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The Sustainability of Intensive Livestock Areas (ILAS): Network System and Conflict Potential from the Perspective of Animal Farmers

Otten, Dennis; den Weghe, Herman F.A. van - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

The present study has determined the perceived consequences of an ILA on the production conditions of livestock farming systems based on the advantages of an agglomerated agri-food industry and the disadvantages of an increasing livestock concentration. It became obvious that the benefits of...

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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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Community Supported Agriculture in the Urban Fringe: Empirical Evidence for Project Feasibility in the Metropolitan Area of Naples (Italy)

Cicia, Gianni; Colantuoni, Francesca; Del Giudice, Teresa; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3

Urbanisation of city-side areas effects on farm land use and organisation are analysed in this study with the objective of seeking the most effective way to implement a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme. Specifically, we used a theoretical framework to describe and assess the...

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Communicating Ethical Arguments to Organic Consumers: A Study Across Five European Countries

Naspetti, Simona; Zanoli, Raffaele - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3

Additional ethical claims were tested with mock organic egg labels in five EU countries. The attitudes towards the advertising labels were assessed by multiple copy testing measures. A total of 156 individual responses were analysed. The study confirms the difficulty of conducting advertising...

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Internationalization and Firm Performance in Agribusiness: Empirical Evidence from European Cooperatives

Heyder, Matthias; Makus, Christian; Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

The ongoing internationalization of markets has become a major issue also for companies of the agribusiness …. Nevertheless, neither the degree of internationalization of agribusiness firms nor the internationalization …-performance relationship in the agribusiness sector have been analyzed thoroughly so far. To help fill this void, we use panel data compiled …

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Relationship Quality and Innovation Capacity of Chains: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU

Gellynck, Xavier; Kuhne, Bianka; Weaver, Robert D. - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

The purpose of the paper is to explore how the perceived relationship quality is related to the innovation capacity in chains of the traditional food sector. Based on suggestions from theory and previous studies, empirical evidence is drawn from a survey of 90 traditional food chains including...

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Review on Suitability of Available LCIA Methodologies for Assessing Environmental Impact of the Food Sector

Amani, Pegah; Schiefer, Gerhard - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2

Production, processing, distribution, and consumption of a wide variety of products in the food sector have different ranges of environmental impacts. Methodologies used in environmental impact assessment differ in which set of impact categories is covered and which models are used to assess...

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An Update on the Consequences of EU Sugar Reform

Moyo, Sibusiso; Spreen, Thomas H. - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

Since its formation the European Union (EU) has employed a rather complicated policy to ensure high prices to domestic sugar growers and trade preferences to certain sugar exporting countries, e.g. the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group. One result of this policy is that the EU has been...

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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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Diversification Decisions in Agriculture: The Case of Agritourism in Kansas

Amanor-Boadu, Vincent - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 16 (2013) 2

The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Assocation. www.ifama.org …

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