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The Metadistrict as the Territorial Strategy for Revitalizing the Rural Economy
Conto, Francesco; Fiore, Mariantonietta; La Sala, … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
The purpose of this proposal is to explore a new concept of 'Metadistrict' to be applied in a region of Southern Italy – Apulia - in order to analyze the impact that the activation of a special network between different sector chains and several integrated projects may have for revitalizing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880527
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Innovation and Development Support – Experiences from Food Networks in Canada and New Zealand
Hamann, Karen - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
handling the innovation procedure differs widely between networks. The formal social networks aim at building personal relationships among members and transfer industry-relevant knowledge to the forum. The formal networks designed with an objective of supporting innovation fund in many cases R&D...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914607
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The Resilience Approach Contribution to Rural Communities Social Assessment for Social Sustainability-Based Strategies Implementation
Severi, Claudia; Rota, Cosimo; Zanasi, Cesare - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
Evaluating the rural communities social context capacity to manage changes coming from external agents is of paramount importance for effective Social Sustainability strategies identification. A literature survey was carried out on the Resilience approach definition and its application to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914615
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Cluster Initiatives in Poland as a Factor of Economic Development
Jarzebowski, Sebastian; Klepacki, Bogdan; Bezat, Agnieszka - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
competitiveness and innovativeness of companies and regions. The economic benefits achieved by companies participating in a cluster are varied and depend on the individual's experience, human and intellectual capital, organizational efficiency, etc. However, clusters are an important mechanism...
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EU School Fruit Scheme: Strengthening Local Businesses
Höllmer, Jan-Paul; Hartmann, Monika - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013
consumption of F&V among European school children. In addition, another objective of the program is to stabilize the fruit and vegetable market in the EU. The program varies between EU countries and with respect to some countries, e.g. Germany, even between the different federal states involved....
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Sustainability Management in Agribusiness: Challenges, Concepts, Responsibilities and Performance
Friedrich, Nina; Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
growing public pressure on agribusiness firms to implement more sustainable management practices. In this paper we present the … results of an explorative empirical study of sustainability management in German agribusiness firms. The study shows that … agribusiness firms have developed a broad understanding of sustainability management and perceive a multi-facetted spectrum of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880539
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An Integrated Analysis of Food Information to Consumers:
Bremmers, Harry J. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion on the positive and negative aspects of food information requirements, especially in the light of the acceptance of a new food information regulation (EU) 1169/2011. The methods which are used are legal and literature studies, case...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880543
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Alliance Performances in the Dutch Biotechnology Sector
Garbade, Philipp J.P.; Fortuin, Frances T.J.M.; Omta, S.W.F. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
In the biotechnology sector small R&D intensive firms play a fundamental role to keep innovation rates high. With less bureaucratic burdens, low level of hierarchy and high internal flexibility they are able to move fast and to make most efficient use of unique competences. Still their shortage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880608
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How Do Different Countries Use Labeling Standards: A Case Study Comparing Wisconsin Real Cheese to Parmigiano-Reggiano
Patel, Payal; House, Lisa; Spreen, Thomas H. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
Product labeling is an important dimension in food retailing. The evolution of Protected Geographic Indicators (PGI) and Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in the European Union are used to identify products grown in a specific region or food products produced using a specific technology. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880609
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Information Reference Models for European Pork Supply Networks
Lehmann, Richard J.; Fritz, Melanie; Schiefer, Gerhard - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
Several global developments such as diminishing production resources, limits in the availability of water and the growing demand for bio-energy as well as sector-wide crises (e.g. BSE, swine fever, dioxin) have led to a changing attitude of society towards the conse-quences of the food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880611