• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권4_spc호
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• pp.730-741
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• 2024

Pig production is one of the viable enterprises of the livestock sub-sector of agriculture. It contributes significantly to the economy and animal protein supply to enhance food security in Africa and globally. This article explored the present status of pig production in Africa, the challenges, prospects and potentials. The pig population of Africa represents 4.6% of the global pig population. They are widely distributed across Africa except in Northern Africa where pig production is not popular due to religio-cultural reasons. They are mostly reared in rural parts of Africa by smallholder farmers, informing why majority of the pig population in most parts of Africa are indigenous breeds and their crosses. Pig plays important roles in the sustenance of livelihood in the rural communities and have cultural and social significance. The pig production system in Africa is predominantly traditional, but rapidly growing and transforming into the modern system. The annual pork production in Africa has grown from less than a million tonnes in year 2000 to over 2 million tonnes in 2021. Incidence of disease outbreak, especially African swine fever is one of the main constraints affecting pig production in Africa. Others are lack of skills and technical know-how, high ambient temperature, limited access to high-quality breeds, high cost of feed ingredients and veterinary inputs, unfriendly government policies, religious and cultural bias, inadequate processing facilities as well as under-developed value-chain. The projected human population of 2.5 billion in Africa by 2050, increasing urbanization and decreasing farming population are pointers to the need for increased food production. The production systems of pigs in Africa requires developmental research, improvements in housing, feed production and manufacturing, animal health, processing, capacity building and pig friendly policies for improved productivity and facilitation of export.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.233-241
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• 2008

Functional feeding groups (FFGs) of benthic macroinvertebrates are guilds of invertebrate taxa that obtain food in similar ways, regardless of their taxonomic affinities. They can represent a heterogeneous assemblage of benthic fauna and may indicate disturbances of their habitats. The proportion of different groups can change in response to disturbances that affect the food base of the system, thereby offering a means of assessing disruption of ecosystem functioning. In this study, we used benthic macroinvertebrate communities collected at 650 sites of 23 different water types in the province of Overijssel, The Netherlands. Physical and chemical environmental factors were measured at each sampling site. Each taxon was assigned to its corresponding FFG based on its food resources. A multilayer perceptron (MLP) using a backpropagation algorithm, a supervised artificial neural network, was applied to evaluate the influence of environmental variables to the FFGs of benthic macroinvertebrates through a sensitivity analysis. In the evaluation of input variables, the sensitivity analysis with partial derivatives demonstrates the relative importance of influential environmental variables on the FFG, showing that different variables influence the FFG in various ways. Collector-filterers and shredders were mainly influenced by $Ca^{2+}$ and width of the streams, and scrapers were influenced mostly with $Ca^{2+}$ and depth, and predators were by depth and pH. $Ca^{2+}$ and depth displayed relatively high influence on all four FFGs, while some variables such as pH, %gravel, %silt, and %bank affected specific groups. This approach can help to characterize community structure and to ecologically assess target ecosystems.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.406-412
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• 2008

Biogas plant with anaerobic digestion is receiving high attention as a facility for both livestock waste treatment and electric power generation. Objective of this study was to perform life cycle assessment (LCA) of a biogas plant which incorporates swine and food waste (7:3) as source materials for biogas production. In addition, the biogas production process was compared with the prevalent composting method as a reference in the aspects of green house gas (GHG) reduction potential and environmental impact. The biogas method was capable of reducing 52 kg $CO_2$ eq. emission per ton of swine/food waste, but the composting process was estimated to emit 268 kg $CO_2$ eq. into air. The biogas method was evaluated as more beneficial to the environment by mitigating the impact on abiotic depletion potential (ADP), global warming potential (GWP), ozone depletion potential (ODP), eutrophication potential (EP), and photochemical ozone creation potential (POCP), but not to acidification potential (AP).

• 농업과학연구
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.69-83
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• 2008

