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Politics in Food Markets: alternative modes of qualification and engaging

Rezende, Daniel Carvalho de - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 52 (2014) 2

Consumers are increasingly practicing an alternative model of politics when they make food choices influenced by civic concerns. The new markets that emerge in this context carry specific modes of qualification that makes food products valuable not only for their intrinsic properties, but also...

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Consumer Behaviour Towards Organic Food in Porto Alegre: an application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Hoppe, Alexia; Vieira, Luciana Marques; Barcellos, … - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 51 (2013) 1

The aim of this study was to investigate consumersâ€™ decision-making process, attitudes and values towards organic food throughout the employment of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, adapting the methodology from a European project. 450 consumers were interviewed at supermarkets and...

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Valuing Riparian Forests Restoration: a CVM Application in Corumbatai River Basin

Brugnaro, Caetano - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 48 (2010) 3

This study is an application of CVM to a specific area in Brazil, the Corumbatai river basin, in the state of Sao Paulo, aiming to estimate the value attached by affected people to a hypothetical riparian forest restoration project. The method used was the double bounded dichotomous choice under...

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Análise dos determinantes do endividamento das empresas de capital aberto do agronegócio brasileiro

Bressan, Valeria Gama Fully; Lima, Joao Eustaquio de; … - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 47 (2009) 1

leverage in the Brazilian agribusiness sector using the model of Rajan and Zingales (1995). In the definition of the sample … there were selected 26 companies that are classified in one of three subdivisions of the Brazilian agribusiness sector: a … statiscally significant as determinant factors of the debt structure of Brazilian agribusiness companies. It is also possible to …

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Importância dos Setores Agroindustriais na Geração de Renda e Emprego para a Economia Brasileira

Costa, Cinthia Cabral da; Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins; … - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 51 (2013) 4

Measures to stimulate the demand for some manufacturing products have been carried out by the Brazilian government. However, the country is admittedly competitive in its agricultural production and policies to encourage its demand have not been established in the same magnitude as those of...

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Pacta Sunt Servanda Versus the Social Role of Contracts: the case of Brazilian agriculture contracts

Rezende, Christiane Leles; Zylbersztajn, Decio - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 50 (2012) 3

Este estudo explora a instabilidade criada por decisões jurídicas contraditórias relacionadas às quebras contratuais. O mercado a termo representa uma importante fonte de recursos para o financiamento da agricultura Brasileira, no entanto, durante um período de aumento de preços da saca de...

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Estrutura Exportadora do Agronegócio e Impactos Socioeconômicos para os Países do Cone Sul

Rubin, Luciane; Waquil, Paulo - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 51 (2013) 1

agribusiness and the sophistication revealed of exports baskets of agribusiness products to the Southern Cone countries and the … sophisticated exports of the products of agribusiness of Southern Cone countries, the greater the effects of income growth and the … multiplier effect (spillovers) for the economies of countries. However, ceteris paribus, to export agribusiness products …

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A construção do mercado para o café em Alto Paraíso de Goiás

Campos, Jurema Iara; Valente, Ana Lúcia Eduardo Farah - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 48 (2010) 1

This work presents main results of how inhabitants of Alto Paraíso de Goias are seeking alternatives to sustainable development through the implantation, by Embrapa, of a project about the rescue of coffee. Mining and farming activities were developed in the region until its main activity...

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Consumer-Driven Profit Maximization in Broiler Production and Processing

Costa, Ecio de Farias; Houston, Jack E. - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 42 (2004) 1

Increased emphasis on consumer markets in broiler profitmaximizing modeling generates results that differ from those by traditional profit-maximization models. This approach reveals that the adoption of step pricing and consideration of marketing options (examples of responsiveness to consumers)...

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Economic Efficiency of Agricultural Production In Brazil

Vicente, José R. - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 42 (2004) 2

This study measures levels of technical, allocative and economic efficiency in agricultural crop production for Brazil in 1995. A nonparametric frontier model (DEA) under constant returns to scale was used. On average, the results suggest that the sector suffers from moderate technical...

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