Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 1,268
Cover Image
Społeczna odpowiedzialność przedsiębiorstw (CSR) w sferze agrobiznesu
Wołoszyn, Jan; Ratajczak, Marcin - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 11 (2011) 26
and medium sized enterprises from various industries, including the agribusiness industry. This article presents the basic … essence of the concept. In the second part of the paper, examples are presented from the sphere of agri-business companies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125574
Cover Image
Can Agribusiness Feed 3 Billion New People…and Save the Planet? A GLIMPSE into the Future
Connolly, Aidan J.; Phillips-Connolly, Kate - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 15 (2012) B
The IFAMR is published quarterly by IFAMA. www.ifama.org
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010909734
Cover Image
An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805103
Cover Image
Increased efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffalo
George, P.S. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998
The Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has sponsored several research projects with the aim of increasing the efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffaloes in some Australian and Indian situations. These projects involved research on upgrading technology...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325965
Cover Image
Fruit fly in Malaysia and Thailand 1985-1993
Collins, B.A.; Collins, David J. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998
Fruit flies are a serious economic pest affecting horticultural production world-wide. Increasing coordination of activities between neighbouring countries and those countries involved in fresh fruit trade is leading to more effective regional management of the fruit fly pest. 1.1 ACIAR Research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325993
Cover Image
Building Supply Systems from Scratch: The Case of the Castor Bean for Biodiesel Chain in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Watanabe, Kassia; Zylbersztajn, Decio - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 2
The present study contributes to identifying obstacles to the development of a local biodiesel agro-industrial system (AGS) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The research questions are: “How do local social characteristics influence the organizational effectiveness of agents involved in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068437
Cover Image
Should I Make or Should I Buy? Innovation Strategies and Governance Structures in the Italian Food Sector
Pascucci, Stefano; Royer, Annie; Bijman, Jos - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2
This paper analyses the “make or buy” decision of food firms applied to innovation strategy using 389 Italian food firms data from the Unicredit 2007 database. We develop a set of hypothesis from three theoretical perspectives such as transaction cost economics, strategic management and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068442
Cover Image
Technical Efficiency in the Chilean Agribusiness Sector – a Stochastic Meta-Frontier Approach
Lakner, S.; Muñoz, T. Brenes; Aedo, Edinson Rivera; … - International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium - IATRC - 2013
The Chilean economy is strongly export-oriented, which is also true for the Chilean agribusiness industry. This paper … effects of labour-quality, the extent of export orientation and the impact of paid subsidies to the agribusiness firms. Raw … materials and labour have to largest impact on the output, but with a different input-intensity for the different agribusiness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068455
Cover Image
A Computer Simulation Model of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Agri-Food Enterprises
Martinez Soto, Moises E.; Monroy, Carlos Rodriguez; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
System dynamics is an appropriate tool to build management models due to its ease of application in solving unstructured problems. In the twenty-first century the sustainability of organizations is influenced by the way it manages its knowledge. In this sense, knowledge management (KM)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069844
Cover Image
Electronic Commodity Market System for Food Networks
Fomina, Julia; Fomin, Eduard - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011
On the agricultural market, like any other market, there are transaction costs such as “discovering what the relevant prices are, the costs of negotiating and concluding a separate contract for each exchange transaction1”, and others. According to our research the average level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069846