1. The uniqueness of food markets -- 2. Food crises -- 3. The food sector during economic development -- 4. Food clusters -- 5. Globalisation and food markets -- 6. Newly industrialised countries, developing countries and food markets -- 7. Food demand -- 8. Food market policy -- 9. The...

Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased vertical integration and changes to market structure. Companies grow bigger in order to obtain economies of scale...

This study investigates the strategic behaviour of food industry firms. Its two goals are to:(i) characterise strategies being employed; and(ii) identify distinct approaches to information-sharingData from an interview-format survey of Danish food industry firms are used to characterisestrategy at...

This study investigates the strategic behaviour of food industry firms. Its two goals are to: (i) characterise strategies being employed; and (ii) identify distinct approaches to information-sharing Data from an interview-format survey of Danish food industry firms are used to characterise...

Purpose: The agricultural treadmill is explored, describing how technology create productivity gains for the benefit of progressive farmers, but where the result is also increased supply, falling prices, economic problems for laggard farmers and thus the need for new achievements in technology....

Agricultural structure - the size, number, specialization, concentration etc. of farms - is changing heavily these years. To a large extend this development is a result of the economic and technological development, which takes place in a developed society. The development follows a rather...