This paper introduces the three behavior relationship patterns between rural government and peasant household in the product structure adjustment of planting industry in China. Based on the investigation on the government behavior in product structure adjustment of Cangshan County of China, we...

This paper uses an agent-based real options approach to analyze whether stronger vertical integration reduces investment reluctance in pork production. A competitive model in which firms identify optimal investment strategies by using genetic algorithms is developed. Two production systems are...

This paper explains regionally differentiated patterns of structural change based on a theoretical framework dealing with strategic interaction of farms on the land market. The main research question focuses on the causes of regionally persistent structures. An empirical Markov chain model is...

We investigate the strategic decision behavior of female entrepreneurs in a realistic market entry experiment where individuals started with gains or losses experienced prior to the game. We compare the entry behavior of female entrepreneurs to the entry behavior of male entrepreneurs and to the...

Among the family-farms in western Germany, significant regional differences are observable. They exist not only with respect to present farm-structure but also with respect to patterns of structural change. In the present paper, the different farm-development-strategies that cause these regional...

As part of its climate change policy the Australian government has introduced a Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET) scheme and is also attempting to introduce a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). Using as a case study a main agricultural region of Australia, this paper examines how...

A TÉSZ-en keresztüli értékesítés indokait és a TÉSZ tagok aktivitását kérdő¬íves felmérés alapján vizsgálva megállapítható, hogy a ZÖLD-TERMÉK Szövetkezetnél, valamint a MÓRAKERT Szövetkezetnél a TÉSZ a termelő számára is elfogadha¬tó mennyiségű áru...

SUMMARY FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS The paper investigates the effect of trust between members and between members and the management in an agricultural marketing co-operative in the Hungarian horticultural sector. More specifically, we looked at how trust affected the performance and...

Néhány évtizeddel ezelőtt a vidék és a mezőgazdaság fő feladata az volt, hogy elegendő mennyiségű és megfelelő minőségű élelmiszert és ipari alapanyagot állítson elő, hatékonyan foglalkoztatva a vidéki népesség jelentős hányadát. Később felmerült, hogy...

The forms of cooperation which are common in Hungarian agriculture are fundamentally different from those characteristic of Western Europe. This was caused principally by the collectivization process implemented after the Second World War. Our paper presents the various forms of cooperation...