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The future of the quality policy in the light of the CAP post-2013
Di Pasquale, Jorgelina; Pantini, Denis - In: Politica Agricola Internazionale - International …, 2
Quality policy is an integral part of the CAP and represents a useful instrument for promoting both the competitiveness …
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Agricultural Clusters in China
Kiminami, Lily; Kiminami, Akira - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of clustering in the development of agriculture and rural communities in China. We shall examine in detail the food industry, which is the link in the food chain that propels the industrialization of agriculture, and identify instances of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913357
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Geographic Indicators and Rural Development in North Africa Implications for TTIP Negotiations
Petit, Michel; Ilbert, Helene - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2015
In an earlier paper we interpreted the resolution of the 2005 WTO dispute on GIs as a stalemate and suggested a shift of the balance of power in favor of the pro-GI coalition. Since then, international negotiations continue to be stalled. The record of GIs as a tool for the promotion of rural...
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The LAS approach: a scheme for a sustainable local development of Southern countries rural areas?
Requier-Desjardins, Denis - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
LAS (Localised Agri-food Systems) approach has been viewed until now as either an analysis of a variety of local production system or an anthropological vision of the links between food and places. Although theses approaches are relevant, they prove sometimes hard to differentiate themselves of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693351
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Organization and structure of the chain in the Integrated Projects of Food Chain in Basilicata region: the effects on the new rural dynamics
Conto, Francesco; La Sala, Piermichele; Papapietro, Paolo - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
and regional development. …
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Serrano Cheese and Coalho Cheese: tradition enhancement as an alternative to territorial development in Campos de Cima da Serra and Sertão Sergipano do São Francisco, Brazil
Cruz, Fabiana Thome da; Menezes, Sonia Souza Mendonca - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
In this article, we used empirical data from research related to the production of two traditional cheeses in Brazil: the Serrano Cheese and Coalho Cheese, produced, respectively, in Campos de Cima da Serra, Rio Grande do Sul, and Sertão Sergipano, in Sergipe. The production characteristics and...
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Food security and poverty in the era of decentralization in Indonesia
Thompson, Geoff; Bottema, J.W. Taco; Baldwin, Robert - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific … - 2008
Food security enhancement is one of the main objectives of agricultural development. In Indonesia, agricultural and rural development, such as food security and the reduction of poverty and the number of food-insecure households, is being determined by the changing dynamics of the international...
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Traceability and the new CAP
Maraveyas, Napoleon N.; Doukas, Yannis El. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2009
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was strongly criticized for the food safety crises of the 1990s which included … competitors. The aim of this paper is to study how traceability has been included within the framework of the new CAP. In the … reforms of the CAP from the beginning until the Agenda 2000. In the second part we briefly present the objectives and aims of …
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Lunch with Pigou: Externalities and the “Hidden†Cost of Food
Lusk, Jayson L. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 42 (2013) 3
Social critics have taken aim at modern production agriculture using a common theme: many food, health, and environmental problems are explained by corporate farms, agribusinesses, and fast-food restaurants failing to account for the full costs of their actions. How accurate is this diagnosis?...
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How have agricultural policies influenced caloric consumption in the United States?
Rickard, Bradley J.; Okrent, Abigail M.; Alston, Julian M. - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and … - 2011
Many commentators have speculated that agricultural policies have contributed to increased obesity rates in the United States, yet such claims are often made without any analysis of the complex links between real-world farm commodity support programs, prices and consumption of foods, and caloric...
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