The rise of contract farming and vertical integration is one of the most important changes in modern agriculture. Yet the adoption and diffusion of these new forms of organization has varied widely across regions, commodities, or farm types. Transaction cost theories have done much in helping us...

Diagnostic tests provide valuable information to buyers about credence attributes like food safety and GMO content. Errors in testing, however, can mislead buyers and lead to problems like adverse selection. The ability to segregate suppliers who can deliver safe food from suppliers who cannot...

One of the goals of inspection and traceability is to motivate suppliers to deliver safer food. The ability of these policies to motivate suppliers depends on the accuracy of the inspection, the cost of failing inspection, the cost of causing a food borne illness, and the proportion of these...

Agricultural data and their use for better decision-making and innovation are at the core of the digital transformation of agriculture. But fragmented and unclear data governance arrangements may weaken farmers’ willingness to adopt digital solutions. This, in turn, may reduce the availability...

A tanulmány a nyugat-európai szövetkezés lényegét és fejlődési irányait vizsgálja. A szövetkezeti rendszerek elemzéséhez szükség van az úgynevezett szövetkezetiidentitás- felfogás elemeinek és kapcsolódásainak vizsgálatára. A koncepció legfontosabb részei: a...

A magyar mezőgazdaság üzemszerkezetének és vertikális koordinációs mechanizmusainak alapvető átalakulása, illetve az EU-csatlakozás számos kihívás elé állítja a tejtermékpálya szereplőit. E tanulmány alapjául szolgáló kutatás alapvető célja a tejtermékpálya...

We see that Belgian industrial dairy production before World War II lagged the developments of other countries in the same region and of the same size such as Denmark and The Netherlands. The share of home production remained remarkably high, while within the industrial segment the number of...

The relevance of quality and typical food as strength for Rural Local Systems (RLS) is widely recognized in literature (Antonioli Corigliano, 1999; Brunori, 1999; Pacciani et al., 2001; Cecchi, 2002). Generally speaking, the chance of a RLS to build a competitive advantage often depends on the specificities...

Production and consumption of broiler meat has expanded rapidly in Peru since the 1990s. This rapid expansion was possible due to technological changes in production as well as integration of various stages of production, such as breeding farms, hatcheries, feed mills and grow-out farms by...