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Consumers’ attitude toward the source of biotechnology Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Xumin Zhang, Lisa House, Joanna Karavolias, Zhifeng Gao, Teresa Briz, Rainer Hass
Existing research based on labels, risks and benefits, and cultural differences has focused on consumers’ preferences for genetically modified (GM) food products. Limited attention has been paid to the attitudes toward the source who developed the biotechnology. Because there may be trust issues associated with large multinational firms that are often involved in the development of biotechnology, it
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Shortening food supply chain in home-grown school feeding: experiences and lessons from south central China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Xinghua Liu, Chengfang Liu, Jieying Bi
Both home-grown school feeding (HGSF) and short food supply chain (SFSC) emphasize on proximity and aim to strengthen the competitiveness of local smallholder farmers. From a theoretical perspective, HGSF implemented as a type of SFSC could help deliver synergies. A pivotal question is how HGSF can be combined with SFSC and the benefits and drawbacks of such combination. Using an HGSF program which
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Coffee sustainability attributes in developing countries: the Honduran domestic coffee market Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Brenda Mamani Escobar, Luis Sandoval, Marco A. Palma, Carlos Carpio, Manuel D. Garcia
Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about the sustainability of their purchases. The coffee industry has been a leader in developing initiatives that promote the adoption of sustainable practices along the value chain. Labels on coffee packages that denote sustainable attributes are intended to inform the consumer and encourage sustainable consumption. The main objective of this study was
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Assessing the impact of digital financial inclusion on agricultural total factor productivity in China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Shixian Zhaia, Chao Peng, Yu Sheng
Based on panel data from the National rural fixed point survey from 2011 to 2018 and the Peking University digital financial inclusion (DFI) index data, this article uses the dynamic panel fixed effect model to analyze the effect of access to digital inclusive financing platforms on agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) and its contributing factors at the household level. The results show that
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Editorial Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Rui Mao, Aleksan Shanoyan, Kate Brooks
The agri-food systems around the world are faced with the challenges from unprecedented short-term shocks and long-term supply and demand shifts. The need for transformation towards more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems has thus risen to the centre of attention of agribusiness industry and policy decision makers. Technological innovations in the areas of supply chain management, environmental
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Coffee cooperatives and cross-border side-sales in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: two sides of the same coin Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Wannes Slosse, Jeroen Buysse, Vijaya Vijaya, Koen Schoors, Marijke D’Haese
In the Eastern DRC, coffee farmers combine the different sales outlets available to them. Cooperative members sell coffee to the cooperatives they belong to as well as to informal markets, which include a channel of illegal cross-border smuggling. In this conflict affected region, the informal cross-border markets persist irrespective of the presence of cooperatives. This paper seeks to understand
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A qualitative assessment of farmer director skills in agricultural cooperatives Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Jody S. Herchenbach, Brian C. Briggeman, Jason S. Bergtold, Aleksan Shanoyan, Sarah A. Low, Brandi Miller
Agricultural cooperatives in the United States are larger and more complex than ever before. Due to this growth, farmer directors need to up-skill to maximize farmer member benefits. Director education is generally considered a successful strategy for improving financial and strategic performance, yet little research has examined the skills U.S. agricultural cooperative directors need. This research
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The role of information heterogeneity in blockchain-based traceability systems: evidence from fresh fruits buyers in China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Qianqian Zhai, Qian Li, Ali Sher, Chao Chen
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Ahead of Print.
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Economic and environmental impacts of agricultural non-tariff measures: evidence based on ad valorem equivalent estimates Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Rui Mao, Yuhang Liu, Xiaoxi Wang
Non-tariff measures as hidden barriers to agricultural trade would not only result in production and welfare distortions due to the international relocation of activities along the agricultural value chain, but also yield subsequent consequences to both the scale and distribution of carbon emissions from the agri-food system. This paper estimates ad valorem equivalents of non-tariff measures using
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R&D goal seeking and risk taking in biotechnology R&D investments Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Desmond Ng
Rapid advances in biotechnology have made R&D (research & development) investments an important strategic goal. Yet, despite the increasing growth in R&D investments, an understanding of the decision-making processes surrounding the attainment of a firm’s R&D goal remains underdeveloped. This study addresses this gap where a firm’s R&D goal seeking process is offered. Specifically, unlike prior studies
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Agricultural marketing and price analysis – 2nd edition Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Jose Quintero, James L. Mitchell, Trey Malone
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Ahead of Print.