The self-supply rate of Korea in 2006 was approximately 27.3 % by importing 13.99Mt for 19.79Mt of demanded amount. Among the imported crops, wheat, corn, and soybean consumed 95 % for the total imported amount, and wheat, corn, and soybean were 3.5Mt(Table use : 0.22Mt; Feed stuff : 0.13Mt), 8.7Mt(Table use : 0.19Mt; Feed stuff : 0.68Mt), and 1.2Mt (Table use : 0.03Mt; Feed stuff : 0.09Mt), respectively. On the other hand, our government has prepared the strategies for a great fear of food according to sharp price rise of the international crops by maintaining the self-supply rate of 5 % excluding 5.23Mt of rice in Korea. Also concern for recycled energy known as future energy for era of high oil price and global warming due to green house gas is rapidly growing. Therefore, our country which has relied on import of the whole oil needed in Korea and has to keep Kyoto Agent to request reduction of green house gas fully support research and practical use for agricultural products as resource of alternate energy. At first, we have to develop the mass production technology in order to secure a program of self-supply of food for bioenergy production utilizing agricultural product in Korea. But we assume that this matter is difficult to achieve under the current agriculture system that more emphasizes the environment conservation such as environmentally-friendly agriculture than production of food.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.64-70
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• 2023

급격한 온실가스 배출량 증가로 인해 지구 온난화가 심화되고 있다. 이로 인해 탄소중립의 필요성과 이행이 더욱 절실해졌다. 이를 위해 여러 가지 신재생에너지 중 수소에 대한 관심이 부각되고 있다. 수소는 지구 상에 풍부한 자원이며 무탄소 전원으로 친환경적이다. 궁극적으로 물의 전기분해에 의해 친환경 수소를 얻을 수 있다. 하지만 산소 발생 반응에 사용되는 촉매는 고가이며 희귀하고 촉매의 내구성에 문제가 있어 어려움을 겪고 있기 때문에 비귀금속 촉매의 개발이 필요하다. 본 총설에서는 최근 발표된 산소 발생 촉매 중 비귀금속 촉매인 Co와 Mo 기반의 촉매를 정리, 요약하여 소개하고 있다. 이를 통해 비귀금속 촉매의 활성과 내구성을 증가시키기 위한 촉매의 특성 설계를 이해하는 데 도움이 될 것이다.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2012

Despite the enforcement of SSM control laws such as 'the Law of Developing the Distribution Industry (LDDI)' and 'the Law of Promoting Mutual Cooperation between Large and Small/medium Enterprises (LPMC)' stipulating the business adjustment system, the number of super-supermarkets (SSMs) has ever been expanding in Korea. In France, however, Super Centers are being regulated most strongly and directly in the whole Europe viewing that there is not a single SSM in Paris, which is emphasized to be the outcome from French government's regulation exerted on the opening of large scale retail stores. In France, the authority to approve store opening is deeply centralized and the store opening regulation is a socio-economic regulation driven by economic laws whereas EU strongly regulates the distribution industry. To control the French distribution industry, such seven laws and regulations as Commission départementale d'urbanisme commercial guidelines (CDLIC) (1969), the Royer Law (1973), the Doubin Law (1990), the Sapin Law (1993), the Raffarin Law (1996), solidarite et renouvellement urbains (SRU) (2000), and Loi de modernisation de l'économie (LME) (2009) have been promulgated one by one since the amendment of the Fontanet guidelines, through which commercial adjustment laws and regulations have been complemented and reinforced while regulatory measures have been taken. Even in the course of forming such strong regulatory laws, InterMarche, the largest supermarket chain in France, has been in existence as a global enterprise specialized in retail distribution with over 4,000 stores in Europe. InterMarche's business can be divided largely into two segments of food and non-food. As a supermarket chain, InterMarche's food segment has 2,300 stores in Europe and as a hard-discounter store chain in France, Netto has 420 stores. Restaumarch is a chain of traditional family restaurants and the steak house restaurant chain of Poivre Rouge has 4 restaurants currently. In addition, there are others like Ecomarche which is a supermarket chain for small and medium cities. In the non-food segment, the DIY and gardening chain of Bricomarche has a total of 620 stores in Europe. And the car-related chain of Roady has a total of 158 stores in Europe. There is the clothing chain of Veti as well. In view of InterMarche's management strategies, since its distribution strategy is to sell goods at cheap prices, buying goods cheap only is not enough. In other words, in order to sell goods cheap, it is all important to buy goods cheap, manage them cheap, systemize them cheap, and transport them cheap. In quality assurance, InterMarche has guaranteed the purchase safety for consumers by providing its own private brand products. InterMarche has 90 private brands of its own, thus being the retailer with the largest number of distributor brands in France. In view of its IT service strategy, InterMarche is utilizing a high performance IT system so as to obtainas much of the market information as possible and also to find out the best locations for opening stores. In its global expansion strategy of international alliance, InterMarche has established the ALDIS group together with the distribution enterprises of both Spain and Germany in order to expand its food purchase, whereas in the non-food segment, it has established the ARENA group in alliance with 11 international distribution enterprises. Such strategies of InterMarche have been intended to find out the consumer needs for both price and quality of goods and to secure the purchase and supply networks which are closely localized. It is necessary to cope promptly with the constantly changing circumstances through being unified with relevant regions and by providing diversified customer services as well. In view of the InterMarche's positive policy for promoting local partnerships as well as the assistance for enhancing the local economic structure, implications are existing for those retail distributors of our country.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.46-60
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• 2011

