The aim of this paper is to analyse whether the family control exerts a significant influence on profitability in agri-food companies that have been vertically integrated. This assumption is based on the idea that family-owned firms better overcome the internal conflict that arises in a company by reducing transaction costs. We have analysed the determinants of the profitability and its annual increase, considering the kind of company and its sector
The current market situation has led the production sector to focus on developing new products that satisfy consumer demands and improve firms’ competitive positions. This study seeks to analyze the role played by the consumers’ innovative tendency in the acceptance of new food products. This was done through the use of means-end chain theory in an application for coffee in Spain
En Cuba coexisten numerosas y variadas formas de extensión que tienen la misión de contribuir al desarrollo competitivo y sostenible de las formas de producción, lo que constituye un objetivo de trabajo en el campo del desarrollo económico y social. Partiendo de este concepto, el objetivo general de esta investigación fue analizar algunas de las formas de extensión que existen en Cuba por medio de estudios de caso
This article analyses spatial innovation dispersion and also level of innovation development across the crop sector. For this, five crude indicators viz. Mechanisation indicator, Vulnerability indicator, Concentration indicator, Stability indicator and Adoption indicator were constructed which determined the direction of innovation. Agricultural Innovation System encompasses both the facets of technology development and technology dissemination. However, much concentration and efforts were exerted on innovation and technology development part while the other part i.e.
El presente estudio muestra las principales características socio-productivas de la red agroalimentaria mencionada, la identificación de etapas, agentes y actividades (primarias y de soporte), y el análisis de los mecanismos que la gobiernan; para lo cual se empleó una metodología sistémica que permitió caracterizar la mencionada red, y en donde se determinó que presenta ventajas como la inclusión de mujeres a la etapa productiva, y el sentido de asociatividad de procesadores y distribuidores
The goal of this work is to review methodologies to analyze value chains, particularly within the agribusiness sector. The first part of the analysis delves into the value chain concept, with the aim of discovering how the concept has changed from an historical perspective, and what would be an acceptable narrow definition.
El objetivo del trabajo fue obtener información básica sobre la producción y los retornos económicos de la habichuela larga en el Caribe Húmedo de Colombia en el año 2018. No se evidencian trabajos anteriores en materia de caracterización tecnológica y socioeconómica. La información se obtuvo de una encuesta estructurada aplicada mediante el método de muestreo aleatorio simple a 16 productores de habichuela larga. Los retornos económicos se calcularon empleando patrones de costos y técnicas de análisis económico de rentabilidad
This work brings data about the use of E-commerce and poverty reduction in rural areas of China and was presented on the Digital Innovation Dialogue Session 6: China’s Approaches and Experiences in Digital Agriculture and Digital Rural Area. The Digital Innovation Dialogue initiative was launched in early 2019 by the FAO and serve as a forum to enhance knowledge sharing and mutual learning between multidisciplinary innovation practitioners and FAO staff through open and informal discussions.
Con la finalidad de evaluar prácticas de gestión de innovación tecnológica en Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PyMES) agroindustriales del Estado de Chihuahua, se diseñó y aplicó un instrumento, tomando como referencia el concepto establecido por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE).
In this study was tested how different ways of composing collaborative action networks influence food innovation. Networks have received considerable attention in the literature and are perceived to enhance the likelihood of innovation success by overcoming resource and capability deficiencies. While previous studies of collaborate innovation in the food sector have been mostly qualitative case studies of one or a few networks, we compare 96 networks which were all structured according to the same network template.