Food Supply Chain through Ongoing Evolution: Lessons from Continuous Transformations

Considering their constant evolution and transformation, in this Special Issue, several authors provide contributions bringing light to different aspects related to food supply chains, based on several conceptual frameworks, agri-food areas and contexts, as well as multiple levels of analysis. In this book, the promotion of win–win investments in Brazil’s Agribusiness is discussed, as well as how family farmers can thrive in commodity markets in long agribusiness supply chains. The Logic of Collective Action for Rural Warehouse Condominiums, which is a new configuration in the agribusiness supply chain, is also addressed. In this book, the Brazilian Jabuticaba Supply Chain is analyzed through a multi-methodological approach. The role of logistics in food-waste reduction for wholesalers and small retailers of fruits and vegetables is also presented. The issue of transparency in global agribusiness in the Brazilian soybean supply chain is discussed based on companies’ accountability. Finally, the transformation of the food supply chain through technology and future research directions are highlighted in this Special Issue. This book aims to assist students, researchers and practitioners interested in the evolution and transformations of food supply chains

Soybean

Soybean is an agricultural crop of tremendous economic importance. Soybean and food items derived from it form dietary components of numerous people, especially those living in the Orient. The health benefits of soybean have attracted the attention of nutritionists as well as common people

Determination of Time Dependent Stress Distribution on Potato Tubers at Mechanical Collision

This study focuses on determining internal stress progression and the realistic representation of time dependent deformation behaviour of potato tubers under a sample mechanical collision case. A reverse engineering approach, physical material tests and finite element method (FEM)-based explicit dynamics simulations were utilised to investigate the collision based deformation characteristics of the potato tubers. Useful numerical data and deformation visuals were obtained from the simulation results. The numerical results are presented in a format that can be used for the determination of bruise susceptibility magnitude on solid-like agricultural products. The modulus of elasticity was calculated from experimental data as 3.12 [MPa] and simulation results showed that the maximum equivalent stress was 1.40 [MPa] and 3.13 [MPa] on the impacting and impacted tubers respectively. These stress values indicate that bruising is likely on the tubers. This study contributes to further research on the usage of numerical-methods-based nonlinear explicit dynamics simulation techniques in complicated deformation and bruising investigations and industrial applications related to solid-like agricultural products

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Proceedings of the XVI international silage conference Hämeenlinna, Finland, 2-4 July 2012

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Testing the Subsistence Model for the Adoption of Ceramic Technology Among Coastal Sambaqui Foragers of Southern Brazil

This research tests the subsistence model for the adoption of ceramic technology among coastal fisher-hunter-gatherers of the southern Atlantic coast of Brazil (5000 to 600 BP). The subsistence model correlates the appearance of ceramic vessels at coastal sambaqui (shell mound) sites with changes in diet and/or food processing techniques. An alternative model, the prestige model, argues that prehistoric populations initially use pottery as status-bearing items in competitive feasting or as serving vessels for elite group members. To test the subsistence model, I conducted a stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis and a dental microwear texture analysis using skeletal remains from sambaqui sites located in Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The results of the stable carbon isotope analysis indicate no significant difference between Pre-Ceramic and Ceramic occupations when all individuals were considered. However, when only sexed individuals were considered, males of the Pre-Ceramic period show greater consumption of marine foods than Pre-Ceramic occupation females. This difference between males and females is not significant for the Ceramic period. Results of the nitrogen isotope analysis indicate a significant increase in the consumption of marine foods among all individuals during the Ceramic period compared to the Pre-Ceramic period. The results of the dental microwear texture analysis indicate no significant difference between the Pre-Ceramic and Ceramic periods when all individuals were considered. However, Pre-Ceramic occupation males show significantly greater tooth enamel complexity (Asfc) than males of the Ceramic period. I found no statistically significant differences between time periods for anisotropy (epLsar); however, a plot containing epLsar measurements and nitrogen isotope ratios reveals a relationship between the data. Individuals from the Ceramic period tend to plot lower for measurements of anisotropy and higher for marine food consumption, while Pre-Ceramic occupation individuals plot higher for anisotropy and lower for marine food consumption. This study partially supports the subsistence model for the adoption of ceramic technology at sambaqui sites, as tests show significant differences based on sex. However, there is room in the data to explore ideas related to changes in social and political organization with the arrival of ceramic technology at these sites

IX congresso ibérico de agroengenharia: livro de resumos

Neste livro publicam-se o resumo/abstract dos trabalhos apresentados no IX Congresso Ibérico de Agroengenharia que se realizou de 4 a 6 de setembro de 2017, na Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. Este congresso foi organizado conjuntamente pela Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, pela Secção Especializada de Engenharia Rural da Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal e pela Sociedad Española de Agroingeniería. No IX Congresso Ibérico de Agroengenharia foram apresentadas mais de cem comunicações orais e mais de cinquenta comunicações em forma de poster. Estas comunicações estão distribuídas pelas dez áreas temáticas do congresso: Construções; Energia; Inovação Educativa em Agroengenharia; Mecanização; Tecnologia da Produção Animal e Aquicultura; Tecnologia Pós-colheita; Projetos, Meio Ambiente e Território; Solos e Águas; Tecnologias de Informação e Controlo de Processos; e Agricultura de Montanha.En este libro se publican los resumenes/abstract de los trabajos presentados en el IX Congreso Ibérico de Agroingeniería que se ha realizado del 4 al 6 de Septiembre de 2017 en Braganza, Portugal, en las instalaciones de la Escola Superior Agrária del Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. Este congreso se organizó conjuntamente por la Escola Superior Agrária de Bragança, la Secção Especializada de Engenharia Rural de la Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal, y por la Sociedad Española de Agroingeniería. En el IX Congreso Ibérico de Agroingeniería se han presentado más de cien comunicaciones orales y más de cincuenta comunicaciones en formato poster. Las comunicaciones presentadas abarcan las diez áreas temáticas del congreso: Construcción; Energía; Innovación Educativa en Agroingeniería; Mecanización; Tecnología de la Producción Animal y Acuicultura; Tecnología Poscosecha; Proyectos, Medio Ambiente y Territorio; Suelos y Aguas; Tecnologías de la Información y Control de Procesos; y Agricultura de Montañ