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This paper presents the state of integration of small scale dairy farms in value chains in Bulgaria and a case study on organic farming as a new prospective approach for market inclusion. It outlines the evolution of dairy sheep farming and organic production; analyzes the pace, factors and...
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Home-grown protein crops as an alternative to soya in dairy cattle meals, as well as other sustainable ethical-based practices, have been proposed to increase the sustainability of dairy production. Data on consumer acceptance of the three novel sustainable production strategies of...
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The paper investigates the impact of subsidies and of para-agriculture on the technical efficiency of organic farms in Switzerland, Austria and Southern Germany. The data-set consists of bookkeeping data with 1,704 observations in the years 2003 to 2005. Technical efficiency is modelled using a...
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Diversification is a polymorphic strategy to increase agricultural income and reduce the risks deriving from the … lack of confirmation in this regard given the scarcity of studies that explicitly focus on diversification in organic farms … to the Italian case. Results suggest that on-farm diversification requires specific competences and adequate organization …
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This study aims to examine how unrelated diversification facilitate firm’s growth and innovation. To achieve this goal … of diversification both related and unrelated to its core competencies. This study presents what the overlapping … competencies are in its diversified products and businesses, analyzes the effectiveness of diversification in terms of relatedness …
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Consumer opinion and behavior research plays an important role in the development of the market of specific products. Currently, research in the field of consumer behavior towards organic food, which is gaining popularity on the Polish market whose production is in line with the concept of...
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