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Competitive parity as strategic dimension – little to gain, much to lose Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Barbara Richter, Jon H. Hanf
It is essential for firms in the agri-food business to ensure specific product attributes in the long run and to avoid reputational damage. Competitive advantages cannot be achieved with such product attributes; however, they must be ensured to remain competitive in the long run. Searching for literature on competitive parity resulted to be very difficult and literature on competitive parity seems
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Exploring how EU agri-food SMEs approach technology-driven business model innovation Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Giustina Pellegrini, Camila Silva de Mattos, Verena Otter, Geoffrey Hagelaar
The EU agri-food sector, which is mainly composed of small and medium-sized enterprises has become more demanding in terms of technological inputs to reduce costs, improve the added value of food products, achieve sustainability issues, or address new market opportunities. The introduction of new technologies poses challenges for SMEs that lack the resources and time to cope with the technological
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COVID-19 disruptions and pivoting in SMEs in the hidden middle of Kenya’s potato and fish value chains Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Diego Naziri, Ben Belton, Sarah Alobo Loison, Thomas Reardon, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Wachira Kaguongo, Kelvin Maina, Erick Ogello, Kevin Obiero
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions put in place to contain it. This study assesses the impact of these restrictions on the midstream of the potato and fish value chains, with a focus on traders and processors, and investigates the short- and longer-term responses and ‘pivoting’ strategies deployed by these firms. Longitudinal
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Healthy diet and food system transformation in China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Binjian Yan, Yiru Wang, Yingheng Zhou
The Chinese food system has expanded its focus from aiming to solve food problems to tackling current health and environmental issues. The Chinese diet has increased in quantity and improved in safety, but there is still room for improvement in terms of health and sustainability. This study used Chinese dietary data provided by the Global Diet Database to analyze the changes in China’s dietary structure
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Consumer trust in Arctic foods certification Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Yang Yang, Jill E. Hobbs, David C. Natcher
Arctic food industries offer promising potential for sustainable economic development; however, no certification system currently exists to assure Arctic origin and unique product qualities. We survey 1,602 Canadian consumers to explore attitudes to sustainability, authenticity, and origin in the context of Arctic foods, and assess their use of sustainability labels and trust in different certifiers
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Food outlet choice patterns of alternative food system consumers Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Lijun Angelia Chen, Lisa House, Xiang Bi
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Ahead of Print.
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Participation in a mutual fund covering losses due to pest infestation: analyzing key predictors of farmers’ interest through machine learning Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Lisa Höschle, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri
In the context of intensified Halyomorpha halys infestations in Italy, this paper provides a very first investigation of key factors that drive fruit growers’ intention to participate in a mutual fund (MF) compensating production losses due to this invasive insect. Data were collected in Veneto Region in Italy, where many farmers suffered H. halys attacks, and interest in the development of innovative
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Social entrepreneurship in agri-food systems: the case of food hubs Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Tatevik Avetisyan, R. Brent Ross, Wynne Wright
Food hubs are nascent organizational innovations in local and regional food systems. Although the number of food hubs in the U.S. has grown over the past decade, their purpose in the food system is still debated. There is a lack of clarity in whether food hubs primarily pursue a social mission, economic value creation, or both simultaneously. To better understand the purpose of food hubs in the food
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Adopting modern agricultural technologies and impact on economic performance: evidence from cashew farmers in Kenya Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Pius Nnahiwe, Jiří Hejkrlík, Miroslava Bavorová
Despite the inherent potential of and merits in adopting modern agricultural technology, the present-day farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa is yet to catch up with the rest of the world in harnessing this potential. To extend the knowledge in the adoption of technology theory, this study examines factors, in particular farmers’ group participation and access to agricultural extension services on farmers’
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Agri-food trade resilience among food-deficit countries during the COVID-19 pandemic Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-17 Soojung Ahn, Sandro Steinbach
