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Hedonic and Utilitarian Motives for Consumers’ Learning Processes: The GDA Food Label
Puspa, Jofi; Kuhl, Rainer - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
As one of the stimuli flows in the food market the GDA-labeling was established in 2007. The original concept of introducing this label was to provide information that may bring about more healthy eating patterns. Four years after launching it seems relevant to understand how well the consumers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368327
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Expectations motivating the Macedonian farmers in attaining EU standards
Kotevska, Ana; Martinovska-Stojceska, Aleksandra; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
EU accession means reaching EU standards, and the agricultural sector will expectedly be one of the key areas that will require adjustment in the case of Macedonian farmers. This paper is investigating the factors that motivate farmers to a certain planned adjustments, in order to provide...
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Recruiting problems and the shortage of junior corporate farm managers: the role of gender-specific assessments and life aspirations
Lehberger, Mira; Hirschauer, Norbert - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
investigate how gender-specific life aspirations impact occupational intention. Our analysis of survey data from agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125112
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IMPACTS OF SUPERMARKETS ON FARM HOUSEHOLD NUTRITION IN KENYA
Chege, Christine G.K.; Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Qaim, Matin - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
Many developing countries are experiencing a food system transformation, with a rapid growth of supermarkets. Research has shown that smallholder farmers can benefit from supplying supermarkets in terms of higher productivity and income. Here, we analyze impacts on farm household nutrition and...
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Agricultural extension in eastern DR Congo: Does Gender Matter?
Lambrecht, Isabel; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Maertens, Miet - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
Agricultural extension programs often evaluate their gender strategy by the proportion of female participants. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125255
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Minimizing geographical basis risk of weather derivatives using a multi-site rainfall model
Ritter, Matthias; Musshoff, Oliver; Odening, Martin - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2012
Weather risk is one of the main causes for income fluctuation in agriculture. Since 1997, the economic consequences of weather risk can be insured with weather derivatives, which are offered for many different weather events, such as temperature, rainfall, snow or hurricanes. It is well known...
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Management of Volatility in the Grain Market
Guenther-Luebbers, Welf; Henke, Soren; Theuvsen, Ludwig - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2012
assesses private management methods of dealing with price volatility. In this article, we provide an opportunity to understand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010879317
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Competitive positioning and value chain configuration in international markets for traditional food specialties
Borch, Odd Jarl; Roaldsen, Ingrid H.E. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007
structuring and management of the value chain. We address the importance of different quality dimensions, and how they are … control throughout the value chain. Implications for management of the value chain and contract relations between the actors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005330250
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Farm Heterogeneity and Efficiency in Polish Agriculture: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Hockmann, Heinrich; Pieniadz, Agata - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007
. Moreover, inefficiency could partly be attributed to factors, which affect the management input and requirements on farms. …
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Variability in Quality and Management Practices in the Mango Supply Chain from Costa Rica
Zuniga-Arias, Guillermo; Ruben, Ruerd - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007
Produce quality is one of the features of any commodity that everyone has an opinion about, but quality is a complex … the intrinsic attributes of the commodity. It is argued that homogeneous management activities will increase the quality … socio-economic variations. In the case of the mango supply chain from Costa Rica the management differences among actors are …
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