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Competition Barriers to Paraguayan Beef Exports: An Economic Review 巴拉圭牛肉出口的竞争壁垒:经济评论
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-04-15 DOI: 10.7896/J.1821
Carlos Agustin Ramirez Pastore, J. West
Paraguay’s beef industry has suffered sustained damage in credibility directly related to meat quality and process hygiene standards over the past two decades. These factors alone, however, are not the primary cause of persistent price discounting in export markets. Paraguay’s direct competitors have suffered similar export restrictions related to quality control but have since recovered to capture their original market share. We find that both a perceived and an actual absence of quality controls over beef production, coupled with the lack of an industry body representing Paraguay’s beef sector, are the major impediments to growth in the export market. The lack of sustained support and marketing of export-quality beef has led to persistent price discounting, despite quality improvements across the supply chain. The capacity to gain international market share remains diminished due to the disaggregated approach in which Paraguayan beef is marketed to foreign buyers. An industry-wide effort to coordinate food safety and quality activities, as well as maintaining certification programmes, market intelligence, export promotion and research and development could offer some degree of competitive advantage to Paraguay’s producers. While the idea of a central industry body has clear advantages, of greater value would be establishing meat quality standards that address the deficiencies in consumption-level responsiveness to meat quality. The establishment of an industry body would need to overcome the hurdles associated with related transaction costs across the alliance.
在过去二十年中,巴拉圭的牛肉产业在与肉类质量和加工卫生标准直接相关的信誉方面遭受了持续的损害。然而,这些因素本身并不是出口市场持续价格折扣的主要原因。巴拉圭的直接竞争对手也遭受了与质量控制有关的类似出口限制,但后来已恢复到原来的市场份额。我们发现,对牛肉生产的质量控制的认知和实际缺乏,加上缺乏代表巴拉圭牛肉部门的行业机构,是出口市场增长的主要障碍。尽管整个供应链的质量得到了改善,但由于缺乏对出口质量牛肉的持续支持和营销,导致价格持续打折。由于巴拉圭牛肉向外国买家销售的方式是分门别类的,因此获得国际市场份额的能力仍然下降。全行业努力协调食品安全和质量活动,以及维持核证方案、市场情报、促进出口和研究与发展,可以为巴拉圭的生产者提供某种程度的竞争优势。虽然建立一个中央行业机构的想法有明显的优势,但更有价值的是建立肉类质量标准,以解决消费层面对肉类质量反应能力的不足。建立一个行业机构将需要克服与整个联盟的相关交易成本相关的障碍。
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引用次数: 0
Climate variability and post-harvest food loss abatement technologies: evidence from rural Tanzania. 气候变率和收获后粮食损失减少技术:来自坦桑尼亚农村的证据。
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-04-15 DOI: 10.22004/AG.ECON.287548
S. Ndiritu, R. Ruhinduka
This paper focuses on improved storage and preservation technologies as an adaptation strategy in response to climate change. We also study the trade-off between improved cereal storage technologies and the preservation techniques among rural households in Tanzania. We find that climate variables significantly influence farmers’ choice of improved storage technologies and preserving decisions. Using a bivariate probit model, we find that modern storage technologies and preservation measures are substitutes. Farmers can significantly reduce annual costs associated with preservation by adopting (usually long lasting) modern storage facilities.
本文重点研究了改进储存和保存技术作为应对气候变化的适应策略。我们还研究了坦桑尼亚农村家庭改良谷物储存技术和保存技术之间的权衡。我们发现气候变量显著影响农民对改良储存技术的选择和保存决策。利用二元概率模型,我们发现现代储存技术和保存措施是替代的。农民可以通过采用(通常是持久的)现代储存设施大大减少与保存相关的年度成本。
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引用次数: 1
The Contribution of Biorefineries to Rural Development: The Case of Employment in Hungary 生物精炼厂对农村发展的贡献:匈牙利就业案例
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-03-20 DOI: 10.7896/J.1820
W. Heijman, Z. Szabó, Esther Veldhuizen
Most recent research concerning biofuels focuses on their potential for mitigating climate change, while their rural development dimension is given less prominence. Ongoing policy debates, including EU and US biofuel policies, pay little attention to this feature of the industry. This paper explores the impact of biorefineries on rural development, and employment in particular. It shows that biorefineries can have a considerable economic impact on the regions in which they are located. Embedded in the local social and economic fabric, the paper demonstrates their influence on regional and national labour markets. The case of a bioethanol plant in Hungary and its effect on the rural labour market in two counties of the country is studied by way of an input-output model. The research has found that the operation of a biorefinery stimulates the creation and maintenance of jobs in both farming and service industries. Results suggest that biorefineries are an important driver of rural development and that this aspect of the industry should be given greater weight in formulating biofuel policies.
