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Innovation Trajectories in Honduras’ Coffee Value Chain? ‐ Public and the Private Influence on the Use of new Knowledge and Technology among Coffee Growers ‐
Fromm, Ingrid; Hartwich, Frank; Romero, Gustavo - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
In this paper we present results from a study on the use of improved coffee production technology schemes among smallholder coffee producers in three prominent coffee producing regions in Honduras. We analyze the impact of various schemes (trajectories) in which different agents influence the...
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Food Chain Actors’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Volatile Markets: Results of a Media Analysis
von Davier, Zazie; Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility...
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Vertical Integration within the Fresh Fruit Chain
Baldwin, Jean-Paul; Spreen, Thomas H. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
The “fruit trade chain” is a commonly accepted term used in the industry to describe the system of trading fresh fruit …. The fruit trade chain includes procurement, production, packaging, shipment and delivery to the consumer. Within this … fruit to reach consumer outlets. Recently the market, specifically the fresh fruit trade chain, is encountering the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069705
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Design and Implementation of Flower Export Consortium in Ceará State, Brazil
Silva Junior, Aziz Galvao da; Perez, Ronaldo; Amin, Daniel - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
importance of Brazil as an emerging economy, is quite limited, reaching only 1% of the world’s total trade. Nevertheless, the … and many governmental programs are being carried out. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA … international flower trade. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069845
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Price Heterogeneity and Vine Homogeneity: An Ordered Logit Hedonic Price Estimation
Pomarici, Eugenio; Caracciolo, Francesco; Cembalo, Luigi - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
Consumers face complex choices when they buy wine: wine is a highly differentiated product sold at prices that vary over a wide range. This paper aims to provide monetary valuation of some relevant credence attributes of the wine, such as certifications and quality ratings made by expert...
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Innovative Logistics Concepts in the Floriculture Sector
Vorst, Jack G.A.J. van der; Bloemhof, Jacqueline M.; de … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
, virtualized trade network by researching (1) the opportunities for new logistics coordination, consolidation and collaboration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914608
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Innovative, Holistic, “Cradle-to-Grave” Approach to Implement more Sustainable Nutrition
Schoner, Georg; Gunther, Christoph; Barcan, Cristian; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
Creating more sustainable products is a major topic throughout the consumer goods industry. To succeed, it is necessary to follow a holistic, “cradle-to-grave” approach which involves stakeholders throughout the entire value chain while focusing on consumer goods. Focusing only on one...
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Modelling Fresh Strawberry Supply “From-Farm-to-Fork” as a Complex Adaptive Network
Engelseth, Per; Karlsen, Anniken; Verwaart, Tim - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
The purpose of this study is to model and thereby enable simulation of the complete business entity of fresh food supply. A case narrative of fresh strawberry supply provides basis for this modelling. Lamming et al. (2000) point to the importance of discerning industry-specific product features...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069847
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Pricing Perishables
Weaver, Robert D.; Moon, Yongma - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
product attributes and deterioration. This paper presents an alternative ERM strategy that focuses on dynamic pricing to … dynamic and stochastic. Faced with uncertainty, we suppose the firm has limited information about the stochastic properties of … from other industries where dynamic pricing approaches have been pursued. Here, we consider pricing rules derived from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069853
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Risk, Information and Trust in the Food Chain: Factors Explaining Consumer Willingness to Pay
Latvala, Terhi - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
The safety of food in the food chain has become an increasingly interesting issue to consumers and the media. It has also become a source of concern, as the amount of information on the risks related to food safety continues to expand. The purpose of this study was to identify factors...
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