Similar Search Results

Solvency and Performance of French Wineries in Times of Declining Sales: Co‐operatives and Corporations

Declerck, Francis; Viviani, Jean-Laurent - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

The paper assesses the ability of French wineries to prevail over the crisis of French wine in the years 2000 …). Co‐operatives were able to absorb part of the impact of the wine crisis at the expense of their members, in increasing … French wine crisis has not been strong enough to shake the financial structure of cooperatives and corporations. But co …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853593

Price Heterogeneity and Vine Homogeneity: An Ordered Logit Hedonic Price Estimation

Pomarici, Eugenio; Caracciolo, Francesco; Cembalo, Luigi - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

Consumers face complex choices when they buy wine: wine is a highly differentiated product sold at prices that vary over a wide range. This paper aims to provide monetary valuation of some relevant credence attributes of the wine, such as certifications and quality ratings made by expert...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880537

Innovative Logistics Concepts in the Floriculture Sector

Vorst, Jack G.A.J. van der; Bloemhof, Jacqueline M.; de … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

Today most flowers physically pass through the auction houses on their fixed routes from (inter)national growers to (inter)national customers. Physical presence is necessary to allow for physical inspection, quality control and break-bulk activities. Several developments, such as new markets in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914608

Vertical Integration within the Fresh Fruit Chain

Baldwin, Jean-Paul; Spreen, Thomas H. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

The “fruit trade chain” is a commonly accepted term used in the industry to describe the system of trading fresh fruit. The fruit trade chain includes procurement, production, packaging, shipment and delivery to the consumer. Within this chain, numerous components are involved: picking,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069705

Design and Implementation of Flower Export Consortium in Ceará State, Brazil

Silva Junior, Aziz Galvao da; Perez, Ronaldo; Amin, Daniel - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2011

The Brazilian presence in international commerce, despite the regional leadership in Latin America and the global importance of Brazil as an emerging economy, is quite limited, reaching only 1% of the world’s total trade. Nevertheless, the agribusiness sector is responsible for half of the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069845

Innovation Trajectories in Honduras’ Coffee Value Chain? ‐ Public and the Private Influence on the Use of new Knowledge and Technology among Coffee Growers ‐

Fromm, Ingrid; Hartwich, Frank; Romero, Gustavo - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

In this paper we present results from a study on the use of improved coffee production technology schemes among smallholder coffee producers in three prominent coffee producing regions in Honduras. We analyze the impact of various schemes (trajectories) in which different agents influence the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853601

Farmers’ Markets, Producer and Consumer Behaviour: Analysis of Interactions with the Metrics of Sustainability

Marino, Davide; Mastronardi, Luigi; Franco, Silvio; De … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

This paper provides insights of the Italian farmers' markets (FMs) experience. These short food chains can be conceptualized among the so-called "alternative agro-food networks", which reject the traditional food chains features - productivity, products standardization and industrial...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078190

US Consumers’ Perception of Local and Organic Food: An Analysis Based on Means-End Chain Analysis and Word Association

Haas, Rainer; Sterns, James; Meixner, Oliver - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

The market of local and organic food is still a niche market in the USA, despite its strong growth rates. Both offer consumers an alternative to a globalized anonymous food supply chain. Yet local food and organic food seem to be overlapping and to some degree competing food concepts. While the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078194

The Role of Innovation Intermediaries in Innovation Systems

Nilsson, Magnus; Sia-Ljungström, Clarissa - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

The paper investigates the role of innovation intermediaries in sector-specific regional innovation systems. Innovation is viewed as a non-linear, iterative process and open process involving multiple actors from different parts of the innovation system. The paper studies in particular...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078195

Imperfect Competition in the Italian Dairy Chain: Consequences for the Price Transmission and Welfare Distribution

Rosa, Franco; Vasciaveo, Michaela - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

The milk quotas were introduced in Italy in 1984; from that time onward, the dairy chain has progressed in technology and organization with consequences for the market competition. The Aglink-Cosimo simulations suggest milk production will return to an increasing path, driven by a fairly optimistic...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078196