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Corporate Social Responsibility in the German Pork Industry: Relevance and Determinants

Heinen, Sarah; Hartmann, Monika - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

Due to manifold scandals meat production and processing has been in the spotlight of public concern over the last decades. CSR can safeguard an enterprise against risks following e.g. food safety, environmental or social incidences in a sector. To reap the full benefit of their CSR involvement...

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Valuing Information on GM Foods in the Presence of Country-of-Origin Labels

Xie, Jing; Hyeyoung, Kim; House, Lisa - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

Information on production methods (genetic modification or organic production) and locations (country of origin) are commonly found on food package labels. Both pieces of information may be used as a proxy for food safety and quality by consumers. Our study investigates the interactive effects...

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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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Science Meets Reality: Economic Efficiency, Markets, Institutions and Food Security

Pacheco de Carvalho, Bernardo - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

“institutional/organizational economics” in the actual world, providing support for improvement measures ( and policy suggestions …

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Importance of the Main Agribusiness Products to the Brazilian Economy

Galvão, Aziz; Júnior, da Silva; Bruna, do Valle … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

information regarding the importance of the main products of the agribusiness sector to the Brazilian economy. Special attention …

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The Market for Animal-Source Foods in Uganda: Looking Beyond Quantity: Rapid Apprasial of Consumer Preferences for Retail Outlets, Retail Forms and Safety and Quality Attributes

Baker, Derek; Mtimet, Nadhem; Pica-Ciamarra, Ugo; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

This paper presents the results of a rapid consumer survey undertaken in Uganda. The survey aimed at identifying preferred quality and safety attributes, retail forms and retail outlets for major livestock products and by type of consumers. Results of the survey, combined with nationally...

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Corporate Social Communication and Corporate Social Performance

Ziggers, Gerrit Willem - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

The purpose of this paper is to provide firms in the food and agricultural sector a model that enables them to assess their corporate social initiatives in conjunction with their stakeholders. Building on the concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate social performance (CSP)...

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Farmers’ Markets, Producer and Consumer Behaviour: Analysis of Interactions with the Metrics of Sustainability

Marino, Davide; Mastronardi, Luigi; Franco, Silvio; De … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

This paper provides insights of the Italian farmers' markets (FMs) experience. These short food chains can be conceptualized among the so-called "alternative agro-food networks", which reject the traditional food chains features - productivity, products standardization and industrial...

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Opportunities for Local for Local Food Production: A case in the Dutch Fruit and Vegetables

Visser, Jurriaan; Trienekens, Jacques; van Beek, Paul - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

local food supply chains will not make use of the current infrastructure of the marketing coop that acts as chain … producers’ strategy the marketing coop/chain coordinator is going to enable its member producers to sell their products locally …. The marketing coop can support producers in for instance, billing and payments, marketing, logistics. The fourth strategy …

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Clean Energy Industries and rare Earth Materials: Economic and Financial Issues

Baldi, Lucia; Peri, Massimo; Vandone, Daniela - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

policies and sustainability issues. Provided that these materials at risk of supply disruptions are largely employed in the …

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