最近关于生物燃料的研究大多侧重于其缓解气候变化的潜力,而其农村发展层面则不那么突出。正在进行的政策辩论,包括欧盟和美国的生物燃料政策,很少关注该行业的这一特点。本文探讨了生物炼制对农村发展,特别是就业的影响。这表明,生物精炼厂可以对其所在地区产生相当大的经济影响。嵌入当地社会和经济结构,本文展示了它们对地区和国家劳动力市场的影响。采用投入产出模型研究了匈牙利一家生物乙醇工厂的情况及其对该国两个县农村劳动力市场的影响。研究发现,生物精炼厂的运营刺激了农业和服务业创造和维持就业机会。研究结果表明,生物精炼厂是农村发展的重要驱动力,在制定生物燃料政策时,应更重视该行业的这一方面。
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引用次数: 7
The African Indigenous Vegetables Value Chain Governance in Kenya 肯尼亚的非洲本土蔬菜价值链治理
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-03-18 DOI: 10.22004/AG.ECON.287549
O. B. Abel, Cristopher Obel Gor, S. Okuro, P. Omanga, W. Bokelmann
Increasingly, food security interventions in developing economies are adapting value chain approaches to facilitate the integration of smallholders into high margin value chains. In Kenya, the resurgence of African Indigenous Vegetables due to their medicinal value and rich micronutrients is a case in point. The vegetables are cultivated by smallholders, and the supply has not matched the demand in the high margin markets among urban consumers. Access to such high margin markets necessitates that smallholders gain entry or upgrade into the networks of those buyers who possess considerable control of these value chains. There is limited value chain scholarship on chain governance and its implication for smallholder participation in Kenya. This study investigated how value chain governance influences farmer participation in vegetable markets and food security in Kenya. This study employed exploratory case study design to provide chain architecture, isolate primary actors, their roles, relations, constraints and opportunities for upgrading by smallholders. A mixed method approach involving a multistage sampling technique of 339 respondents was employed to bring to the surface insights on chain architecture, market margins and governance structures and their implications as regards upgrading trajectories for small-scale farmers in Kenya. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Spot market relations were found to dominate traditional value chains in rural areas while peri-urban areas exhibited both traditional and coordinated value chains. The value chains are characterised by very weak linkages between upstream actors and downstream partners, where wholesalers and supermarkets play the role of leading firms in traditional and coordinated value chains, respectively. The study recommends the inclusion of famers in market management committees and the establishment of binding contractual arrangements with supermarkets.
发展中经济体的粮食安全干预措施正在越来越多地调整价值链方法,以促进小农户融入高利润价值链。在肯尼亚,非洲土著蔬菜因其药用价值和丰富的微量营养素而复兴就是一个很好的例子。蔬菜由小农户种植,供应量与城市消费者高利润市场的需求量不匹配。进入这样的高利润市场需要小农户进入或升级到对这些价值链拥有相当大控制权的买家的网络中。肯尼亚关于链治理及其对小农户参与的影响的价值链学术研究有限。本研究调查了价值链治理如何影响肯尼亚农民参与蔬菜市场和粮食安全。本研究采用了探索性案例研究设计,以提供链结构,隔离主要参与者、他们的角色、关系、约束和小农户升级的机会。采用了一种混合方法,包括339名受访者的多阶段抽样技术,以深入了解肯尼亚小规模农民的链结构、市场利润率和治理结构及其对升级轨迹的影响。数据分析采用专题分析法。现货市场关系在农村地区的传统价值链中占主导地位,而城市周边地区则表现出传统和协调的价值链。价值链的特点是上游参与者和下游合作伙伴之间的联系非常薄弱,批发商和超市分别在传统价值链和协调价值链中扮演主导企业的角色。该研究建议将农民纳入市场管理委员会,并与超市建立具有约束力的合同安排。
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引用次数: 9
Working time organisation of senior workers in agricultural companies with a focus on age management 农业公司高级工人的工作时间组织,重点是年龄管理
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.7896/j.1819
H. Urbancová
The current situation on European agricultural labour markets and the expected demographic development emphasise the need to address the issues of work and working time organisation in order to attract a young generation to agriculture. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the use of modern individual methods of working time organisation within agricultural companies. Data was collected through a quantitative survey consisting of 259 active agricultural companies in the Czech Republic. Results suggest that three factors were responsible for working time organisation in agricultural companies: support of flexible employment forms, employee productivity and the use of specialists. The right working time organisation of all age groups supports the cooperation of all employees and ensures knowledge continuity.
