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Culture-specific Consumption Patterns of German and Ukrainian Wine Consumers
Rewerts, Astrid Lucie; Hanf, Jon Henrich; Wettstein, Nadine - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2009
By referring to Means-End-Chain-Theory, we identified personal values as the actual buying motive. Since these values vary according to the consumer’s cultural background, it is expected that culture-specific values lead to culture-specific consumption patterns. To verify this proposition, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519141
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Values as reasons for consumer decisions – an inter-cultural comparison
Rewerts, Astrid Lucie; Hanf, Jon Henrich - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008
Nowadays, consumers usually do not just consider the functional use of a product. At least equally important are the emotional experiences that are tied up with the product and that are sated with non-material elements of a product. Which non-material elements of a product are considered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005039428
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Modernizing Africa’s Fresh Produce Supply Chains without Rapid Supermarket Takeover: Towards a Definition of Research and Investment Priorities
Tschirley, David L.; Ayieko, Miltone W.; Hichaambwa, … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
received greatest attention. In nearly the entire continent, the so-called traditional marketing sector – open air markets …, dispersed informal vendors, and traditional shops – is expected to play a dominant role in fresh produce marketing for several … production and marketing systems over a time frame acceptable to most policy makers and donors. Public engagement, preferably …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509147
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Linkages between Agricultural Marketing and Environmental Policies
Ravenswaay, Eileen O. van - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1993
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An Analysis of the Recent Evolution of Mali’s Maize Subsector
Diallo, Amadou Sekou - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
maize in Mali, the organization of the marketing channels and players, and the characteristics of the main consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008866190
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Trends in the Production, Trade, and Consumption of Food-Legume Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
Akibode, Comlanvi Sitou - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
Food legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role by being a source of livelihood for millions of people; and offer tremendous potential to contribute to the alleviation of malnutrition among resource-poor farmers. They contribute to the sustainability of cropping systems and soil fertility....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294267
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Sourcing and Promotion of Local Foods by Food Cooperatives in the U.S.
Katchova, Ani L.; Woods, Timothy A. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2011
This study examines the role that food consumer cooperatives play in the local food networks. Data are collected from three case studies with leading food cooperatives and a national survey of the general managers of food cooperatives. We identify the emerging business practices in local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009326210
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Getting More “Bang for the Buck”: Diversifying Subsidies Beyond Fertilizer and Policy Beyond Subsidies
Burke, William J.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Black, J. Roy - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Input subsidies are the single greatest expenditure under poverty reduction programs in Zambia. Yet maize yields continue to fall well short of international standards. One major reason appears to be the yield limiting effects of acidity, which is highly common on Zambian soils. We suggest a...
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The Impact of State Marketing Board Operations on Smallholder Behavior and Incomes: The Case of Kenya
Mather, David; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
Despite the resurgence of parastatal marketing boards and strategic grain reserves over the last decade in eastern and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653666
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Basic Characteristics of the Raspberry Marketing Chain and Position of the Small Farmers in Serbia
Zaric, Vlade; Vasiljevic, Zorica; Vlahovic, Branislav; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2013
position in the marketing chain. This paper aims to analyze the main characteristics of the raspberry marketing chain and … marketing chain, and the second one is the assessment of the effects of introduction the quality system on the volume of … production and sales, as well as on the selling price. The research shows that the marketing chain of primary producers is short …
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