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In some cases spot markets failure to govern to whole or a part of the marketing channel effectively and contractual relations are gaining more importance. It is especially true in case of agricultural markets, since these markets became more differentiated and market players are vulnerable in...
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Agribusiness is the buzzword these days and is the main force behind the commercialization of the agriculture. Contract …. has proved that agribusiness is very much happening in India. It has not only helped strengthen the forward and backward … linkages but has also created opportunities for employment. With the advent of corporate players, many successful agribusiness …
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In emerging markets for high-value food products in developing countries, processing companies search for efficient ways to source raw material of consistent quality. One widely embraced approach is contract farming. But relatively little is known about the appropriate design of contracts,...
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The dairy sector in Uganda has been transformed into a more competitive and dynamic sector. Supply-side factors have enabled expansion in milk production. Between 2005 and 2009 –milk production (estimated at 1.5 billion litres in 2010) has been partly an outcome of a 20 percent increase in the...
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Greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture implies changes in farm management practices. Knowledge on farmers’ current adoption of management practices aimed at reducing emissions, and their preferences regarding these, is important to inform the development of robust climate change mitigation...
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The analysis of the 2009 Uganda National panel Survey (UNPS) collected by the UBoS shows that milk production from smallholder farm units was 1 billion litres, and about 52 percent (524 million litres) joined the second level of the milk value chain – and of which 72 percent was marketed in...
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Die Neue Institutionenökonomie wird in der agrarökonomischen Forschung häufig als Erklärung dafür herangezogen, dass Landwirte in Genossenschaftsmolkereien auf die Maximierung des Auszahlungspreises fokussiert sind und daher strategische Investitionen ablehnen. Da die Molkereien auf die...
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Even after more than 15 years of transition from plan to market, agriculture in Ukraine still faces many challenges in terms of its structure. The evidence in the literature points to significant heterogeneity of technical efficiency and productivity scores in Ukraine. Moreover, both the...
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