by Csaba Forgács In Hungary small farms have played very important role since collectivization (1959-61). Up to radical changes small households have received strong support from coops in the field of providing inputs on one side and, marketing their products on the other. The latter was disrupted by radical reforms…
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF NEW CAP: AN HYPOTHESIS OF CHANGE IN BASILICATA
by Contò F. and Fiore M., La Sala P. ,Papapietro P. The role of education, knowledge and human resources in the agribusiness becomes of primary importance for the development of agricultural sector and, more generally, of the territory. The main objective of the present paper is to verify the role…
THE ROLE OF AGRIBUSINESS IN STIMULATING ON-FARM INVESTMENTS – CASE-STUDY OF THE ARMENIAN DAIRY SECTOR
by Liesbeth Dries, Matthew Gorton, John White, Vardan Urutyan, Gagik Sardaryan This paper analyses the impact on investments of contractual arrangements between farms and agribusiness in the Armenian dairy sector. Our empirical evidence is based on a unique survey of 300 Armenian dairy farms. The dairy sector is of particular…
REGULATORY CHALLENGES OF INNOVATION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MARKET AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW FOODS
by Brend van der Meulen & Anna Sajkowska Regulatory authorities face the challenge to strike a fair balance between the interests of consumers to ensure the safety of innovative foods and agricultural products and the interest of innovative businesses.Worldwide prior authorization schemes are applied. This contribution explores characteristics, pros and…
POLICY CHALLENGES FOR FOOD, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY
by András Nábrádi & József Popp Limited land is available globally to grow crops for food and fuel. There are direct and indirect pressures on forests and other lands to be converted from growing food for feedstock to be used for biofuel production. The balance of evidence indicates there will…
Legal-Economic Barriers to Price Transfers in Food Supply Chains
by Harry Bremmers, Bernd van der Meulen, Zorica Sredojevi & Jo Wijnands Recent price movements have put food supply chains under pressure. On the one side, upward price tendencies on commodity markets result in higher costs to processing firms. On the other side, these firms are confronted with a strong…
LABOUR MARKET ATTRIBUTES OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN HUNGARY
by Nóra Nagymáté Nowadays employment is an evergreen topic in Europe. The North Great Plain Region of Hungary is a typical rural area in Hungary, the unemployment rate is higher in this region as the national average, that’s why it is important, to give the possibility of job for the…
IMPACTS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THE AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY AND RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN SERBIA
by Hamid El Bilali, Biljana Panin, Sinisa Berjan, Noureddin Driouech, Aleksandra Despotovic, Nicola M. Zucaro Sixty-five per cent of the Serbian land area is agricultural and 55% of the population is rural.Agriculture share of GDP is more than 10% and about 47% of the rural labour force deals with agriculture.…
GREEN NETWORKS: INNOVATIVE CAPACITY OF SMES IN THE DUTCH GREENHOUSE HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY
by Henk J. Schout, Saskia J. M. Harkema The Dutch greenhouse horticulture industry is characterized by world leadership in high-tech innovation. The dynamics of this playing field are innovation in production systems and automation, reduction in energy consumption and sharing limited space. However, international competitive advantage of the industry is…
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CAPITAL TO AGRIBUSINESS
by Bruce L. Ahrendsen The global economy has continued to experience lingering effects of the global financial crisis that began in 2007. Although attention was initially given to the liquidity crisis and survival of some the world’s largest corporations and institutions, the financial crisis is likely to have long-lasting implications…