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Kooperationen als Strategie zur Bew?ltigung von Finanzierungsengp?ssen: eine Analyse der deutschen Biotechnologiebranche
Bieber, Nicole - 2010
Biotechnologiesektors in Deutschland ? rund 20 Jahre nach der Gr?ndung des ersten Biotech-Unternehmens in den USA ? weist die Mehrheit der … in Deutschland ?blicherweise durch Fremdkapital gepr?gt, doch Bankkredite k?nnen als Fr?hphasenfinanzierung kaum … Germany. Also the innovation process in the biotech industry differs from others. An exceptionally long period of development …
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Economics of Co-Existence Measures of GM and Conventional Maize in Spain and Germany
Petzoldt, Marina; Menrad, Klaus; Reitmeier, Daniela - 2007
Paper prepared for presentation at the Third International Conference onCoexistence between Genetically Modified (GM) and non-GM basedAgricultural Supply Chains (GMCC)Seville (Spain), 20th and 21st November 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442633
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Há Convergência do PIB per capita da agropecuária no Brasil entre 1980 a 2004?
SPOHR, GABRIELA; FREITAS, CLAILTON ATAÍDES - 2008
Este artigo tem como objetivo a realização dos testes de hipóteses de convergênciaabsoluta, condicional e sigma convergência, das taxas de crescimento per capita daagropecuária dos Estados brasileiros, ao longo do período de 1980 a 2004. Esses modelosforam testados contemplando a...
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THE AGE OF CONTRACT AGRICULTURE: CONSEQUENCES OF CONCENTRATION IN INPUT SUPPLY
Harl, Neil E. - 2000
Dramatic increases in concentration in the seed business, coupled with aggressive efforts to vertically integrate the agricultural sector and to institute contract-based production of commodities, have raised questions about the economic position of producers. Disparate positions of market power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444413
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“Co-operative identity”: A theoretical concept for economic analysis of practical co-operation dynamics
Szabo G., Gabor - 2007
Farmers’ problems and co-ordination of agricultural activities cannot be solved simply by EU and/or government support, or by private market co-ordination institutions. Emerging producer groups and co-operatives seem vital in achieving bargaining power. Theoretically, and according to Western...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445194
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Assessing farm sustainability with value oriented methods
Van Passel, Steven - 2008
Agricultural policy makers aim to combinestrong economic performance with a sustainable use of naturalresources. An important step is to move from trying to definesustainability towards developing concrete tools for measuringand promoting achievements in sustainability. Hence,sustainability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446287
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Producer Preference for Land-Based Biological Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture: An Economic Inquiry
Jiang, Yong; Koo, Won - 2011
agriculture. We conducted a mail survey to elicit producer choice to provide marketable carbon offsets by participating in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446342
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Positional Advantage within Small Farms: Evidence from Illinois
Micheels, Eric T.; Gow, Hamish R. - 2009
recently, scholars have studied the effect of these concepts in agriculture. Extending the literature of market orientation in … agriculture, this study examines the concept of a positional advantage and its effect on performance using a sample of small farms …
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Explaining Variation in Farm and Farm Business Performance in Respect to Farmer Segmentation Analysis
Wilson, Paul; Harper, Nicholas; Darling, Richard - 2011
Results from a pilot application of Defra’s segmentation model applied to the Farm Business Survey for England are presented. Interviews with 750 FBS co-operators during 2010, using a discursive approach, classified co-operators into one of five segmentation groups: Custodians (14.0%);...
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Understanding and applying decision support systems in Australian farming systems research
Robinson, Jeffrey Brett - University of Western Sydney; College of Science, …; … - 2005
Decision support systems (DSS) are usually based on computerised models of biophysical and economic systems. Despite early expectations that such models would inform and improve management, adoption rates have been low, and implementation of DSS is now ?critical? The reasons for this are unclear...
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