This paper examines the trade resilience of low-income and food-deficit countries (LIFDCs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic declaration, LIFDCs have faced unique challenges due to their heavy reliance on food imports. This paper identifies the differential trade effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on agri-food exports to LIFDCs using a dynamic treatment effects model and monthly product-level
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How resilience innovations in food supply chains are revolutionizing logistics, wholesale trade, and farm services in developing countries Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Thomas Reardon, Rob Vos
Developing country food supply chains have been pummeled by a series (and often a confluence) of shocks over the past several decades, including the Russia-Ukraine war, COVID-19, climate shocks from hurricanes to floods to droughts, animal and plant diseases, an intensification of road banditry and local conflicts, and overlaying all these, deep transformation in markets themselves with new requirements
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Geo Biogas & Tech: leading sustainable energy transition in Brazil through biogas business Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-13 Leticia Franco Martinez, Marcos Fava Neves, Beatriz Papa Casagrande, Gabriel de Oliveira Teixeira, Vinicius Cambaúva, Daniel Bocca Mancini
The aggravation of climate change in recent years has intensified the search for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and the insertion of renewable alternatives in the energy matrix at Brazilian and global level. Geo Biogas & Tech emerged in this scenario in 2007, bringing German efficient gas generation technology to biogas production in Brazil. The company is a pioneer in the services
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Internet celebrities, public opinions and food system change in China: a new conceptual framework Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-13 Xiaoping Zhong, Jingjing Wang, Xiaohua Yu
Internet celebrities have powerful influence on public opinions and behaviors through affecting their feelings and attitudes. This study proposes a comprehensive framework which consists of individual-social-subjectiveobjective (IS-SO) dimensions to assess the influence of internet celebrities as opinion leaders on public’s subjective values, consumption decisions, perceived cultural changes, and opinions
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Hometown effect on consumer preferences for food products Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-13 Hideo Aizaki, Kazuo Sato, Tomoaki Nakatani
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Ahead of Print.
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Global traders and the integration of Chile and Mexico into the configuration of the global value chain of berries Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-13 María Guadalupe González-Ramírez, Vinicio Horacio Santoyo-Cortés, José Jaime Arana-Coronado, Manrrubio Muñoz-Rodríguez, Nadia Albis-Salas
This paper examines the configuration of the global value chain of berries (GVCB) by analysing the trajectories and strategies of global trading firms; as well as the local advantages of Chile and Mexico that allowed them to integrate into this chain. The study applies the basis of the methodology of multiple case studies. The results show that the trading companies configured the GVCB by making use
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Strategic business decisions of retailers in the edible insect value chain in Uganda Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Emmanuel Donkor, Robert Mbeche, Dagmar Mithöfer
Edible insect value chains are expected to contribute to sustainable food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation and job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is little empirical evidence on the strategic business decisions of midstream-actors in edible insect value chain. This study fills this knowledge gap by analysing the factors that influence retailers’ strategic business decisions
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Operationalizing circular economy. Reflections on a by-product upcycling value chain construction in the brewing sector Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Gaëlle Petit, Samira Rousselière, Sibylle Duchaine, Emilie Korbel, Véronique Cariou, Sergey Mikhaylin, Luc K. Audebrand
The concept of a circular economy has arisen in response to the problems related to the limits of the dominant linear economic system in contemporary societies and of the finite resources of our planet. The transition from waste status to a raw material by reusing it makes it possible to modify its value for future users and thus to redistribute this value. This article focuses on the case of spent
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Research and innovation challenges for better policies in food systems and bioeconomy transitions – evidence from Poland Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Paweł Chmieliński, Barbara Wieliczko
Climate changes and depleting natural resources call for the urgent sustainability transition of the economy. This also refers to food systems, which are a vital part of the economy directly linked to the nature. The first step in creating better forward-looking policies for the transition of food systems is identification of knowledge gaps to target R&D spending. In the paper we focus on the presentation
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Special Issue: Opportunities and challenges of EU farm-to-fork strategy Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Mariantonietta Fiore, Loïc Sauvée, Joanna Wiśniewska-Paluszak
