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The Expansion of Food Retail in Developing Countries and Its Effects on the Hunger Index

Wells, Patricia Bryn; Saghaian, Sayed H.; Osborne, William - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationship between the expansion of food retailing in developing countries and hunger index. Our analysis found mixed results between the expansion of food retailing and hunger index for four different countries. These results demonstrate...

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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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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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Networking in Meat Production Systems: The Influence of Cooperative Structures on Farmers’ Participation

Deimel, Mark; Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

Against the background of increasing competitive pressures and growing requirements with regard to food quality and safety, the significance of network-wide collaboration in food production has been pointed out in recent years. With this in mind, it is the objective of this paper to analyse pig...

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Bosch, Darrell J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 44 (2012) 03

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Efficiency And Equity Impacts Of The Rental Market For Cropland In Vietnam And Sources Of Transaction Costs Impeding The Market

Huy, Hoang; Lyne, Michael; Ratna, Nazmun; Nuthall, Peter - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013

This research investigates the efficiency and equity impacts of the cropland rental market in rural Vietnam and attempts to identify the determinants and importance of transaction costs impeding this market. A generalised ordered logit model with shifting thresholds accounting for effects of...

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Consumer attitudes towards and willingness to pay for NZ food attributes in the UK, China and India and the impact on NZ producer returns

Saunders, Caroline; Guenther, Meike; Tait, Peter; John, … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013

This study examined consumer attitudes towards food attributes and origins, alongside consumer’s willingness to pay (WTP) for food certified for these attributes in China, India and the UK. The study used surveys including a choice experiment undertaken in each country. The economic impact of...

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Widening Opportunities for Increased Marketing of Processed Milk in UgandaIntroduction

Mbowa, Swaibu; Shinyekwa, Isaac; Lwanga, Musa - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

The analysis of the 2009 Uganda National panel Survey (UNPS) collected by the UBoS shows that milk production from smallholder farm units was 1 billion litres, and about 52 percent (524 million litres) joined the second level of the milk value chain – and of which 72 percent was marketed in...

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Trends in the Production, Trade, and Consumption of Food-Legume Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

Akibode, Comlanvi Sitou - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011

Food legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role by being a source of livelihood for millions of people; and offer tremendous potential to contribute to the alleviation of malnutrition among resource-poor farmers. They contribute to the sustainability of cropping systems and soil fertility....

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