The objective of this paper is to examine value chain governance through case studies of four different certified value chains for Tanzanian tea. This paper takes a look at a traditional export commodity, tea, and discusses the implications of involvement in value-based certification schemes...

The introduction of the Integrated Projects of Food Chain requires the development of models capable of interpreting the dynamics of vertical and horizontal coordination between agents and the definition of the issues that most affect the ability of professionals to provide value added to goods...

El trabajo tiene el propósito de analizar las principales consecuencias de los cambios en la división internacional del trabajo en las dinámicas espaciales de los sistemas agropecuarios, particularmente en el caso de México. Aquí se utiliza el marco conceptual del estudio sobre empresas...

The project ‘Coalition to Diversify Income through Underused Crops’ (CoDI) operates in Vietnam and India since 2008. The project supports local communities in the production, processing and marketing of neglected crops – local grains, fruits and vegetables. Those varieties have close...

In this paper, we analyze the structural change in the supply chain of oil palm in North Sumatra, Indonesia, especially after the financial crisis of the late 20th century. We first describe the past and present market structure and conduct of oil palm industries in North Sumatra with an...

This paper focused on how and what diversified activities influence the price level of agritourism. A hypothesis that contrasts two directions was examined: facility-based and local culture-based activities. First, from the conceptual consideration, we defined that agritourism based on local...

In the modern agri-food sector the need of manage quality and to improve market efficiency has generated new form of governance along the food chain. Even for typical products inter-profession organization is considered one of the most interesting institutions able to link the production phase...

El objetivo de esta investigación fue a de identificar las estrategias adoptadas por las vinícolas en Brasil, en la región de las ciudades de San Roque, Louveira, Jundiaí y Sao Paulo. La metodología utilizada fue el estudio de casos múltiples. Fueron realizadas entrevistas con los...

Este trabajo analiza una experiencia de territorialización de la producción ecológica en la comarca de la Sierra de Segura (Andalucía, España) y plantea la posibilidad de hablar de un SIAL “Agricultura ecológica-Sierra de Segura”. De una forma más concreta, estudia cómo se han...