There has been concern about the effectiveness of India's agricultural policy reforms adopted in recent years as part of the overall policy liberalisation process. These concerns have been strengthened by studies of spatial market integration of major agricultural commodity markets, such as the...

This paper describes results of a study of the main factors affecting the development of the maizeseed industries in Brazil and Mexico (and, by extension, other developing countries). The authorsdevelop a framework that researchers and policy makers can use to evaluate seed industryperformance...

The Israeli citrus export sector was liberalized in 1991 with the aim to increase citrus growers’ income and to improve overall efficiency of the international citrus marketing channel. However, the former government export monopoly’s activities were mainly taken over by four large companies...

This paper investigates the determinants of rice seed variety choice inIndonesia with respect to a meta-profit function. Varietal choice ismodeled as depending on the profitability of high yielding varieties of seedrelative to traditional varieties of seed, the schooling of cultivators...

The current food crisis all over the globe has necessitated alternative policy actions byvarious stakeholders in almost all countries of the world. Consequently, efforts are focusedon increased investment in agricultural research and development. The study evaluatesimpact of technological...

A presente pesquisa propõe-se caracterizar a rede de suprimento no APL de uva demesa do Noroeste do estado de São Paulo, utilizando o modelo de rede de suprimento deSlack e Lewis (2008). O foco do estudo foram as empresas motrizes. Para tanto, foramidentificadas e caracterizadas as atividades...

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo caracterizar a oferta dos produtores de hortaliças nas micro-bacias Bandeira e Segredo na cidade de Campo Grande – MS. Para o desenvolvimento deste estudo foi adotado o método indutivo e utilizado dados secundários do IBGE, CEASA/MS, e primários...

O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar e descrever as características da cadeia produtiva cafeeirade Cacoal sob a ótica da Economia dos Custos de Transação (ECT). Para tanto, sistematiza-se umreferencial teórico acerca da ECT, particularizando alguns conceitos de seus pressupostos,...

Against the background of increasing concerns regarding the energy supply security as well asenvironmental concern the interest for renewable energy sources has increased in recent years. Thebiofuel sector, backed by public policies, experienced a strong increase in and outside Europe....

A cultura cafeeira foi e continua sendo de primordial importância para a economiabrasileira. Além de importante fonte de renda para a economia brasileira, o café temdestacada participação nas receitas cambiais, na transferência de renda entre setores e naformação de capital no setor...