In the context of the Farm-to-Fork strategy towards climate and natural resources neutralization, all players in agri-food value chain actors and stakeholders – citizens, consumers and business – cope with new challenges based on a better understanding of the complex interrelations between public health, ecosystems, value chains, consumption patterns, and planetary boundaries. From a managerial perspective
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Too much power or no power: when does intermediary’s power result into better wine and happier farmers? Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Orjon Xhoxhi, Drini Imami, Jon Hanf, Ekrem Gjokaj
The study analyzes the trading relationship performance between farmers and intermediaries and the factors shaping it, with a focus on intermediary’s power, based on a structured survey of vineyard farmers in Kosovo. Confirmatory factor analysis is employed to develop measures for the study latent variables, and ordinary least squares regression is used to test the hypothesis. To further validate the
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Trust in agri-food value chains: a systematic review Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Jasper R. de Vries, James A. Turner, Susanna Finlay-Smits, Alyssa Ryan, Laurens Klerkx
Agri-food value chains are complex systems comprising of a network of interlinked and interdependent actors. To foster collaboration between these actors, trust between actors and in value chains is considered to be key. Despite growing scholarly attention an overview of to what extent and how trust is the role of trust in agri-food value chains is lacking. Employing a systematic review, this paper
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Techlex: a corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Yunyi Zhou, Song Hu, Kevin Z. Chen
A tradeoff lies between inclusiveness and economic efficiency in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals such as poverty reduction, food security, and climate resilience. Vertical coordination between agribusinesses and farmers, in tandem with corporate social responsibility, has been perceived as an approach to surmount such tradeoff from a micro perspective. In a localized context of developing
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How has the new round of farmland certification in China affected farmers’ economic welfare? Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Dan Yang, Xiaoli Wang, Yu Tang, Zimin Liu, Xiaohua Yu
It is vital to evaluate the effects of China’s farmland certification programme on farmers’ economic welfare and clarify the impact mechanism. This paper uses the China Labour Dynamics Survey (2014, 2016),1 building endogenous switching regression and endogenous switching probit models to test the impact of the farmland certification programme on farmers’ net agricultural income and poverty status
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Agricultural support and spatial price transmission: evidence from China’s maize sector Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Jiawu Dai, Yuchen Feng, Yan Wang, Xiuqing Wang
A market-oriented reform of China’s 2016 Temporary Purchase and Storage Policy (TPSP) is important for improving the price-forming mechanism of maize. Using monthly, province-level panel data and a dynamic spatial econometric model, this study distinguishes the heterogeneous spatial price transmissions of maize under officially supportive and market-oriented regimes. Our empirical results show that
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Promoting global well-being through fairtrade food: the role of international exposure Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Fred A. Yamoah, David Eshun Yawson
Social preference theory highlights an alternative explanation for consumption choices that are not consistent with rational economic decision making. In the current research, social preference theorizing is advanced by highlighting consumers’ exposure to developing countries (international exposure) as a factor that increases disposition to support fairtrade. The study shows that internationally exposed
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Smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for commercial insect-based chicken feed in Kenya Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Afrika Onguko Okello, David Jakinda Otieno, Jonathan Makau Nzuma, Michael Mukembo Kidoido, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga
The cost of chicken production in developing countries is 300% higher than in developed nations. Overreliance on the key protein feed ingredients especially soybean and fishmeal (SFM) that are characterized by rising food-feed competition and supply chain impediments exacerbate the situation. The use of insect protein as a sustainable alternative protein source has attracted global attention recently
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Reducing food waste from social innovation perspective: a review of measures, research gaps and future directions Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Guoqing Zhao, Shaofeng Liu, Yi Wang, Carmen Lopez, Aira Ong, Xiaoning Chen
Food waste (FW) has been increasingly recognized as a severe environmental, social, and economic problem. Therefore, it should be tackled innovatively by analyzing and synthesizing existing solutions. This study aims to achieve a comprehensive understanding of different social innovation measures adopted for reducing FW using a systematic literature review. After locating, collecting, evaluating, and
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Factors affecting the choice of governance structure along the vegetable value chain in Bangladesh Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Dabasis Sharma, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Ismat Ara Begum, Andrew M. McKenzie
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Ahead of Print.
