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Innovation and Power in Food Supply Chains: The Case of the Potato Sector in the UK
Revoredo-Giha, Cesar; Leat, Philip M.K.; Renwick, Alan W.; … - Land Economy and Environment Group, Scotland's Rural College - 2012
This paper deals with innovation in supply chains and discusses the effects that its organisation (e.g., bargaining … power along the chain) might bring on innovation and ultimately to the sustainability of the chain. The analysis was carried … the innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010909997
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Innovation and Power in Food Supply Chains: The Case of the Potato Sector in the UK
Revoredo-Giha, Cesar; Leat, Philip M.K.; Renwick, Alan W.; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2012
This paper deals with innovation in supply chains and discusses the effects that its organisation (e.g., bargaining … power along the chain) might bring on innovation and ultimately to the sustainability of the chain. The analysis was carried … the innovation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010910377
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UK Sugar Beet Farm Productivity Under Different Reform Scenarios: A Farm Level Analysis
Renwick, Alan W.; Revoredo-Giha, Cesar; Reader, Mark A. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005
The purpose of this paper is to study the effect that the imminent reform in the European Union (EU) sugar regime may have on farm productivity in the United Kingdom (UK). We perform the analysis on a sample of sugar beet farms representative of all the UK sugar beet regions. To estimate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005522292
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ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT ON UK SUGAR PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF REFORMING THE EU SUGAR REGIME
Renwick, Alan W.; Revoredo-Giha, Cesar - 2005
The purpose of the paper is examining the potential implications for the UK sugar beet sector of the EU sugar regime reform. Although the reform has yet to be formalised, the initial proposals centre on price and quota cuts. Using panel data from the Farm Business Survey for England, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009479485
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Leadership in a Changing Agriculture in UK
Alliston, John C.; Gonzalez-Diaz, Francisco - International Farm Management Association - IFMA - 2005
The recent reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in Europe has had significant implications for Leadership in the UK. The move from economic support for food production, to support for environmental deliveries has created the need for a new culture where leaders are very conscious that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005060423
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An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805103
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An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2011
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2011
This 2011 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004302
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Evaluation of Conservation Biological Control Innovation in Winegrowing
Cullen, Ross; Forbes, Sharon; Grout, Rachel; Smallman, Clive - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010
evaluation of the uptake and economic sustainability of this innovation is provided. Results indicate that there are ongoing … costs involved with maintaining the innovation and that adoption of the innovation is highly variable across winegrowing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324286
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Innovation Trajectories in Honduras’ Coffee Value Chain. Public and Private Influence on the Use of New Knowledge and Technology among Coffee Growers
Hartwich, Frank; Fromm, Ingrid; Romero, Gustavo - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 1 (2010) 3
agencies on the innovation behavior of coffee growers. Drawing from network data that depict the internal and outbound …’ behavior towards innovation. The influence of buyers, according to the data, is focused on certification and quality aspects … the role of private actors in innovation among agricultural producers and, hence, design development programs in such a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008741297
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Long-run and Global R&D Funding Trajectories: The U.S. Farm Bill in a Changing Context
Pardey, Philip; Chan-Kang, Connie; Beddow, Jason M.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
Domestically funded (and performed) research and development (R&D) has historically been a major source of productivity gains in U.S. agriculture, and a principal source of R&D spillovers to the rest of the world. In the waning decades of the 20th century, U.S. policymakers opted to ratchet down...
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