경제 성장에 따른 산업화와 소득 수준의 증가, 그리고 여성의 경제활동 참여가 증가하면서 우리나라 외식산업이 급속하게 성장하였다. 고용친화적인 외식산업의 성장은 고용창출 효과에 기여할 것으로 기대하여 본 논문은 한국은행에서 발표한 산업연관표를 이용하여 외식산업이 고용부문에 어떤 영향을 미쳤는지 살펴보는 것을 목적으로 한다. 분석 결과에 의하면, 2005년 기준으로 외식업 분야의 10억 원의 생산증가를 위하여 직접적으로 필요한 피용자(임금근로자)는 11.3명이고 피용자뿐만 아니라 자영업자와 무급가족종사자 모두 포함하면 24.6명이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 외식업의 생산 증가를 위해 필요한 노동자(임금근로자 및 자영업자와 무급가족종사자 포함)의 수가 해를 거듭할수록 지속적으로 감소하는데 이는 외식업의 노동생산성 증가로 여겨진다. 즉, 외식업의 사업체 규모 확장, 시설 자동화로 인한 것으로 여겨진다. 외식산업이 다른 산업의 고용창출에 미친 파급효과를 살펴보면, 2005년 기준으로 10억 원의 생산증가로 인해 유발되는 취업자 수는 40명인 것으로 나타났다. 이때 외식업 분야의 직접적인 취업유발인원은 24.9명, 그리고 15.2명은 타산업에 간접 유발된 취업자로 나타났다. 직접 취업유발인원에 대한 간접 취업유발인원의 비율이 계속 증가하고 있는데 이는 외식업의 수요 증가가 타산업 취업유발에 미치는 영향이 점차 커져가고 있음을 의미한다. 따라서 외식산업을 통해 고용창출 효과를 높이기 위한 정부의 장·단기적 정책 방안 마련이 필요하다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.791-803
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• 2022

Genome/gene-editing (GE) techniques, characterized by a low technological barrier, high efficiency, and broad application among organisms, are now being employed not only in medical science but also in agriculture/veterinary science. Different engineered CRISPR/Cas9s have been identified to expand the application of this technology. In pig production, GE is a precise new breeding technology (NBT), and promising outcomes in improving economic traits, such as growth, lean or healthy meat production, animal welfare, and disease resistance, have already been documented and reviewed. These promising achievements in porcine gene editing, including the Myostatin gene knockout (KO) in indigenous breeds to improve lean meat production, the uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) gene knock-in to enhance piglet thermogenesis and survival under cold stress, the generation of GGTA1 and CMP-N-glycolylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH) gene double KO (dKO) pigs to produce healthy red meat, and the KO or deletion of exon 7 of the CD163 gene to confer resistance to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection, are described in the present article. Other related approaches for such purposes are also discussed. The current trend of global regulations or legislation for GE organisms is that they are exempted from classification as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) if no exogenes are integrated into the genome, according to product-based and not process-based methods. Moreover, an updated case study in the EU showed that current GMO legislation is not fit for purpose in term of NBTs, which contribute to the objectives of the EU's Green Deal and biodiversity strategies and even meet the United Nations' sustainable development goals for a more resilient and sustainable agri-food system. The GE pigs generated via NBT will be exempted from classification as GMOs, and their global valorization and commercialization can be foreseen.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2018년도 학술발표회
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• pp.486-486
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• 2018

