This study provides an empirical assessment of the competitiveness of Albanian dairy and wine production, based on specifically collected survey data. For both product groups, the analysis is carried out on two levels: farm level production of raw material and processing and manufacturing of the...

This volume of proceedings, available both as hard copy and pdf <http://www.iamo.de/dok/sr_vol25.pdf>, is an edited compilation of selected contributions to the IAMO Forum 2004, which will be held in Halle (Saale), Germany, at the Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe from 4 to 6 November 2004....</http://www.iamo.de/dok/sr_vol25.pdf>

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of direct payments and rural development measures of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on employment in agriculture. We work with a dynamic labour demand equation augmented by the full set of policy instruments of the CAP, which is...

Against the global debate on socially responsible agro-investment, we explore the conditions, patterns, and impacts of recent agricultural recovery in Kazakhstan’s northern grain provinces. Vertically and horizontally integrated agroholdings brought outside investment and management to this...

Since mid 2007 there has been a dramatic rise in prices for basic foods such as internationally traded varieties of rice, corn and wheat. At the moment, it is rather impossible to estimate how far speculation in the commodity markets has contributed to this development. Irrespective of this, a...

Seit Mitte 2007 sind die Preise für Grundnahrungsmittel wie Reis, Mais und Weizen bei international gehandelten Sorten dramatisch gestiegen. In welchem Umfang zu dieser Entwicklung Spekulationen an den Rohstoffmärkten beigetragen haben, lässt sich nicht beziffern. Unabhängig davon setzt eine...

The article contributes to the understanding of neo-endogenous rural development from the perspective of evolutionary game theory. Rural development is modelled as the increasing realisation over time of gains from interaction by rural stakeholders. The model exhibits two dynamically stable...

This article provides a deeper theoretical understanding of the linkages between land fragmentation and off-farm labor supply in China, and investigates this relationship empirically in a more direct way than does the existing literature. Drawing upon a rural household panel data set collected...

Durch zurückgehende Geburtenraten, Abwanderung und gewandelte Berufsvorstellungen von Jugendlichen sehen sich landwirtschaftliche Betriebe immer weniger in der Lage, ausscheidende Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter durch qualifizierte Nachwuchskräfte zu ersetzen. In besonderem Maße gilt dies...