Sustainable production strategies for deteriorating and imperfect quality items with an investment in preservation technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyamvada ◽  
Prerna Gautam ◽  
Aditi Khanna
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Imperfect Quality ◽  
Preservation Technology ◽  
Production Strategies

scholarly journals Determinants of the Acceptance of Sustainable Production Strategies in Conventional and Organic Dairying in Europe: An Empirical Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Naspetti ◽  
Serena Mandolesi ◽  
Jeroen Buysse ◽  
Terhi Latvala ◽  
Philippa Nicholas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Alternative Protein ◽  
Production Strategies ◽  
The Impact

The goal of the study was to assess the farmers’ acceptance of three sustainable production strategies, namely ‘Agro-forestry’, ‘Alternative protein source’ and ‘Prolonged maternal feeding’. Data on the acceptance of these strategies were collected by a survey of dairy farmers in six EU countries (AT, BE, DK, FI, IT, UK). An extended version of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was applied by means of Structural Equation Modelling to testing various hypotheses on attitudes and intentions of dairy farmers towards these novel production strategies, as well as the influence of organic practices and collaborative behaviours along the supply chain. We found that the most preferred strategy - across all countries - was soy substitution by alternative protein sources. We also found that the intention to adopt a sustainable production strategy may derive from the influence of opinions (and behaviours) of relevant others, showing the role of interactions among farmers and other stakeholders in the adoption of innovations. Finally, the perceived usefulness of all investigated strategies is higher for organic farmers, while collaborative patterns reduce the impact of subjective norm on usefulness and overall acceptance. Our findings should encourage policy makers to consider the important role of supply chain management practices, including collaboration, to enhance the sustainability of dairy farming systems.

scholarly journals Consumer perception of sustainable practices in dairy production

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Naspetti ◽  
Serena Mandolesi ◽  
Jeroen Buysse ◽  
Terhi Latvala ◽  
Phillipa Nicholas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Protein Source ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Moral Norms ◽  
Alternative Protein ◽  
Production Strategies ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
The Uk

AbstractHome-grown protein crops as an alternative to soya in dairy cattle meals, as well as other sustainable ethical-based practices, have been proposed to increase the sustainability of dairy production. Data on consumer acceptance of the three novel sustainable production strategies of ‘agroforestry’, ‘prolonged maternal feeding’ of young cattle and ‘alternative protein source’ were collected through an online survey on consumer in six European Union countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy and the UK. Using Chen’s extended version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour model, the underlying model hypotheses on the attitudes and intentions of these consumers towards these production practices were tested, to establish the explanatory power of the model in the specific context of novel sustainable production strategies. Furthermore, the influence of gender and consumer ethical choices on their attitudes towards these innovative practices was also tested. These data show that ‘prolonged maternal feeding’ is the novel production practice that has the highest level of acceptance by consumers in all of these countries, with the least accepted practice as ‘alternative protein source’. Unexpectedly, increased availability of home-grown feed, which is grounded on both farmer and societal interests for higher input self-sufficiency and more sustainable production practices, was little appreciated by consumers, although their intentions appear to be dependent on their moral norms.

scholarly journals Determinants of the Acceptance of Sustainable Production Strategies among Dairy Farmers: Development and Testing of a Modified Technology Acceptance Model

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Naspetti ◽  
Serena Mandolesi ◽  
Jeroen Buysse ◽  
Terhi Latvala ◽  
Philippa Nicholas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Production Strategies ◽  
Acceptance Model

Bright New Dawns and Bastard Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-270
Author(s):  
Amy Sargeant
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Commercial Television ◽  
Mutual Advantage ◽  
Production Strategies ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Programme Content ◽  
Recurrent Theme ◽  
Trade Press

The article addresses debates around the introduction of commercial television in Britain, conducted in Parliament, lobby groups, the advertising trade press and broader cultural commentary. It notes that the boundaries between these interest groups were porous. The article refers to sample advertisements produced by agencies in anticipation of the 1955 launch of ITV in London and other regions thereafter, setting advertisers' initial caution against the bullishness subsequently checked by the 1962 report of the Pilkington Committee. ‘Americanisation’ is identified as a recurrent theme of anxiety, and advertising as a symptom of it, prompting complaints on both sides of the Atlantic. Many of the production strategies anticipated experimentally in the 1950s are with us still, as are concerns regarding differentiation of advertisements from programme content, advertisements' target audiences and commodities advertised on television. For legislators and advertisers alike, print media provided a model for imitation more often than did cinema. Competition between old and new platforms for advertisements – then as now – is identified as an opportunity for mutual advantage rather than displacement.

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