The beef business is composed of several networks, called here the agri-food networks. These are defined as a group of suppliers and distributors of an analyzed firm (in an individual case), or of the alliance being analyzed (in case of firms that manage a common brand). In this article a...

The present article presents an overview of the Agribusiness System of wheat in Brazil. Departing from a methodology developed formapping and quantifying value chains, the structure of the respective chain is presented, with the main sectors identified andquantified (revenue of the sector with...

The present article presents an overview of the Agribusiness System of wheat in Brazil. Departing from a methodology developed for mapping and quantifying value chains, the structure of the respective chain is presented, with the main sectors identified and quantified (revenue of the sector with...

This study discusses an experience of a group of small lemon growers in a public irrigation project called Jaíba, partnering with a private company called Itacitrus, besides Codevasf (Development Company of the Valleys of San Francisco and Parnaiba). Because of the known difficulties of turning...

Objetivou-se, neste artigo, analisar a competitividade e as potencialidades da piscicultura no Lago de Três Marias em Minas Gerais, dado que é latente o desenvolvimento dessa atividade como alternativa econômica para a região. São utilizadas a visão de APL (Arranjo Produtivo Local), com...

This study aims at examining the resource allocation andwelfare implications of the reduction of barriers in the United Statesmarket for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) imported fromBrazil. The present paper is organized as follows: section 2 presents anoverview of the main features of...

Despite the historical importance of the sugarcane business in Brazil, which is as old in the country as its colonization, it has never been "photographed in widescreen". This research on the mapping and quantification of business generated in the sugarcane chain in 2008 for the first time gives...

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This study aims at examining the resource allocation and welfare implications of the reduction of barriers in the United States market for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) imported from Brazil. The present paper is organized as follows: section 2 presents an overview of the main features...