This study attempts to analyse the performance of the University for Development Studies Meats Limited (UDSML) which adapts formal value chain in such a way that it caters for public health, consumer demand and improves producer livelihood and to propose the opportunities available in the informal sector …

This study focuses on the economic feasibility of fresh organic coconut in Nigeria and other important factors such as quality, volume, logistic and standard that is involved in the supply of one container fresh organic coconut from Nigeria to Germany on monthly basis. BioTropic is an import company …

Western-European consumers have become not only more demanding on product availability in retail outlets but also on other food attributes such as quality, integrity, and safety. When (re)designing food supply-chain networks, from a logistics point of view, one has to consider these demands next to traditional …

Phosphate is essential for agricultural production and therefore plays a key role in the global production of food and biofuels. There are no agricultural alternatives for phosphate, and a substantial fraction of our annual phosphate consumption is dispersed into the environment where it is largely lost …

Telemonitoring is regarded as a means to maintain a relatively high quality of life for independently living elderly. This paper discusses a requirements study of a system to, foremost, telemonitor activities of daily living (ADL) of the elderly. The study utilizes literature and in-depth interviews …

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is one of the important vegetables in Rwandese diet, since it is rich in health valued food components such as carotenoids (Lycopene), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), vitamin E, folate and dietary fibers. The post harvest loss in tomatoes has been estimated to be about 20-30% …