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Organic farming and fair trade certified chains have emerged in West-Africa since the 1990s inanswer to new alternative markets in developed countries. These chains, involving actors fromNorth and South, are seen as an opportunity to sustainably valorise the small peasants agriculturein Africa...
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The global agricultural economy is changing. Commodity prices are declining, andproducers increasingly supply complex value chains. There is growing interest in how farmerscan benefit from emerging market opportunities. Farmers are encouraged to produce high valuecrops and engage in value-adding...
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The desirability of and prospects for development of a high-value timber industry in Leyte, Philippines, are examined. Lessons are drawn from extensive research undertaken in tropical north Queensland, Australia, including studies of landholder attitudes; sawmilling activities, including the...
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The objective of the study is to identify how micro-enterprises can be integrated into local value chains by using the so-called "value chain approach". The "value chain approach" has become a relatively popular approach among donor agencies and NGOs engaged in Private Sector Development in...
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examine its overall evaluation and governance from the perspective of science and technology policies. Although China … factors. Our hope is to provide guiding insights for improving the governance of China’s biotechnology industry both in policy …
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separate and distinct governance arrangements for each of these functions due to their criticality to achieving social outcomes … determine the types of entities and arrangements that will best contribute to successful collaborative governance. Stewardship … theory is revisited to provide a lens through which asset management governance can be examined. It is argued that the …
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This study investigates the relationship between a firm’s risk and the effectiveness of the firm’s corporate governance … corporate governance variables in firm performance should be evaluated in the context of the firm’s risk. …
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opportunity for sustainable advantage) are predictors of selecting the governance mode between e-collaboration and arm …’s-length relationship, and that an intention to e-collaborate moderates the governance mode choice. Originality/value – Testable … desired governance mode. …
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delivery. Among these, governance networks have become a widespread mechanism for planning and delivering infrastructure …. However, despite substantial public investments in road infrastructure that are made through governance networks, little is …. Although governance networks undertake management functions, it is unclear what drives stakeholder engagement within this …
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Innovation can be defined broadly to include the development and uptake of new technology, the introduction of new products, the utilisation of new market opportunities and the implementation of new business processes including new forms of work organisation or management structures and...
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