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Evolving Skill Needs in the Food System of East and Southern Africa: Results from Agribusiness Company Interviews
Scheltema, Nico; Meyer, Ferdinand H.; Ejobi, Francis; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2014
agribusiness companies in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, and South Africa. The study was conducted in the context of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212090
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What multipliers don’t tell you: A spatial analysis of farm household linkages
Pangbourne, Kate; Roberts, Deborah - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2012
Agricultural policy and farm lobby groups often stress the role of farm production in sustaining local economies. This paper considers the spatial pattern of the upstream and downstream agricultural transactions of farms in North East Scotland and, in particular, the extent to which they take...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069593
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The Current State of Agribusiness Education and Training in Africa
Mabaya, Edward T.; Christy, Ralph D.; Bandama, Maureen - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010
attention to include agribusiness or agro-industries. However, the role of Agricultural Education and Training in fostering … agribusiness growth in developing countries is relatively underexplored. This paper analyses the current state of agribusiness … macroeconomic environment—political, economic, social and technological—in which agribusiness development is taking place in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201484
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Supermarkets, farm household income and poverty: Insights from Kenya
Rao, Elizaphan J.O.; Qaim, Matin - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010
Expansion of supermarkets in developing countries is increasingly providing opportunities for farmers to participate in modern supply chains. While some farmers are excluded by stringent supermarket requirements, there are important gains for participating farmers. However, studies analyzing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201495
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CHANGE AND RESEARCH IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY: A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
Poole, Nigel D. - Department of Resource Economics, University of … - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806474
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COMMENTS ON THE STRUCTURAL CONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS
Connor, John M. - Department of Resource Economics, University of … - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806475
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EVALUATING MERGERS IN FOOD INDUSTRIES UNDER PROCEDURES FOR LITIGATION OR REGULATION
Coate, Malcolm B. - Department of Resource Economics, University of … - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806476
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Potential of Artificial Wetlands for Removing Pesticides from Water in a Cost-Effective Framework
Martin, Elsa; Destandau, Francois; Rozan, Anne - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2011
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implication of wetland construction for the cost-effective design of a pesticide charge. A model is developed in order to show that, for a given target, the introduction of wetland construction can reduce overall abatement costs and can lower the input...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203282
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Impacts of EU Accession on Hungarian Primary and Processed Agricultural Trade
Jambor, Attila - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2011
In 2004, Hungary joined the European Union (EU) along with nine other Central and Eastern European Countries, causing several changes in the field of agriculture. One of the major changes was the transformation of national agri-food trade. The aim of the paper is to analyse the effects of EU...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203291
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ON THE ROLE OF THE BROKERAGE INSTITUTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
Quattri, Maria A.; Ozanne, Adam; Wang, Xioabing; Hall, … - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2011
The recognition that policies aimed at “getting prices right” in less developed countries were failing due to incomplete markets has spurred a new wave of reforms, directed instead at “getting markets and institutions right”. Although previous studies have documented the potentially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203302