In Turkey, the Wholesale Markets Law was enacted in 1995 to facilitate small-scale growers' access to the fresh produce market. Cooperatives and commission agents have thus become the main marketing structures available to small-scale fresh produce growers, to supply supermarkets and comply with their new requirements. In this paper, we question the advantages and disadvantages that confront s ...

Ten pregnant female camels were divided into two groups. The control group received no supplement; the experimental (treated) group received a daily oral supplement of 2 mg Se as selenite for the last three months of pregnancy and the first month of lactation. The Se concentration in serum increased significantly in the supplemented group and was threefold higher (305.9 ± 103.3 ng/mL) than in ...

L'évaluation environnementale des systèmes de production est devenu un enjeu important afin de définir les pistes favorisant le développement de systèmes plus efficients et plus respectueux de l'environnement. C'est pour mieux évaluer ces systèmes et les adaptations que l'on peut y apporter que le modèle MELODIE a été développé. En proposant une architecture générique originale faisant interag ...

Mental models are personal, internal representations of external reality that people use to interact with the world around them. They are constructed by individuals based on their unique life experiences, perceptions, and understandings of the world. Mental models are used to reason and make decisions and can be the basis of individual behaviors. They provide the mechanism through which new in ...

For stimulating sustainable development in developing countries, land use patterns and land use changes are considered critical, and therefore effective and efficient land use policies are needed. In this paper we present a methodological framework that has been developed in a joint European and developing countries project (LUPIS - Land Use Policies and Sustainable Development in Developing C ...