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Over the past 20 years the agribusiness industry has been subject to a number of transformations and shocks that have altered its business environment and management practices. This thesis sets out to try to understand how the Michigan industry has changed in this period, and to understand if...
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In the 1990s, the supermarket sector grew outpacing several times the economy's growth. Even when the sector was dominated by domestic firms and per capita income fell considerable, supermarkets increased their share on national Fresh Fruit and Vegetable (FFV) consumption from 10% in 1992 to 30%...
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The increase of the rate of growth in the underdeveloped areas of the world bears today outstanding interest for both developed and underdeveloped nations. For developed societies, if only for an interest in the maintenance abroad of a leadership position, there are the needs for protection of...
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The cattle market is known for its extreme price fluctuations that can make a pauper out of a prince. The boom or bust nature of the industry is nothing new, as the change in prices can be fairly dramatic. Since the price that a cattle feeder receives for his cattle has a large impact on his...
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emphasizing a need for convenience is contributing to the diminishment of "commodity selling" in favor of a true "marketing ….e., selling of homogeneous goods) to a marketing (i.e., selling of homogeneous goods) to a marketing (i.e., marketing of … food marketing strategy by shifting away from the traditional selling of beef as a commodity in favor of marketing …
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This paper aims at deepening and understanding of the agricultural marketing characteristics of farmers in the Eastern …, sales of purchases of crops and animals, other marketing transactions of farmers (trading in crops, processing of crops …, gathering of fruit and nuts), and farmer's level of participation in the marketing system. …
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Argentina has a long tradition as a beef producer country. Cattle in particular, have played a major role in the traditional environment as a source of food, employment and savings. Many of the typical symbols of this country are found within an environment of ranches, cowboys, horses and...
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The shortage of food for a substantial proportion of the world's population is a problem which has been challenging our society for a long time. In the 1972-1974 period an estimated 1.3 billion people subsisted in less developed countries with dietary energy supplies under the minimum...
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Like most of the Latin American countries, Nicaragua bases its economy largely within the agricultural sector. Throughout history, the agricultural sector of Nicaragua has followed a tortuous path, which explains in part the pattern of a slow development process and the final relationship...
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The objectives of this report are to describe the structure of the slaughter hog marketing system in Michigan, and to … hog marketing, nine of which are actively employed in Michigan. …
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