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A dynamic systems analysis of factors affecting success of identity-preserved products: the case of high-oleic soybeans Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-10-07 Charles F. Nicholson, Keenan C. McRoberts, Besir Suleyman Öz, Birgit Kopainsky
The factors contributing to success of identity-preserved (IP) products are understood conceptually, but are rarely quantified. A combination of system dynamics modeling and group modeling building with value chain stakeholders provides a generalizable approach to quantify the relative importance of individual factors and identify information needed to assess market potential. The limited growth of
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AgriTech investor and informant perspectives about cellular agriculture Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Mark A. Gagnon, Garrett Broad, Kelia Grandison, Robert M. Chiles
Investor and venture capital activity within food, agriculture and bio renewables (AgriTech) continues to accelerate. Investors recognize promise in AgriTech due to pressing demand to provide food and bio renewable materials for our growing population. Cellular agriculture, meat produced in vitro versus in vivo is one specific space where exceptional investor activity is occurring. This work captures
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Collective smart innovations and corporate governance models in Italian wine cooperatives: the opportunities of the farm-to-fork strategy Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Concetta Nazzaro, Marcello Stanco, Anna Uliano, Marco Lerro, Giuseppe Marotta
European policies, especially the ‘farm-to-fork strategy’, address the challenge posed by the ecological transition in agriculture setting up a new technological paradigm. In this context, collective smart innovations may play a crucial role, enabling to meet current citizen-consumers’ needs as well as producing positive environmental and social externalities. Lately, wineries, in the attempt to improve
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Can food ordering apps help combat food fraud through providing food safety information? Consumer responses to gutter-oil-free claim on Koubei Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Na Hao, Holly Wang, Beiqi Zhu
The illegal use of gutter oil (GO) as cooking oil is a serious food fraud problem in China and has raised widespread concerns. With the popular use of internet, Koubei, a food ordering app, launched a campaign that every restaurant could pledge on the platform that it is GO free. This paper evaluates whether consumers value the GO-free feature reflected on their willingness-to-pay (WTP) to the claim
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Financial and strategic management analysis of Farmer Foodshare Inc., a nonprofit food organization Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-25 Carlos O. Trejo-Pech, Margarita Velandia, Keiko Tanaka, Karen Rignall, Terry Billie
Following best financial management practices that increase the likelihood of long-term economic sustainability is likely not the primary concern of nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits focus their attention primarily on achieving mission-driven goals. However, research reports that balancing financial sustainability with an organizational mission is a core challenge for most nonprofits, particularly
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Resilience in the food sector – environmental, social and economic perspectives in crisis situations Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-25 Justyna Franc-Dąbrowska, Nina Drejerska
Environmental, social and economic perspectives, derived from the sustainability approach and present within by the resilience concept, are integral parts of food systems. At the same time they are clearly articulated within the EU farm-to-fork (F2F) strategy referring to building up resilience to possible future crises as diseases and pandemics. The aim of this paper is to investigate resilience in
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Social embeddedness and agricultural technology diffusion from the perspective of scale differentiation – a case study from China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-25 Kai Li, Qi Li
Social embeddedness always plays important role in facilitating agricultural technology diffusion. However, in China, dramatic changes have occurred in the social embeddedness of rural households in the transition from ‘acquaintance society’ to ‘semi-acquaintance society’. Could this be the reason for the debate over the role of social embeddedness? What are the differences in the role of social embeddedness
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Everywhere the same? Competitiveness of two regional vegetable production clusters in Southern Germany Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-18 Andreas Gabriel, Vera Bitsch
German vegetable production is characterized by its pronounced variety of cultivated vegetable crops. There are also large differences among distinct production regions in terms of climate conditions, farm structures and marketing infrastructure. Two of the most important vegetable production regions in Southern Germany are the so-called ‘Knoblauchsland’ (Garlic Country) in Middle Franconia and the
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Rural youth interest in economic activities along the agricultural value chain: empirical evidence from KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and implications Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-18 Raesetse Baloyi, Edilegnaw Wale, Unity Chipfupa
Identifying which agricultural activities rural youth would be interested to participate in and understanding which factors are enabling and constraining their participation is essential in attempting to alleviate rural youth unemployment and ameliorate the poor succession plan in smallholder agriculture. Employing a recent household survey dataset, descriptive statistics, and multinomial logit regression
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Cluster-based agricultural development: a comparison between China and Africa Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-12 Xiaobo Zhang
Clusters for high-value crops are ubiquitous in China and in African countries. Drawing from three case studies (potato cluster in China, medicinal and aromatic cluster in Egypt, and dates cluster in Tunisia), this chapter discusses the major challenges facing cluster development and the roles of different agents (e.g. entrepreneurs, business associations, and local governments). Cluster development
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Why can’t the supply chain keep up with organic bakery product demand? Understanding miller, distributor, and baker organic wheat quality perceptions and needs Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Tatiana Drugova, Kynda R. Curtis
