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Horticulture Farmers and Domestic Supermarkets in Kenya

Reardon, Thomas; Odera, Michael M.; Neven, David - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006

Are the rural poor excluded from the market opportunities created by the rise of supermarkets in developing countries? We analyzed the farm-level impact of supermarket growth in Kenya's produce sub-sector which is dominated by smallholder producers. Two main findings emerged. First, the...

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Supermarkets, New-Generation Wholesalers, Tomato Farmers, and NGOs in Nicaragua

Balsevich, Fernando; Berdegue, Julio A.; Reardon, Thomas - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006

Based on a survey of 145 tomato farmers and interviews with supermarket chains, NGOs, wholesalers, and farmer organizations in 2004, this paper examines the determinants and effects of farmers' participation in supermarket channels, with and without assistance from NGOs in "business linkage"...

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Estimation of impact of EU agricultural policies on the world market prices

Chantreuil, Frederic; Tabeau, Andrzej A.; van Leeuwen, Myrna - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008

According to world market studies, the influence of policy measures on the world market price in one or in a limited number of countries is, in general, much less significant than the influence of multilateral policy changes. To investigate the impact of EU agricultural policies on world market...

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DISCUSSION: CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL

Rice, Martin - Farm Foundation - 1998

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SLOTTING ALLOWANCES: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THEIR ROLE IN NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES

Rao, Akshay R.; Mahi, Humaira - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2000

The retail practice of charging a fee to stock new products is a relatively new but growing phenomenon. Termed a "slotting allowance", it has attracted considerable scrutiny because of uncertainty about its purposes and consequences. We propose and statistically test several hypotheses to assess...

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THE HOME MEAL REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY: A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE

Larson, Ronald B. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1998

design and marketing of the HMR concept. To increase the profitability of their HMR programs, supermarkets and restaurants … need to address the seven key "Ps" of HMR marketing: positioning, product, package, place, price, promotion, and people …. This paper reviews these seven marketing issues and summarizes the lessons learned by early HMR providers. …

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CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP IN FOOD RETAILING: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE ABOUT CONSUMER IMPACT

Kinsey, Jean D. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1998

Increased concentration in ownership of retail and wholesale food companies in the United States naturally leads to the question "How does concentration of ownership affect consumers?" Does it lead to higher or lower food prices, better or worse service, more or less choice between stores and...

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THE 2001 SUPERMARKET PANEL ENERGY MANAGEMENT STUDY

King, Robert P.; Seltzer, Jonathan M.; Poppert, William - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2003

Energy costs are a major concern for supermarket operators, since they typically represent the third largest operating expense after the cost-of-goods sold and labor. Supermarkets may also be some of the largest customers of electricity in an area and have a high "base load" (stable) demand. In...

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THE OBESITY CRISIS: CHALLENGE TO THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2003

Rising rates of overweight and obesity pose a major challenge to the food industry. The industry has the opportunity to take positive steps to become part of the solution, rather than part of the problem, which is the increasing perception. By 1999-2000 almost two-thirds of American adults were...

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FOOD MARKETING IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS

Kinsey, Jean D.; Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1996

The most efficient food delivery system in the world is becoming even more so with new electronic information gathered at the checkout counter and quickly transmitted to food distributors and manufacturers. In order to meet new competition in the retail market for food and food services,...

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