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COVID-19 – Impact on the Meat Sector in Germany

Johannes Simons, Dirk Lenders
ABSTRACT Working conditions in slaughterhouses as well as the accommodation of the employees are regarded as reasons for the specific susceptibility of the slaughterhouse and meat processing sector for coronavirus infections. After massive breakouts in German meat plants, work processes and work...
Country: Others Topic: Overview
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Production and Consumption in Germany - A Preliminary Assessment

Axel Wolz, Ralf Nolten
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 virus met Germany, like the rest of Europe relatively unprepared. With the rising number of infections, the government implemented a first round of lock-down starting from mid-March up to mid-May. Just shops selling food stuff could stay open, while all shops providing “non...
Country: Others Topic: Agriculture
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Advances in Mungbean Breeding

Ramakrishnan Madhavan Nair
ABSTRACT Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata), also known as green gram is an important warm season food legume crop, with major production in Asia. The crop is expanding to Sub Sahran Africa and other parts of the world due to its short crop duration (60 days) and due to the...
Country: Others Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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Precision Agriculture in Food Production: Nutrient Management

Pauline Chivenge, Sheetal Sharma
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is increasingly becoming part of contemporary agriculture in smallholder farming systems in the developing world. It contributes to improving crop productivity and hence attainment of food security and improved income for the farmers, while reducing leakages to the...
Country: Others Topic: Agriculture
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The Current Technologies That Can Be Used for Smart Agriculture

Radhi M.Z.A, Abu Bakar B.
ABSTRACT Smart agriculture is used to enhance agricultural productivity, address agricultural-based issues, such as food demand, and make farms more connected and intelligent. The market value of smart agriculture worldwide is forecasted to reach around 26.76 billion U.S. dollars by 2020. Smart...
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