Der Agrarsektor spielt eine wichtige Rolle in lateinamerikanischen Wirtschaftssystemen, er beinhaltet bis zu 23 Prozent des BIP (z.B. in Guatemala und Nicaragua). Natürlich ist er auch sehr wichtig für den Arbeitsmarkt, das Einkommen der ärmsten Menschen und die Ernährungssicherung. Die...

The research aims to relate Mato Grosso's south-eastern beef producers to cattle marketing arrangements. The sample was based on interviews with fifty-nine cattle producers that live in Rondonópolis (MT). It ranked ranchers in three categories: (N1) producers that only sell animals for cash...

In favor of sustainability and human health, a dietary change is urgent. Beef, among all foods, has the greatest environmental impact and is associated with several chronic diseases. Brazil is one of the largest consumers of meat in the world, and most of its greenhouse gas emissions are related...

[...] In Deutschland werden Absetzermast (mit Mutterkuhhaltung) sowie Bullenmast mit Fleckvieh- oder Schwarzbuntkälbern betrachtet. Für die Beurteilung einer umfassenden Ressourcennutzung mit Umweltwirkungen (wie z. B. Klimaeffekte) oder Konkurrenzbeziehungen zu alternativer Verwendung (z. B....

For decades, nontariff trade barriers (NTBs) have been regarded as more problematic policy instruments than tariffs in international trade negotiations. This is due to the fact that trade impacts of nontariff trade barriers are less transparent than those of tariffs. Tariffication of nontariff...

The 2003 reforms of the Common Agricultural policy of the European Union introduced decoupled income transfers as the most prominent policy instrument. However, member states were given substantial discretion over the degree and timing of the reform implementation. As a result, different...

A focus group study with 37 residents of Manhattan, Kansas, was conducted to examine consumers’ risk perceptions of foodborne illnesses from beef. The four focusgroup sessions were designed to determine (1) relative preferences for alternative combinations of public food safety (Hazard...