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Power, Fairness and Constrained Choice in Agricultural Markets : A Synthesizing Framework
Hendrickson, Mary; James, Jr., Harvey S. - 2016
argue that constraining or limiting choices — both in number and in their type — violates principles of justice. Importantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014129509
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An essay on the agricultural production organization in former communist countries
Rizov, Marian - 2003
This paper reviews and interprets existing information and transaction costs theories of firm organization and entrepreneur’s role in order to provide a consistent explanation of the farm-sector dynamics in former communist countries. Important determinants of farm restructuring are economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012119868
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Foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector : trends, determinants and impacts
Husmann, Christine; Kubik, Zaneta - 2019
) in the African food and agriculture sector in the last 15 years? (2) What are the drivers of FDI in the African food and … agriculture sector? (3) What is the evidence on the impacts of private-sector investments in the African food and agriculture ….737 billion was invested in the African food and agriculture sector by foreign private-sector investors between 2003 and 2017 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011992734
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Agroholdings and clusters in Kazakhstan's agro-food sector
Wandel, Jürgen - 2009
The paper provides an overview of the institutional arrangements on the micro level that have evolved in the agro-food sector of Kazakhstan in the course of transition. Emphasis is laid on more complex arrangements like "agroholdings" and "clusters", hitherto mostly unknown in the agro-food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003902103
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Support scheme of food processing firms : a driving force for rural development?
Trefflich, Annette - 2007
The agri-food sector was given remarkable amounts of funding by all German federal states in the framework of the Measure g 'Improving Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products' within the rural development programs. Based on literature and data we obtained by evalua- ting this program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003524093
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Lage und Entwicklungsprobleme der weißrussischen Fleischwirtschaft
Hockmann, Heinrich; Kashtanova, Elena G.; Kowschik, Sergej - 2002
dramatischen Produktionseinbrüchen insbesondere in der Landwirtschaft einher. Der insgesamt negative Trend ist nach wie vor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009755910
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Cuba : agricultural transition and food security in a global perspective
Riera, Olivia; Swinnen, Johan F. M. - 2015
This paper reviews the situation in the agricultural sector and food security in Cuba and in particular the transformations that have (not) taken place since 1990. We compare the Cuban transition with transitions in other "transition countries" and show that Cuba does not fit easily in one of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010474743
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Myanmar's agriculture sector : unlocking the potential for inclusive growth
Raitzer, David A.; Wong, Larry C. Y.; Samson, Jindra … - 2015
Myanmar's agriculture sector offers substantial unexploited potential to underpin the country's inclusive economic …'s agriculture has key competitive advantages. At the same time, Myanmar's agricultural productivity trails its neighbors as a result …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402445
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Assessing Farm Competitiveness in Bulgaria
Bachev, Hrabrin - 2010
This paper suggests a holistic framework for assessing farm competitiveness, and analyses competitiveness of different type of Bulgarian farms. First, it present a new approach for assessing farm competitiveness defining farm competitiveness and its three criteria (efficiency, adaptability and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137539
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Economic Competitiveness and the Sudanese Agricultural Commodities
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - 2011
transformation in global trading policies in the agricultural sector. The Sudan agriculture tends to look abroad to develop sales and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122702