During the post green revolution era, wheat and rice were the main crops of concern to cater the food security issues of Pakistan. The use of semi dwarf high yielding varieties along with extensive use of fertilizers and surface and ground water lead to substantial increase in crop production. However, the higher crop productivity came at the cost of over exploitation of the precious land and water resources, which ultimately has resulted in the dwindling production rates, loss of soil fertility, and qualitative and quantitative deterioration of both surface and ground water bodies. Recently, during the past two decades, severe climate changes are further pushing the Pakistan's wheat-rice system towards its limits. This necessitates a careful analysis of the current crop water requirements and water footprints (both green and blue) to project the future trends under the most likely climate change phenomenon. This was done by using the FAO developed CROPWAT model v 8.0, coupled with the statistically-downscaled climate projections from the 8 Global Circulation Models (GCMs), for the two future time slices, 2030s (2021-2050) and 2060s (2051-2080), under the two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs): 4.5 and 8.5. The wheat-rice production system of Punjab, Pakistan was considered as a case study in exploration of how the changing climate might influence the crop water requirements and water footprints of the two major crops. Under the worst, most likely future scenario of temperature rise and rainfall reduction, the crop water requirements and water footprints, especially blue, increased, owing to the elevated irrigation demands originating from the accelerated evapotranspiration rates. A probable increase in rainfall as envisaged by some GCMs may partly alleviate the adverse impacts of the temperature rise but the higher uncertainties associated with the predicated rainfall patterns is worth considering before reaching a final conclusion. The total water footprints were continuously increasing implying that future climate would profoundly influence the crop evapotranspiration demands. The results highlighted the significance of the irrigation water availability in order to sustain and improve the wheat-rice production system of Punjab, Pakistan.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.188-201
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• 2019

새로운 식품원료 첨가물에 대한 산업 활성화를 위한 대표적 사례는 미국의 GRAS 제도이다. GRAS 제도의 가장 큰 특징은 FDA의 승인을 반드시 거치지 않더라도 전문 심의위원회(사설)의 검토를 거쳐 안전한 식품으로의 사용이 가능하다고 판단되는 경우 이를 제조 판매가 가능한 구조이다. 그러나, 이러한 GRAS 제도는 식품으로의 사용에 따라 발생할 수 있는 모든 책임을 제조사가 가져가는 구조임을 감안할 때, 현실적으로 국내의 식약처 중심의 안전성 심사 및 관리 체계에서는 도입하는데 현실적인 어려움이 있다. 유럽 Novel Food의 경우는 상대적으로 이러한 국내 환경과 유사하므로 유럽 법규 현황에 대한 세부적인 선행 사례 분석이 유의미할 것으로 기대할 수 있다. 전술한 바와 같이 중국의 신식품원료 심사제도는 유럽의 Novel Food 제도와 기본적 철학면에서는 운영에 있어 유사한 부분이 보이나, 자국 내 지정된 시험평가 기관에서 직접 평가한 결과만을 심사 검토의 기준 자료만으로 채택하고 있어 한국 국내 관련 산업의 활성화와 해외로의 진출을 지향하며 작성하게 된 본 지의 취지와 격차가 크다고 분석하였다. 마찬가지로 일본의 사례는 위해성 심사의 주관을 경제산업성이 맡고 있으면서, 경제산업성 산하의 독립행정법인인 제품평가반 기술기구(NITE)의 사전심사 기능 부여라는 분권화를 주된 특징으로 채택하고 있어 정부 주도의 한국 내 심사제도의 개선을 위해 제도적인 측면에서 참고할 부분의 발굴이 용이치 않다고 사료되었다. 이러한 사유로 유럽과 미국의 현행 법규에 한정하여 비교하면 아래와 같다(표 3). 미국 유럽 한국의 신규 식품소재의 인허가 심사 체계는 1) 기존 등록된 식품원료 첨가물과의 동등 규격 여부에 대한 유권해석, 2) 새로운 식품첨가물인 경우 제품의 안전성 심사, 3) 식품 제조 관리 기준에 따른 생산 인허가의 3단계 과정을 거쳐서 진행이 되며, 각국별 기준은 다소 차이가 있어도 기본적인 심사의 절차 및 소요기간은 큰 차이가 없다. 그러나 제조의 과정에 유전자변형미생물 자체 혹은 이를 이용하여 제조된 효소제 등을 사용할 경우, 미국의 GRAS 제도의 경우는 별도의 심사가 아닌 제품의 GRAS 심사의 과정 중에 모두 포함되어 안전성을 심사하는 것과 달리, 유럽 한국의 경우는 제품에 대한 안전성 심사 이외에 미생물과 효소제에 대한 별도의 안전성 심사가 선행되어야 한다. 그러나 유럽 Novel Food의 경우는 제조 과정 중 사용되는 유전자변형미생물의 경우 밀폐환경이용(contained use) 여부에 따른 완화된 법규 및 별도의 효소 균주의 positive list 제도를 운영하고 있어, 국내와는 실질적으로 새로운 식품첨가물의 산업화를 위한 소요 일정, 비용이 매우 간소화 되어 있음을 확인할 수 있다(Kim, 2014) (그림 8).