Except for few studies, not many have analyzed the significance of embeddedness and networks for consumers coping with uncertainty. In our explorative study based on focus groups in Norway and Germany, consumers’ attitudes to purchasing of seafood are further explored. We find that fish in...

This study analyzes the demand for food commodities in the United States in the postwar period using both time-series and cross-section data. Income-consumption relationships are based on data from 1955 and 1965 USDA household food consumption surveys. The analysis co cross section data...

Communities across the country are struggling to accommodate population growth and economic development while limiting negative impacts of associated land development patterns.. At federal, state and local levels, policies and programs are being implemented in an attempt to mitigate the negative...

The theoretical framework developed by the Transaction Costs Economics has been used by several authors to improve theproduction system different actors’ relationships comprehension. However, Transaction Costs Theory application in agri-industrialSystems have been infrequently treated in...

Individual transferable quota (ITQ) regulation relies on a decentralizedmarket mechanism and a single price to allocate access to a stock of fish. The resulting allocation will not be fully efficient if the stock being allocated is heterogeneous or if there are potential gains from centralized...

Because of the extreme uncertainty in fisheries biology, efforts to determine a stock-recruitment relationship have not been entirely successful. In the face of this certainty, this paper argues for a change in focus for fisheries economics from bioeconomic optimization toward goals whichare...

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The production of desserts and fruit jellies is a traditional agribusiness activity in the south of Brazil, especially in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. However, the Brazilian commercial opening that was processed in the beginning of the 1990’ years, it influenced negatively this segment, mainly...

The purpose of this study is to assess and evaluate the most important risks in selected Europeanand international food chains from the perspective of the buying company. The primary objectiveis to identify the “non-acceptable” risks in terms of damage potential and likelihood of...

Companies carrying out their business activities are looking for the key to long term success under constantly changing circumstances and economic conditions. In order to achieve company goals and in order to satisfy the needs of customers, companies are striving for establishing tight and long...