historical explanations have been proposed in the literature through the years. In this paper, we develop an argument for a market...

Syrian agriculture faces new opportunities in a liberalized trading world. The European Union has been one of the most important new markets for the Syrian citrus output but trading among the neighbors has to expand in the future, specially, with the countries of (GAFTA) region and eastern...

Citrus is one of the most popular fruits around the world, and can be successfully cultivated in more than 140 countries. Producing 75% of citrus consumed in the global market, China has become the new 'Kingdom of Canned Citrus . Canned Citrus Processing: Techniques, Equipment, and Food...