Использование теплонасосных технологий в централизованных системах теплоснабжения Республики Беларусь

Тез. докл. VIII Междунар. науч.-техн. конф. (науч. чтения, посвящ. П. О. Сухому), Гомель, 28–29 окт. 2010 г

Conceptual model to identify factors with influence in Brazilian beef consumption

The complexity of the consumers' behavior has taken the food industry to a new level of dynamism. Therefore, understanding the factors that influence this behavior is decisive for the differentiation of products to niche markets and even to adjust the supply according to consumers' expectancy. This article proposes a conceptual model to identify the factors influencing beef consumption in Brazil. The methodological approach was characterized by a systematic review through a synthesis of research related directly to this topic. Therefore, 76 papers published during the 2000-2014 period, including official documents (statistics), full research papers, abstracts, proceedings, and reports, were selected. Four main factors were related to influences in consumer behavior and/or directly in beef consumption: sociocultural, economic, health/food, and environmental. Among these dimensions, there was an emphasis on recent publications related to health/food and the environment. The compilation and analysis of these papers enabled the conception of the proposed model and suggests the consideration of four main dimensions in beef consumption

Does corporate reputation matter? Role of social media in consumer intention to purchase innovative food product

The exponential growth of the corporate reputation in food industry has resulted in innovations in every link of its supply chain. There have been studies that have characterized innovation in various industries from the perspective of technology, but far fewer in the area of corporate reputation, consumer perception, and intention towards innovations in food products. This research analyses the innovations in the food industry from the perspective of the consumer and provides a conceptual framework of food innovation stages. The study also investigates the relationship between corporate reputation and intention towards food innovation along with the other components of TPB model with an extension of social media engagement. The results from India and US samples confirm that social media engagement have a significant role to play in creating intention to purchase innovative food products. The study compares the US and Indian samples and identifies differences in subjective norms and perceived behavioural control

Global warming and navy beans: Decision making by farmers and food companies in the U.K.

Farmers are continually adjusting their business enterprises in response to the shifting economic political and social pressures which affect each aspect of their production. These adjustments may include structural changes, agronomic (production) changes or moves into 'diversification' enterprises, and are manifest at different scales, from the farm unit to changes in a country's or region's agricultural structure. One factor influencing future changes in agriculture is likely to be climate change ('global warming') which will alter the physical environmental conditions of production. The consequences of this might include a change in the crop species cultivated in different areas. This paper examines the responses of farmers in part of southern Britain to the possibility of growing navy beans, a crop used for baked bean manufacture and obtained almost wholly from North America as a response to a warmer climate. The paper seeks to explore the network of relations at the farm, national and international scales which will determine the likelihood of commercial adoption of the crop occurring in the U.K. Through discussion of the results of interviews with farmers, food processing companies and associated agencies it is concluded that there are significant structural barriers to the adoption of navy beans as a diversification option on U.K farms as a result of international trade restraints and a measure of inertia and risk aversion within the processing companies

Farmers' attitudes towards environmental change, particularly global warming, and the adjustment of crop mix and farm management

There is a consensus amongst most climatologists that 'global warming' will become apparent. Simulation of warming scenarios has demonstrated that there would be impacts on crops already produced in an area, while the possibility may exist for the introduction of new crops into areas previously unsuitable for them. Although the primary impacts of a warmer climate on crops have been studied, there has been little consideration of farmers' attitudes towards the effects of climate change on their farms. The attitudes of farmers/farm managers towards the environment and climate change are examined in this paper, which uses the examples of two crops (vining peas and navy beans) to explore the adaptations farmers may make to climate change. Farmers predict a combination of positive and negative impacts from global warming, but most think that logistical changes will enable them to adapt to climate change, and most would also consider the possibility of introducing new crops such as navy beans

Horticultural change and the Horticultural Buildings and Orchard Replanting Grant Scheme in England

The Horticultural Buildings and Orchard Replanting Grant Scheme, introduced in the United Kingdom in 1989, encourages horticultural growers to modernise their glasshouse and/or apple and pear enterprises. In this paper, the Scheme is described and the farm and farmer characteristics of a sample of adopters and nonadopters in England are examined, as well as the reasons for adoption and nonadoption. Adopters are shown to have larger, usually owner-occupied, holdings, more specialised farming systems, and higher net profits than have non-adopters; they have a history of making investments in the business. Considerable resistance towards the Scheme was found among nonadopters who, together with many adopters, feel that the Scheme does not address the main problems facing the horticultural industry in the United Kingdom.

The Farm Diversification Grant Scheme: adoption and nonadoption in England and Wales

The Farm Diversification Grant Scheme, introduced in the United Kingdom in 1988, encourages farmers to diversify their business activities on the farm. In this paper, the Scheme is described and both the 'farm' and 'farmer' characteristics of a sample of 'adopters' and nonadopters' in England and Wales are examined as well as the reasons for adoption and nonadoption. The results indicate that adopters are drawn from larger farms, those with higher incomes and levels of borrowing, the younger, better educated farmers, and from farms where spouses are more actively involved in developing the business. Considerable resistance towards diversification was found among nonadopters, who have still to be convinced of the financial viability of this type of business development; to many, it is just not farming.