欧洲农业劳动力市场的现状和预期的人口发展强调需要解决工作和工作时间组织问题,以吸引年轻一代从事农业。本文的目的是评估农业公司内部工作时间组织的现代个人方法的使用。数据是通过对捷克共和国259家活跃的农业公司进行的定量调查收集的。结果表明,三个因素负责农业公司的工作时间组织:灵活的就业形式的支持,员工的生产力和专家的使用。所有年龄组的正确工作时间组织支持所有员工的合作,并确保知识的连续性。
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引用次数: 1
How do Kosovar and Albanian consumers perceive food quality and safety in the dairy sector? 科索沃和阿尔巴尼亚消费者如何看待乳制品行业的食品质量和安全?
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.7896/j.1920
R. Haas, D. Imami, Iliriana Miftari, Prespa Ymerie, K. Grunert
Kosovo and Albania, in a manner similar to other Western Balkan countries, face serious challenges in relation to national food safety and control in terms of legislation, infrastructure, institutional capacity and private investments. Consequently, food safety is a major concern for consumers in this region. The objective of this study was to gain a better understanding of consumer perspectives on food safety and quality. Two surveys, one with consumers in Prishtina and one in Tirana, targeted more than 600 consumers. Despite the prevalent problems with food safety, Kosovars perceive domestic dairy products as significantly better than Albanians do when compared with imported food products. Conversely, Albanian consumers use food safety- and quality-related information about cheese and milk more frequently. The most frequently used safety and quality cues for both samples are expiry date, domestic and local origin and brand reputation. Food safety certificates are used by Albanians more often than by Kosovars, and international food standards such as ISO, HACCP or Global GAP are mostly unknown to both consumer groups.
科索沃和阿尔巴尼亚与其他西巴尔干国家一样,在立法、基础设施、机构能力和私人投资方面面临着国家食品安全和控制方面的严重挑战。因此,食品安全是该地区消费者关注的主要问题。这项研究的目的是为了更好地了解消费者对食品安全和质量的看法。两项调查分别针对普里什蒂纳和地拉那的消费者,目标是600多名消费者。尽管食品安全问题普遍存在,但科索沃人认为,与进口食品相比,国内乳制品明显好于阿尔巴尼亚人。相反,阿尔巴尼亚消费者更频繁地使用与奶酪和牛奶有关的食品安全和质量信息。这两种样品最常用的安全和质量线索是有效期、国内和本地产地以及品牌声誉。阿尔巴尼亚人比科索沃人更常使用食品安全证书,而国际食品标准,如ISO、HACCP或Global GAP,这两个消费者群体大多不了解。
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引用次数: 8
Do coupled subsidies increase milk productivity, land use, herd size and income? Evidence from Kosovo 耦合补贴能提高牛奶产量、土地利用、畜群规模和收入吗?来自科索沃的证据
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.7896/j.1913
Egzon Bajrami, E. Wailes, B. Dixon, A. Musliu, Alvaro Durand‐Morat
This study assesses the effectiveness of the Subsidy per Head Scheme (SPHS) in increasing milk productivity, land use, herd size and income in dairy farms across the seven regions of Kosovo. SPHS represents one of the largest coupled subsidy programs in the agricultural sector of Kosovo in terms of farmer participation and budget allocation. We use a Propensity Score Matching approach to assess the impact of this program by comparing a group of participants with a group of non-participants during the 2013–2014 farming seasons. We test the robustness of the impact results using four different matching algorithms. Results reveal SPHS was not effective in increasing land use, gross income and farm size (number of cows), although SPHS had a limited impact on improving milk productivity. In addition, the study highlights the need to reformulate coupled subsidies and develop new, complementary strategies that address farmers’ needs more efficiently.
