Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik +3 more
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Productive and Reproductive Record Keeping in Low-to-Middle-Income Tropical Livestock Systems: Challenges and Perspectives. [PDF]
Romero-Zúñiga JJ +4 more
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ABSTRACT This paper explores Swedish consumers' protein preferences by estimating the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for minced meat and plant‐based proteins in pasta sauce from an in‐store experiment (n = 206) and an online discrete choice experiment (n = 517). On average, the WTP was highest for minced meat.
Emilia Mattsson +3 more
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Tree Plantation-Driven Forest Fragmentation Reduces Ground-Dwelling Insect Diversity Through Cascading Declines in Seedling Density. [PDF]
Zhang Z, Jiang C, Zhu X, Meng F.
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ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase +2 more
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The brain is defenseless against pesticides. [PDF]
Scorza FA +3 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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An Exploratory Pilot Study to Investigate the Potential Relationship Between Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Virus Viremia Changes and Barn Manure Pit Management Procedures. [PDF]
Melini CM, Kikuti M, Yue X, Corzo CA.
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ABSTRACT This study investigates how consumer taste and brand equity perceptions shape the acceptance of plant‐based milk products. Using a blind/informed tasting experiment, we evaluated consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) and taste perception of a plant‐based milk alternative produced by a traditional dairy brand, compared with competing plant‐based ...
Federico Parmiggiani +6 more
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Mechanization-driven farmland consolidation and farm household labor allocation: Evidence from grain producers in Shandong, China. [PDF]
Liu Y +7 more
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