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In March 1997, a FMD epidemic broke out in the Taiwan pig industry and within four months some 40 per cent of the pig population was lost to the disease. The demand for pork fell substantially following the outbreak due to food safety concerns by consumers, and this raises the question of...
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of organic products, consumer and producer attitudes towards, and expectations of, organic farming, product integrity and …The demand for organic food products has expanded rapidly in the past decade on a global basis, stimulated by consumer … agribusiness sectors, because little market research and policy analysis on organics has been conducted and published. The …
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This study investigated whether there would be an increase in consumer willingness to pay and purchase if reduced …
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Focus groups were held with four pastoral sectors (sheep, dairy, deer, and beef) to investigate intensification strategies available to each sector. Focus groups first identified drivers of intensification in their sector, then identified the strategies they perceived as available, and evaluated...
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China has been rapidly increasing its consumption and imports of dairy products in recent years. A two-stage demand system was estimated for livestock product consumption in urban China over the 1990s. Total expenditure elasticities for the livestock commodity group and expenditure elasticities...
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above circumstances. A best practice program was developed to address the problem of increasing consumer complaints …
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How much animal product do the Chinese consume at present? How much animal product will the Chinese consume in the near future? Plausible estimates that can answer these questions seem to be extremely scarce. On the other hand, there has been strong demand for such estimates by many in trade and...
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In the past China has been self-sufficient in beef products, but, with a dramatic increase in consumer spending on food …
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This study assesses the performance of supply chains for two major export crops produced in Nepal (ginger and large cardamom) from a smallholder perspective. It aims to identify factors that constrain marketing choices available to smallholders, limiting the chain’s robustness from their...
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