When it comes to researching food waste at household level through theories of economics as a field of science, more emphasis is drawn to actual wastage amounts and what an impact such a food wasting behavior can leave on the household budget and on local and world's environment. But to determine...

This proceedings contains 51 papers focusing on the production of quality and nutritious food, enhancement of food security, efficiency and sustainability of the use of natural resources, environmental protection and enhancement of rural economic viability. The promotion of direct transfer of...

"The REGULATION (EU) 2017/625 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products" adopted recently is analysed from...

These proceedings contain 21 articles from various experts on animal husbandry, animal health and animal and human food hygiene. Topics included are: invasion of parafasciolopsosis in elks in Latvia; pheno- and genotypic characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from cattle hides in...

Beekeeping in Latvia is a long-standing agricultural industry developing rapidly along with other industries. A very rich composition of plants is found in Latvia, therefore bees have an opportunity to bring very diverse nectar into their hive. Beekeepers do not analyse the content of honey by...

In recent years increased the consumption of unhealthy foods among adolescents, especially sweets, sweetened soft drinks and fast food meals. This food is also widely available at school, as an offer of school shops and cafeterias. Aim of the study is to analyze the selected adolescents' dietary...

Development of food production technologies and trade patterns requires concequent adaptation of control methodologies and approches. After several food crises EU has developed new food hygiene and control legislation in 2004 discribing clear divisions of responsibilities between producers/traders...

Environmental conditions and climate change on a global scale affects the overall agriculture and food supply. More and more consumers are taking care about healthy and balanced diet, but it is not easy to provide year-round fresh vegetables in the daily consumption. Leaves of the Urtica dioca L....

Change in consumer behaviour can be caused both by exogenous and endogenous factors being able to lead to various problematic situations. The aim of the paper is to theoretically justify and empirically examine the motivation of consumers for action. The paper presents a theoretical discussion on...