While the demand for organic wheat products in the U.S. is strong and continues to grow, organic wheat supply is actually decreasing in part due to grower challenges related to declining yields and quality. This study examines the perceptions, requirements, and needs of millers, distributors, and bakers surrounding organic wheat quality and supply. We also use ordered logit models to examine which
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Information interventions and health promotion behavior: evidence from China after cadmium rice events Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-22 Jiehong Zhou, Jing Zhang, Li Zhoui
Based on the panel data of 777 consumers before and after the information intervention, this paper explores the effectiveness of information intervention methods that enable consumers to adopt health promotion behavior. Using the intervention methods of real testing-information, general news information, and integrated information, a difference-in-difference method is used to conduct an empirical research
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Impacts of work attitude of outsourcing services on food losses: evidence from rice harvest in China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Xue Qu, Daizo Kojima, Laping Wu, Mitsuyoshi Ando
This study uses survey data from 651 farmers in China to study the impacts of moral hazard on rice harvest losses and we further study the differences of the impacts across farm scales. The results show that large-scale farms have lower harvest losses and the service providers have more serious attitude when harvesting. After addressing the endogeneity of moral hazard using instrumental variable approach
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Are there any differences in rural development challenges within European countries? Social and economic contexts from EU rural leaders Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-12 Tomasz Kusio, Joanna Kudełko, Alexandra Borges, Anamarija Delic, Iulia Stroila
Rural development has become a significant policy challenge in Europe. More employment opportunities have increasingly been concentrated in urban areas, leaving rural regions with ever-continuing down-fall in terms of population size and economic growth. In this context, rural entrepreneurship activity that positively influences rural communities is embedded in broader social or structural policies
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Traceability issues of honey from the consumers’ perspective in Romania Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Cristina Bianca Pocol, Peter Šedík, Alexandra-Ioana Glogovețan, Ioan Sebastian Brumă
The Romanian honey market is facing a problem related to traceability, especially when honey is produced in more than one country and its origin is indicated as a blend of EC and non-EC honeys. The increase of honey adulteration has consequences on both consumers and honey producers with considerable negative effects. The aim of the study was to identify the factors that influence honey purchasing
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Sustainable value creation – a farm case on business model innovation Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Fredrik Fernqvist, Vera Sadovska, Per-Anders Langendahl
The agricultural sector in Sweden, as elsewhere, is affected by increased intensification and specialisation, leading to fewer and larger farms. The majority of agricultural firms acquire profits by pushing an economies of scale strategy, which is not always possible for small farms. However, there are alternative strategies. This teaching case focuses on a small farm in Sweden and offers students
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Students’ perception towards IFAMA agribusiness case study competition: do culture, discipline, and training experience matter? Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Zhanguo Zhu, Chung-Chou Tsai, Yue Wang
Case study competition is an effective tool used in higher educational institutions to augment students’ learning experience. Although many studies have explored this phenomenon in business and management discipline, no study has been conducted in agribusiness yet. The current research is conducted to explore students’ perceptions towards agribusiness case study based on cognitive ability, affective
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Broiler production systems in Ghana: economics and the impact of frozen chicken imports Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Craig Chibanda, Mohamad Isam Almadani, Petra Thobe, Christine Wieck
Chicken meat consumption in Ghana has significantly increased in the last two decades. However, production has stagnated, and domestic producers are struggling to satisfy the local market. Consequently, Ghana is dependent on chicken imports. The imports have attracted criticism as they are believed to be negatively affecting producers. This paper uses typical farms to analyze broiler production systems
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Risk and return of heterogenous farmland locations and qualities Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-07 Ashraf Noumir, Michael Langemeier
Using data on farmland values in Indiana and Iowa, this study examines the risk and return characteristics surrounding top, medium, and poor farmland qualities in different locations in these two states. We find that systematic risks of locations/qualities are very low (indistinguishable from 0). In terms of risk-adjusted return, our results show that Indiana farmland has more excess return and higher
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Impact of smartphone use on production outsourcing: evidence from litchi farming in southern China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-28 Yi Cai, Yucheng Sun, Wene Qi, Famin Yi
There is a great deal of evidence suggesting that information and communication technology (ICT) and agricultural production outsourcing can improve farm productivity and farmers’ welfare. However, less is known about the relationship between modern ICT use and agricultural production outsourcing. Drawing upon a survey of 855 litchi growers from southern China, this study estimates the effect of smartphone
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Exploring multiple drivers of cooperative governance: a paired case comparison of vegetable growing cooperatives in the UK and China Int. Food Agribusiness Manag. Rev. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-28 Qiao Liang, Han Dong, Adrian R. Bailey, Weibin Hu, Fu Jia
Farmers’ collective action via cooperatives is critical to achieving a wide range of economic and social benefits that lead to sustainable development and enhance the welfare of rural communities. Adopting a qualitative case study method, the paper compares the development and governance attributes of two cooperatives and seeks to identify how non-economic conditions explain their differences. The