The lack of collateral prevents small-scale farm producers and processors from accessing commercial credit. Th is negatively affects farm productivity and product quality, limits the export potential of products, and prevents further development of the food supply chain. This paper reviews the...

This study investigates the determinants that influence a firm’s decision to use external private equity in agriculture. The use of external equity as a funding source in agriculture has increased since 1990; however, the literature addressing this phenomenon is limited. The asset specificity...

The recent expansion of the sugar and ethanol industries has raised some concerns regarding a number of issues. One major concernis with the quality of employment, the level of remuneration, the presence of child labor, the low qualification of the workers,informality and the high presence of...

The national market for FLV (fruits, legumes and vegetables) has grown significantly in recent years. However, due to the high perishability of these products, their quality is subject to appropriate processes of standardization, selection, classification, packaging and transportation to avoid...

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A k?lf?ldi t?ke ?rdekl?d?se a magyar mez?gazdas?g ir?nt 87,2 milli?rd forint saj?tt?ke-r?sszel 2002-ben ?rte el a cs?csot a KSH adatai szerint. Forint?rfolya-mon sz?molva 1993 ?s 2001 k?z?tt 6,3-szeres?re n?tt a jegyzett t?k?ben a k?lf?l-di t?ke ?sszege, eur?ban sz?molva 2,6-szeres volt a...

The fruit and vegetable industry does not have a risk management instrument or a well-structured price discovery system, such as commodity futures contracts, to aid in the marketing and management of its price risk. Since the 1980s, financial futures contracts based on indexes of stocks,...

The issue of optimal company size as well as related efficiency issues have always been a great dilemma for scientists and professionals alike. It is now evident that a bigger size would not result in greater efficiency for all activities.As a result of my research, I point out that to achieve...

This article explores the similarities, differences, and implications from the 1970s–1980s experience for the macroeconomic dynamic that may arise from the 2008 price spike and subsequent recession. Role of monetary policy (deviations from Taylor rule) is assessed. This is an argument that has...