本研究评估了人均补贴计划(SPHS)在提高科索沃七个地区奶牛场的牛奶产量、土地使用、畜群规模和收入方面的有效性。就农民参与和预算分配而言,SPHS是科索沃农业部门最大的配套补贴方案之一。通过比较2013-2014年农业季节的一组参与者和一组非参与者,我们使用倾向得分匹配方法来评估该计划的影响。我们使用四种不同的匹配算法来测试冲击结果的鲁棒性。结果表明,SPHS在增加土地利用、总收入和农场规模(奶牛数量)方面没有效果,但对提高产奶量的影响有限。此外,该研究强调需要重新制定耦合补贴,并制定新的互补战略,以更有效地满足农民的需求。
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引用次数: 2
Climate variability and post-harvest food loss abatement technologies: evidence from rural Tanzania 气候变率和收获后粮食损失减少技术:来自坦桑尼亚农村的证据
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.7896/j.1822
S. Ndiritu, R. Ruhinduka
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引用次数: 8
The relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and Portuguese agricultural productivity 二氧化碳排放量与葡萄牙农业生产力的关系
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2018-12-20 DOI: 10.7896/J.1812
N. Leitão
This study analyses the relationship among carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption, agricultural labour productivity, agricultural land productivity and agricultural raw material exports using a time series for the period 1960-2015. In this article, some theroretical hypotheses are formulated, aiming to explain the bidirectional causality between agricultural productivity and climate change. These hypotheses are tested by using Vector Autoregression (VAR), Granger causality and Vector Error Correction Models (VECM). Results confirm revelant theoretical hypotheses between agricultural productivity and climate change and show that the variables used are stationary. Agricultural labour and land productivity as well as agricultural raw material exports are positively related to CO2 emissions, meaning that these variables stimulate environmental pollution. Empirical results presented in the paper might be of interest to the academic community and also to policymakers.
本文利用1960-2015年的时间序列分析了二氧化碳排放、能源消耗、农业劳动生产率、农业土地生产率和农业原材料出口之间的关系。本文提出了一些理论假设,旨在解释农业生产力与气候变化之间的双向因果关系。运用向量自回归模型(VAR)、格兰杰因果关系模型和向量误差修正模型(VECM)对这些假设进行了检验。结果证实了农业生产力与气候变化之间的相关理论假设,并表明所使用的变量是平稳的。农业劳动力和土地生产率以及农业原材料出口与二氧化碳排放呈正相关,这意味着这些变量刺激了环境污染。论文中提出的实证结果可能会引起学术界和政策制定者的兴趣。
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引用次数: 13
The impact of traditional and non-traditional agricultural exports on the economic growth of Peru: a short- and long-run analysis 传统和非传统农产品出口对秘鲁经济增长的影响:短期和长期分析
IF 1.2 Q2 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2018-12-17 DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.280976
Nadia Nora Urriola Canchari, C. Rodriguez, P. Baral
This study aims to analyze and quantify the short- and long-run impact of agricultural exports–both traditional and nontraditional products–on economic growth of Peru using an annual time series data from 2000 to 2016 obtained from the Central Bank of Peru and the World Bank. Traditional agricultural exports value, non-traditional agricultural exports value, labor force and fixed capital formation value for each year of the stipulated period were used as determinant factors of the economic growth. A Vector Autoregression (VAR) Model, Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test, Johansen Co-integration test and Granger Causality test were employed for data analysis. The findings revealed that in the short run, traditional agricultural exports have had a positive but non-significant effect on economic growth while non-traditional agricultural exports have had a positive and significant effect on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Meanwhile, both fixed capital formation and the labor force have had a significant effect on the GDP, albeit in different directions. The ADF test showed that, with the exception of traditional agricultural exports and fixed capital formation, all determinants became stationary at a level I (0). Moreover, the Co-integration result showed that there is a long-run relationship between the studied variables and a unidirectional causality in the relation between the determinant variables and economic growth.
本研究旨在利用秘鲁中央银行和世界银行2000年至2016年的年度时间序列数据,分析和量化传统和非传统农产品出口对秘鲁经济增长的短期和长期影响。传统农产品出口价值、非传统农产品输出价值、劳动力和固定资本形成价值被用作规定时期内每年的经济增长的决定因素。采用向量自回归(VAR)模型、增广Dickey-Fuller(ADF)检验、Johansen协整检验和Granger因果关系检验进行数据分析。调查结果显示,从短期来看,传统农产品出口对经济增长产生了积极但不显著的影响,而非传统农产品输出对国内生产总值产生了积极而显著的影响。同时,固定资本形成和劳动力对GDP产生了显著影响,尽管方向不同。ADF测试表明,除传统农产品出口和固定资本形成外,所有决定因素都在I(0)水平上保持不变。协整结果表明,所研究的变量之间存在长期关系,决定变量与经济增长之间存在单向因果关系。
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引用次数: 6
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