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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 - 2010
The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in … whichsupply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close thisresearch gap by … presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of agricultural markets is perceived, howincreasing market volatilities …
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2009
Includes cover page, journal info, contents page, and editorial information
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Policy and Institutional effects on market participation by smallholder rice farmers: case studies in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Toure, Ali; Bamba, Ibrahim; Diagne, Aliou; Harouna, Kore; … - 2008
Rice sector contributes significantly to secure households with regard to their food needs but also to the creation of employments and income generation. The sector development and its evolution over the years have been marked by various policies and approaches. These development stages of the...
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Has Imported Rice Crowded-out Domestic Rice Production in Ghana? What has Been the Role of Policy?
Asuming-Brempong, Samuel; Osei-Asare, Yaw Bonsu - 2008
Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the...
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Measuring the poverty impact of ACIAR projects: a broad framework
Pearce, David - 2002
This report sets out some broad ideas about how poverty evaluation could be conducted for ACIAR research projects. As with good benefit–cost analysis, there are good practices that need to be observed when undertaking poverty analysis. While poverty is a broad concept, and can be addressed...
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Sustainable Relations in International Development Cooperation Projects: The Role of Human Resource Management and Organizational Climate
Zanasi, Cesare; Rota, Cosimo - 2010
The importance of organizational issues to assess the success of international development project has not beenfully considered yet. An analysis of the literature on the project success definition, focused on the successcriteria and success factors, was carried out by surveying the contribution...
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The Overall Significance of Attributes and Attributes’ Levels on Fresh Fruit Choice
Groot, Etienne; Albisu, Luis Miguel - 2010
Fresh fruits are always recommended as ingredients in healthiest diets. However, there is a tendency forconsumers to move their consumption towards transformed fruits, which are integrated in many food products.Quite commonly fresh fruits are difficult to handle and store but they also do not...
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Trust in the US‐EU Fruit and Vegetable Chain: Do US Exporters Understand EU Importers?
Ameseder, Christoph; House, Lisa; Haas, Rainer; … - 2010
Research on organizational and inter‐organizational trust has become an important field in management andmarketing literature, as it is perceived as a pivotal aspect of business transactions. However, clarifications arestill needed on the issue of whom we trust; is the person whom we are...
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Impact of Firm Characteristics on Expected and Actual Traceability Costs and Benefits in the Italian Fishery Supply Chain
Asioli, Daniele; Boecker, Andreas; Canavari, Maurizio - 2010
Since 2005, the implementation of a traceability system is mandatory to all European food chain operators. Thebalance of costs to build and maintain the traceability system and benefits of traceability depends on the firm'straceability objectives and its resources, as reflected in...
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Solvency and Performance of French Wineries in Times of Declining Sales: Co‐operatives and Corporations
Declerck, Francis; Viviani, Jean-Laurent - 2010
The paper assesses the ability of French wineries to prevail over the crisis of French wine in the years 2000.Corporations are distinguished from co‐operatives:Over the 2000‐2006 period in spite of sales fluctuations, French wineries did not increase their financial debtlevel substantially....
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