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Market Development for Food Security and Sustainability
While sustainable agriculture has grown into the number one issue among stakeholders in the value chain for food and fiber, it has always been the goal of producers. Now standards are established by major retailers, their supply chain and their industry. Staying abreast of the comparative indexes and scorekeepers is imperative as consumer demand for transparency increases across most segments of production agriculture and our society.
Eco-system analysis
Defining how the producers, the supply chain and the consumers interact with their environment is the essence of this analysis. The combination of qualitative information and quantitative data forms a basis of comparison that affects production and resource requirements.
Food & agriculture production optimization
Best management practices are the basis for product or technology adoption. Developing these practices requires scientific rigor, practical agronomic knowledge and economic analysis.
Technology transfer, training and extension
Basic education is not enough for new technology adoption. The transfer must be economically valuable and practical in use. This takes training at all levels of the supply chain and sales channels with multiple repetitions. When sustainability is the topic, cross-discipline technical influencer opinions are critical for complete agreement throughout the production system.