This paper presents a meta-modelling study of the determinants of food spoilage in arid regions of Spain and Northern Europe over a 10-year period in the period of May 21 to 29, 1997.
1 Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas (ICAAM), Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal 2Universitary Institute for Research in Agroalimentary Resources (INURA), Escuela de Ingenieŕıas Agrarias, University of Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain 3CIISA – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Pólo Universitário da Ajuda, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal 4Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal