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Title Agri-food chain relationships / edited by Christian Fischer, Monika Hartmann
Published Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction and Overview: Analysing Inter-organizational Relationships in Agri-food Chains -- Part I: Agri-food Chain Relationships -- Context and Theoretical Foundations -- Part II: Empirical Evidence on Trust and Sustainable Relationships in Agri-food Chains -- Part III: Implications and Outlook -- Index
Summary This book is the result of several years of research activity on the topic of how to better link farmers, processors and retailers with each other in order to ensure and improve the supply of food products which meet consumer needs and wants. The book is structured in three parts. Starting with an overview regarding main developments in the agri-food sector with relevance for chain relationships (chapter 1), Part I is mainly concerned with providing the theoretical foundations for analysing agrifood chain relations (chapters 2, 3 and 4). Building on this conceptual basis, the second part presents in-depth empirical evidence for different countries, food chains and chain stages regarding the issues of trust and sustainable relationships in agri-food chains (chapters 5 to 14). The red meat industry (beef and pigmeat) is the focus of chapters 5, 7 and 9. Cereals (bread and malting barley) are analysed in chapters 5, 7, 8, 10 and 13. Horticultural products (fresh produce and wine) are investigated in chapters 6, 12 and 14. Regionally, the studies cover Europe, North America (the USA), China, Australia and the Philippines. While most studies were conducted in developed markets, chapters 6 and 12 look at the particularities of transition or developing economies. As to individual agri-food chain stakeholders, a number of chapters (chapters 5 to 12, 14 and 15) offer and discuss separate findings for farmers, food processors or retailers. Based on the theoretical and empirical findings in the first two parts of the book, recommendations for agribusiness managers (chapter 15) and policy-makers (chapter 16) are described in the third part. Chapter 17 discusses avenues for future research
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Food industry and trade
Food supply
Agricultural industries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
Agricultural policy.
Agricultural products.
Agroindustrial relations.
Agroindustrial sector.
Beef.
Bread.
Cereals.
Food marketing.
Food products.
Fruit.
Malting barley.
Marketing channels.
Pigmeat.
Vegetables.
Wines.
Agricultural industries
Food industry and trade
Food supply
Form Electronic book
Author Fischer, Christian, 1969-
Hartmann, Monika
LC no. 2010013799
ISBN 9781845936433
1845936434
1282662880
9781282662889