Using micro level data from Cameroon this paper applies the theories of intrahousehold bargaining to models in which female farmers decide whether to take up cocoa marketing on their own or to rely on others to sell the product. We analyze the effect of marketing on control over the proceeds. We...

Contracts may be subject to strategic default, particularly if public enforcement institutions are weak. In a lab experiment, we study behavior in a contract farming game without third-party enforcement but with an external spot market as outside option. Two players, farmer and company, may...

In low potential agricultural areas like the Honduran hillsides characterized by soil degradation and erosion, organic agriculture can provide a means to break the downward spiral of resource degradation and poverty. We use original survey data to analyze the factors influencing the decision to...

Das Management von Sportbranchen unterteilt seine Zielmärkte in Zuschauer-, Sportler- und spezifische Folgemärkte (NUFER & BÜHLER 2010: 12). Für die Galopprennbranche werden im vorliegenden Beitrag der Sportlermarkt mit den dazugehörigen Akteuren zunächst hinsichtlich Struktur und...

Today’s global food production and consumption often stand in sharp contrast to the objectives of sustainable development. Sustainable food products, characterised by higher environmental or ethical standards than conventional equivalents, are therefore an essential mean of addressing this...

While smallholder market participation is seen as a catalyst for poverty alleviation, farmers in rural areas face a number of challenges in doing so. One of the most important factors is considered transaction costs related to transportation. Our study quantifies the benefits associated with...

Angaben des Herkunftslandes auf Lebensmittelverpackungen sind von zunehmender Bedeutung und bieten Differenzierungspotentiale u.a. für Kakao-Erzeuger aus Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern. Inwiefern ein Country-of-Origin-Effekt für den deutschen Verbraucher bei der Qualitätswahrnehmung von...

According to advocates, eco-certification can improve developing country farmers’ environmental and economic performance. However, these notional benefits can be undercut by self-selection: the tendency of relatively wealthy farmers already meeting eco-certification standards to...

Human behaviours are driven by two different types of motives: implicit and explicit motives. Psychologists have developed two main tools, namely time pressure and cognitive load, to disentangle the two motives. It implies that the values of willingness to pay (WTP) are sensitive to time...