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Using Optical Satellite Imagery to Monitor and Understand Agricultural Land-cover Change
(2020-06)
The activities of humans have transformed the earth over the last decades. The transformation is estimated to increase further in response to the growing world population. This has caused many countries to devise means to utilize resources sustainably. Bio-economy is seen as a means to reduce the high reliance on fossil materials and ensure the provision of raw materials, energy and food to the increasing world population in a sustainable manner. However, the rising demands for biomass to produce bioenergy have relied ...
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Food commercialization, hidden hunger and malnutrition: A study of food and nutrition security, focusing on the marginalized society in Sri Lanka
(2020-09)
From 2016 to 2019, a collaborative research project between the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and the Department of Organic Food Quality and Food Culture, University of Kassel, Germany, was carried out to investigate the food commercialization, hidden hunger, and malnutrition in marginalized societies in Sri Lanka.
Consuming a healthy diet, maintaining good health, and chronic diseases is a challenge for those struggling with poverty and food insecurity for various reasons in Sri Lanka, including limited financial ...
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Sustainable diets: Studies on German consumers’ intention-behavior gap
(2020-01)
Globally our practiced food systems are causing great harm to our environment including contributions to biodiversity loss, soil degradation, water pollution, and climate change, as well as to human health. Sustainable diets are crucial for solving those global diet-related problems because they are credited with a key role in the transformation of our currently practiced food systems into more sustainable ones. Increasing the practice of sustainable diets can be a starting point for initiating the needed change. ...
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Challenges to ecosystem services of sustainable agriculture in West Africa
(2020)
Food security is still sub-optimal in many parts of West Africa calling for more efficient agricultural practices in mitigating food insecurity. Some of the problems faced in West African agricultural systems are bottlenecks in ruminant livestock supply, inefficiency in commercial poultry production, and loss of arthropod diversity. These issues require proper integration of farming systems, demand the closing of nutrient cycles, need diversi cation of production, and require enhancement of ecosystem services. To ...
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Entwicklung einer Robotik-Lösung zur Schneckenbekämpfung in der Landwirtschaft
(2020)
Schnecken sind bedeutende Schädlinge in der Landwirtschaft. Die Ausbringung von Schneckenkorn zur Schneckenbekämpfung als Verfahren nach dem Stand der Technik hat jedoch erhebliche Nachteile. Der Erfolg ist abhängig von der vorherrschenden Witterung und damit unsicher, zudem schadet es auch Nützlingen. Eine Robotik-Lösung zu Schneckenbekämpfung arbeitet wetterunabhängig und ist in der Lage, zwischen Schädlingen und Nützlingen zu unterscheiden.
Durch einen Feldversuch konnte gezeigt werden, dass Überfahrten eines ...
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Development of a new methodology in sensory science to detect the intention-behaviour gap in organic food consumption and investigate the effect of this gap on consumer’s subjective wellbeing
(2020-08)
Aktuelle Umweltherausforderungen wie die globale Erwärmung, der Klimawandel und der Verlust der biologischen Vielfalt und der natürlichen Ressourcen hängen mit dem Verhalten der Menschen zusammen. Nicht nachhaltige Produktion und Konsum erklären die meisten dieser Herausforderungen. Daher interessieren sich immer mehr Verbraucher für Bio-Lebensmittel, um ihr Engagement für ein nachhaltigeres Lebensmittelverhalten zu demonstrieren. Infolgedessen ist der Markt für Bio-Lebensmittel in letzter Zeit gewachsen. Verbraucher ...
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Development of Energy use Profiles, Reduction Concepts, and Implementation of Renewable Energies in the Central Ugandan Pineapple Processing Chains
(2020-02)
Pineapples, like all fruits, are highly perishable and require either immediate consumption or preservation. To make them more stable and add value, four major processing methods are being employed in Uganda, i.e. drying, munaanansi (local drink), wine, and juice making. Energy is one of the main inputs required to achieve any of the processing methods. The aim of this research was to develop energy use profiles, gain insights into energy use reduction options, and to evaluate the applicability of renewable energies ...
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Assessment of genetic diversity in local breeds
(2020-06)
The present study aimed at assessing genetic diversity in selected local livestock breeds in Northern Germany, and furthermore, examining some of the indices used in describing diversity in populations. The study begun with an assessment of genetic diversity in the German Angler (RVA) and Red-and-white dual-purpose (RDN) cattle breeds. Analyses of the RVA and RDN pedigrees, consisting of 93,078 and 184,358 records, respectively, revealed a number of Red Holstein (RH) sires that were influential in these breeds. Even ...
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Process optimisation and development of non-invasive monitoring approaches for the drying of apples
(2020)
Drying is of great importance particularly in the field of preserving agricultural products. It plays a very critical role by delivering nutrient rich products with a long shelf-life as well as help to combat food loss. Drying processing techniques have changed and improved significantly over time, helping to ensure food abundance in both aesthetical and nutritional regards. Convective hot air drying is one of the most common technique practiced by 85 % of industries. It can be easily applied in the remote areas of ...
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The potential of UAV-based remote sensing for the prediction of aboveground biomass and N fixation in legume-grass mixtures
(2020-07)
The world population is growing steadily and with it the demand for meat and animal protein. A major source of feed for livestock is grassland, which serves as high quality and protein rich forage. In addition to permanent grassland, temporary grassland is a valuable crop rotation element, especially in organic farming, since legumes in legume-grass mixtures can fix atmospheric nitrogen (NFix). To further increase the intensification in agriculture, reliable non-destructive measurement techniques are needed as an ...