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Soybean Production in Brazil: Main Determinants of Property Sizes

Silvestrin Zanon, Raquel; Saes, Maria Sylvia Macchione - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

Economies of scale are present in soybean production. In Brazil, the two largest producing regions have properties with different dimensions. In particular, the average size of properties in the South is much smaller than those in the country´s Mid‐West region. This study analyzes the...

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Determinants of Worldwide Diffusion of GlobalGAP Certification

Masood, Amjad; Brümmer, Bernhard - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2014

GlobalGAP is an important private standard in food sector. However, geographic diffusion of GlobalGAP is uneven across the world. We use a panel from 2008 to 2012 for 170 FAO member countries to analyze GlobalGAP diffusion in the agricultural sector as a whole as well as in the crops subsector....

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Incentives for Non-Price Competition in the California WIC Program

McLaughlin, Patrick W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA

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The Value of “Made in USA”: Impact of Chinese acquisition of a US Company on Consumer Willingness to Pay

JIN, SHAOSHENG; ZHANG, YU - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

In this study, we explore how the acquisition of Smithfield, the world’s larger pork producer, by a Chinese firm Shuanghui, on Chinese consumers’ WTP to meat product using experimental auctions. We conducted two sets of experiments, one when the acquisition was still pending approval and the...

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A Qualitative Analysis of Sensory Experiences and Expectations in the European Organic Market: Findings from Italian and German Consumers

Asioli, Daniele; Canavari, Maurizio; Pignatti, Erika; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

pointed out that sensory attributes are important elements that should be taken into account in the marketing strategies by … heavy users. In both countries, one part of the organic consumers seem to appreciate sensory marketing activities whereas … another part apparently does not. For Italian consumers who appreciate sensory marketing, non-subjective as well as subjective …

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Valuing Information on GM Foods in the presence of Country-of-Origin Labels

Xie, Jing; Hyeyoung, Kim; House, Lisa - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 04 (2013) 3

Information on production methods (genetic modification (GM) or organic production) and locations (country of origin) are commonly found on food package labels. Both pieces of information may be used as a proxy for food safety and (perceived) quality by consumers. Our study investigates the...

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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Larson, Ronald B. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1997

Many changes are occurring in food retailing. Forces driving these changes include the sales gains by supercenter, membership club, and convenience stores, the growing popularity of foodservice, the expansion of private label products (and the response by branded food manufacturers), and the...

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Abstracts of Selected Papers, NAREA Annual Meetings, Burlington, Vermont, June 7-10, 2009

In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 38 (2009) 2

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ARER Guidelines for Manuscript Submission

In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 38 (2009) 2

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NAREA Awards

In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 38 (2009) 2

NAREA Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, NAREA Master's Thesis Award of Merit, NAREA Distinguished Member Awards, NAREA Award for Outstanding Public Service Through Economics, and NAREA's Journal Article of the Year for 2008

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