The purpose of the study is to analyse the issues of economic, social and institutional factors in the growth of agri-food sector and the development of rural areas in Europe. The authors of chapters included in this volume try to answer the questions concerning above-mentioned phenomenon on the...

So called "hard times" are in our paper connected with post-crisis situation. FLIEM model predicts that before the crisis, during the crisis and after the crisis phases are connected with higher levels of inventory in food processing enterprises. Investments in current assets of the businesses...

In order to foster the competitiveness of the food supply chain, the European Commission is committed to promote and facilitate the restructuring and consolidation of the agricultural sector by encouraging the creation of voluntary agricultural producer organisations. To support the policy...