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Vertical Integration within the Fresh Fruit Chain
Baldwin, Jean-Paul; Spreen, Thomas H. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
The “fruit trade chain” is a commonly accepted term used in the industry to describe the system of trading fresh fruit. The fruit trade chain includes procurement, production, packaging, shipment and delivery to the consumer. Within this chain, numerous components are involved: picking,...
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Are Co-operatives a Way to Integrate Small Farmers in Supply Chain Networks? Preliminary Thoughts on Hungary
Hanf, Jon H.; Török, Timea - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 37 (2009) 1
Vertical coordination in agri-food chains is a significant and increasing phenomenon in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC). It has been observed that this development prefers large scale production. However, the agricultural sector is still a mixture of small scale and large scale...
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ARMENIAN RURAL COOPERATIVES AND MARKETING: DAIRY SECTOR
Hovhannisyan, Vardges; Vasa, Laszlo - In: GAZDÁLKODÁS: Scientific Journal on Agricultural Economics 51 (2008) 19
valued most by member farmers. During the cooperative action milk production has also increased due to seminars on cattle … stated for business decision-making and cooperative principles. Our findings indicate that an opportunity exists to reinforce … managers’ knowledge in the areas of cooperative principles, division of responsibility between managers and the Board, and …
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Exploring the Relations, Bargaining Forms and Dynamics of the EU Food Supply Chain under the Perspective of the Key Actors: Evidence from Greece and Denmark
Galanopoulos, Konstantinos; Karantininis, Konstantinos; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3
The objective of this paper is to offer qualitative and quantitative insights on the perceptions of the actors in the EU food supply chain on a broad spectrum of topics that characterise its operation and conduct, highlighting also potential differences in North and South European countries....
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Agribusiness Model in Africa: A Case Study of Zambeef Products PLC
Almas, Lal K.; Obembe, Oladipo - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17 (2014) B
The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. For complete …
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Competitive Strategies of Dairy Processing Firms in Ireland
Dobson, William D. - Bancock Institute for International Dairy Research and … - 2007
This Discussion Paper summarizes (a) key elements of the competitive environment facing Ireland's dairy processors, (b) the overall dairy industry structure that has emerged in Ireland, and (c) the strategies of Ireland's dairy processing and exporting firms. The strategies employed by Ireland's...
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Strategies for Developing Domestic and International Markets for Nicaragua's Dairy Products
Dobson, William D. - Bancock Institute for International Dairy Research and … - 2003
This paper analyzes the capacity of Nicaragua's dairy industry to expand domestic dairy product sales and exports profitably. The paper (a) presents information on traits of Nicaragua's dairy industry that influence domestic and export market expansion capabilities, and (b) benchmarks...
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Changing Patterns of Livestock, Meat, and Dairy Marketing in Post-Communist Kazakhstan
Esenova, Saulesh; Dobson, William D. - Bancock Institute for International Dairy Research and … - 2000
This Discussion Paper describes the challenges associated with marketing livestock, meat, milk, and dairy products in Post-Communist Kazakhstan. A major finding is that Food Master, a joint venture between Developed Technologies, Inc. of the US and Ak-Bulak, Ltd. of Kazakhstan, achieved profits...
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A horizontális és vertikális ágazaton belüli agrárkereskedelem meghatározó tényezői: Bulgária és Románia esete
Jámbor, Attila - In: GAZDÁLKODÁS: Scientific Journal on Agricultural Economics 57 (2013) 5
A tanulmány az ágazaton belüli agrárkereskedelem országspecifikus meghatározó tényezőit elemzi Bulgária és Románia Európai Unióval folytatott kereskedelmében. Mivel az elméleti téma mezőgazdasági vonatkozásai korlátozottak, a cikk friss adatokkal és a horizontális és...
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Revisiting the Impact of Trade Liberalization and Mergers on the Malting Industry of North America
Brewin, Derek G.; Gray, Richard; Karagiannis, Giannis - In: Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 61 (2012) 4
This paper builds on the work of BUSCHENA and GRAY (1999) to look at the effects of mergers in the North American malting industry as ten firms in two separated markets merged into four firms in an integrated market. We explore the sensitivity of our results to the assumption of market power. We...
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