The last years have witnessed a wide reshaping of the banking scene, the aftermath of which includes an increased risk of operative downsizing of the banking system towards certain customer segmentations, marginal areas and activities. Recently the banking scene has deteriorated, especially at...

The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance -- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients -- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance -- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas

Policies to promote and encourage local foods may take many different shapes depending on both the specific targets and strategies. Some policies, especially at a local level, promote supply-chain vertical and horizontal integration as a comprehensive strategy which aims to help firms pursue...

Nos anos iniciais da implantação do PRONAF, observou-se uma forte concentração de recursos nas regiões Sudeste/Sul e para produtores mais integrados. Recentemente, ocorreram algumas mudanças com o propósito de dirigir os recursos a agricultores mais carentes e de estimular o...

A garanciaszövetkezeti rendszer jelenlegi állapotában nem, vagy csak felemásan képes a funkcióját ellátni. Ennek oka, hogy az állami tőke-kiegészítéssel létrehozott intézmények még mindig csekély tőkével üzemelnek, a szövetkezethez csatlakozott új tagok részjegy...

Összefoglalóan megállapítható, hogy 2010-ben kedvező fejlemény a gazdálkodók jövedelemhelyzetének javulása, valamint a növekvő mezőgazdasági és élelmiszer-ipari külkereskedelmi mérleg. Ugyanakkor továbbra is aggodalomra ad okot a kivitel és behozatal termékszerkezetének...

The aim of this article is to present the results of a project implemented in Romania between December 2006 and March 2008. The project entitled “Study Regarding the Prospective Valuation of the Socio-Economic Development of the Rural Space in Vaslui County†was driven by the Vaslui...

Policies for rural areas have become an important but complex policy field in the European Union`s Common Agricultural Policy. The purpose of this paper is to report on a methodological approach pursued to model the allocation of EAFRD (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development) funds in...

This article analyzes the economic growth of agricultural activities and the profile of the agricultural area of the states in the southeastern region of Brazil, between 1995 and 2005. Pointers referring to the farming sector of the region’s states were used. The study shows that the process...