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Influence of Brand Equity on Milk Choice: A Choice Experiment Survey
Taglioni, Chiara; Cavicchi, Alessio; Torquati, Biancamaria - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3
the local economy. Our study estimates the preference weights that local consumers assign to some milk attributes … including local origin and the influence on choice of a local brand of milk, which is traded by a local cooperative of producers … in Umbria (Italy). Several preference segments are found amongst fresh and UHT milk buyers by employing a Latent Class …
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The Influence of Clusters on the Competitiveness of Hog Production: The Example of Northwestern Germany
Deimel, Mark; Arens, Ludwig; Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2
In recent decades the northwestern part of Germany (Weser-Ems region) has come to focus on intensive pork production. This has led to public outrage about the disposal of biological waste, farmers’ complaints about the high cost of leasing land, soaring risks of animal diseases, and the...
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Quality of Communication and Types of Communicators in German Veterinary Authorities
Arens, Ludwig; Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 04 (2013) 1
stakeholders in the agribusiness sector. However, despite clear evidence that identifies these relationships as crucial, there is …
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Consumer Preferences for High Welfare Meat in Germany: Self-service Counter or Service Counter?
Weinrich, Ramona; Kühl, Sarah; Franz, Anabell; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 06 (2015) 1
Many people view animal welfare standards in the agricultural industry as critical and some consumers would prefer to buy high welfare meat. In order to successfully introduce high welfare meat products onto the market, some important marketing decisions must be made. Due to limited shelf space...
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Determinants of Web-based CSR Disclosure in the Food Industry
Sommer, Florian; Klink, Jeanette; Senkl, Daniela; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 06 (2015) 1
Purpose –Web-based CSR disclosure provides a variety of advantages for firms. Determining factors for web-based CSR disclosure have been analyzed in several papers. However, only limited research has been conducted on both, the food industry and small and midsized enterprises. This paper is...
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Urban Gardening Realities: The Example Case Study of Portsmouth, England
Hallsworth, Alan; Wong, Alfred - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 06 (2015) 1
This paper offers an empirical case study of the potential for urban gardening to contribute to individual food security. Food security generally encompasses both availability and accessibility. In Western Europe, availability per se has declined in importance with the development of national...
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Moving towards Sustainability in Food Chains: Dealing with Costs and Benefits
Schiefer, Gerhard; Deiters, Jivka - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 06 (2015) 1
Sustainability concerns are receiving increasingly attention by society and in turn, the food sector and consumers as the food sector’s final customers. Investments towards improvements in sustainability along the chain are usually not evenly distributed along the chain which affects the...
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Chile-EU Trade Agreement: What Can We Learn from Trade Statistics?
Valenciano, Jaime de Pablo; Battistuzzi, Giacinti; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 06 (2015) 1
An Association Agreement concluded between the European Union and Chile in 2002 included a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that entered into force in February 2003. Our purpose is to analyse some of the economic consequences of the agricultural part of this agreement focusing in the...
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Assessing the Impact of Sustainability Improvement Options on the Agri-food Supply Chain Governance Structures: Development of an Evaluation Tool
Rota, Cosimo; Zanasi, Cesare; Reynolds, Nikolai - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 05 (2014) 3
The competitiveness of a supply chain is driven by the ability of supply chain governance structures to adapt to the chains’ continuously changing technical and organizational characteristics. The present study addresses the adoption of sustainability improvement options in the area of...
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Mathematical Programming Models to Increase Land and Water Use Efficiency in Semi-arid NE-Brazil
Hagel, Heinrich; Hoffmann, Christa; Doluschitz, Reiner - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 05 (2014) 4
Construction of the Itaparica dam and reservoir induced changes in the agricultural production systems of the Itaparica micro-region, at the lower-middle São Francisco river basin. Extensive traditional systems were replaced by e.g. irrigated fruit production. However, over twenty years after...
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