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THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN ENSURING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S COMPETITION COMMISSION AND THE MAIZE MILLING INDUSTRY

Traub, Lulama Ndibongo - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …

In general, sustained agricultural productivity, growth and poverty reduction require an enabling policy environment that encourages private sector investments in input, output and financial markets. Using South Africa's maize milling industry as a case study, this chapter analyzes the impact of...

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THE QUIET REVOLUTION IN AGRI-FOOD VALUE CHAINS IN ASIA: UNDERSTANDING THE FAST EMERGENCE OF COLD STORAGES IN POOR DISTRICTS IN INDIA

Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, K.M.; Sutradhar, Rajib - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …

In disadvantaged districts of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India and an area where smallholders dominate, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of modern cold storages, triggered by market reform, investment subsidies, and better overall public service...

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AUTONOMY, COMPETENCE AND MARKET STRUCTURE: SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY APPLIED TO SMALL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS FROM LATIN AMERICA

Young, Linda M.; Bushman, Theresa C. - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …

The success of small agricultural producers in meeting the challenges of exporting high value products may be enhanced if interactions with intermediaries and market institutions support basic human needs. We use self-determination theory from social psychology to identify and examine the...

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CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE IN COLLECTIVE MARKETING: THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING TO COPE WITH AGENCY DILEMMAS

Ton, Giel; Flores, Lithzy; Monasterios, Rubén; Yana, … - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …

This chapter focuses on the inherent challenges in collective action and the institutional arrangements or regulations that hold market-oriented farmer groups together. It operationalizes the measurement of the capacity to contain these inherent challenges by mapping the presence and...

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SWEET SORGHUM: A SMART CROP TO MEET THE DEMANDS FOR FOOD, FODDER, FUEL AND FEED

Basavaraj, G.; Rao, P. Parthasarathy; Reddy, C. Ravinder; … - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …

Sweet sorghum is a C4 plant with high photosynthetic efficiency producing high biomass with sugary stalks in a short time (4 months) under rain-fed conditions. The stalks can be crushed to make juice, which can be fermented to produce ethanol or boiled to produce syrup. The syrup can be...

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PROMOTING FOOD PROCESSING THROUGH FOOD PARKS AND FOOD PROCESSING SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: THE INDIAN EXPERIENCE

Aggarwal, Aradhna - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …

This study evaluates the performance of food processing clusters and their role in the development strategy of the food processing industry in India. We focus on two major cluster development initiatives of the Government of India: one, a food park scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing, and...

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PROMOTING AGRO-ENTERPRISES IN THE HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA THROUGH IMPROVED INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES: EXPERIENCES OF MARKET-ORIENTED DAIRY AND FATTENING DEVELOPMENT

Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Hoekstra, Dirk; Tegegne, Azage - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …

Ethiopia's agriculture-led industrial development strategy (ADLI) stipulates that smallholder-led commercial transformation of agriculture is vital for the social and economic development of the country. The improving productivity and market success (IPMS) of Ethiopian farmers project is...

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COMPETITIVIDADE DO SISTEMA AGROINDUSTRIAL DA CARNE BOVINA NO ESTADO DO TOCANTINS

Araujo, Anna Paula; Lunckes, Jose Fernando; Rodrigues, … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008

is to discuss and analyze the competitiveness of the agribusiness´s meat from Tocantins based on some parameters. The … agribusiness beef in Tocantins presented indicators of competitiveness revealed smaller than the other regional departments … numbers indicate the need for efforts in the pursuit of development of factors that generate competitiveness, which will bring …

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CASOS SOBRE A CERTIFICAÇÃO UTZ KAPEH EM EMPRESAS CAFEEIRAS INFORMATIZADAS: IMPACTOS NAS PESSOAS, GESTÃO E COMPETITIVIDADE

Martinez, Lo Turco; Roberto, Joao; Jesus, Jose Carlos … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008

certification in the employees, in the management and in the competitiveness of two rural coffee companies, located in the South of …

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CARACTERIZAÇÃO DAS REDES DE SUPRIMENTO DO APL DE UVA DE MESA DA REGIÃO NOROESTE DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO

Filho, Lima; Oliveira, Dario de; Watanabe, Eluiza … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008

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

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