Showing papers in "The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review in 2011"

TL;DR: In this paper, a framework for developing country value chain analysis made up of three components is presented, which consists of identifying major constraints for value chain upgrading: market access restrictions, weak infrastructures, lacking resources and institutional voids.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify and rank a number of attributes, focusing on how their statistical significance across consumer studies of fresh produce buying decisions across different categories of attributes was analyzed.

TL;DR: In this article, the determinants of willingness to purchase organic food among consumers in a Malaysian city, using a questionnaire survey, were investigated using structural equation modeling, attitude, subjective norms and affordability.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined relationships and linkages between conventional supply chain actors (wholesalers and retailers) and local food producers based on a study conducted in Southeast Michigan and found differences in local food perceptions, buying experiences and perceived benefits and risks associated with local food sourcing activities.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the synopsis and application of conceptual/theoretical frameworks that can be used in managerial decision making and analyze the implications and consequences of strategic uncertainty, innovation and changing industry structure.

TL;DR: In this paper, a definition of multi-stakeholder Sustainability Alliances (MSSAs) based on describing the platforms formed and/or joined by the fifty largest food and beverage multinational corporations (MNCs) is provided.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the innovation and adoption research related to renewables and the bio-economy, and then frame the three dilemmas with the objective of identifying important research issues and the conceptual frameworks that might be useful to analyze these issues.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used survey results from three cities in the U.S. on consumer preferences for fresh citrus products, demonstrating that freshness, flavor and appearance are the most important attributes of fresh citrus.

TL;DR: In this article, the economic feasibility of a mobile bioenergy pyrolysis system using a Monte Carlo simulation model was analyzed using geographic information system (GIS) data, and the results indicated that there is a low probability of a positive Net Present Value (NPV) with current economic conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, a discrete choice model was applied using data collected through an extensive field survey in 2009, which involved 400 consumers in 12 different farmers' markets in Italy, and found that consumers sensitive to environmental issues related to their consumption choices, are more likely to change food habits in favor of high-quality foods and consumers who are looking for fresh products.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on defining and describing the unique economic characteristics of agrifood supply chains, including the role of buffer stocks within the supply chain, the scientific foundation of innovation in production agriculture having shifted from chemistry to biology, the prevalent market structure at the farm gate remains oligopsony, relative market power shifts in agri-food supply chains away from food manufacturers downstream to food retailers, and globalization of agriculture and agri food supply chains.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a methodology and a four-step framework to measure and analyze competitive performance of the South African wine industry, which is viewed as the ability to sustain trade against the competition in the global market.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the domain of sustainability from the agribusiness perspective by establishing levels or stages of sustainability in terms of views, actions and performance measures, and analyzed factors including firm characteristics and internal and external stakeholders that influence a company's sustainability initiatives.

TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted to inform small ruminant sector stakeholders regarding consumer preferences for lamb meat attributes such as origin, price, weight and safety/certification.

TL;DR: In this paper, the share values of publicly traded U.S. agribusiness firms were examined to determine if they are influenced by the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices.

TL;DR: Zhang et al. as discussed by the authors found that a stable legal environment; a dedicated initiator and leader; government financial and technical support; farmer understanding and participation of cooperative activities and appropriate external support from professional NGOs were the key factors for the successful development of farmer cooperatives in Northwest China.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the influence of Maltese consumers' lifestyles on their attitudes towards quality features of fruit and vegetables and identified consumer profiles through segmentation analysis, taking into account five aspects: (i) subjectivity of quality; (ii) consumer difference; (iii) intangible dimensions; (iv) information environment; (v) and price.

TL;DR: This article explored the epistemologies of practice and positivism, and proposed a third epistemology, grounded theory, that can allow agribusiness scholars to produce rigorous research acceptable and relevant to both sets of peers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the performance of the fast track land reform program in the Bindura District in Zimbabwe and revealed the significant impact of the program on participating farmers, highlighting the significance of land and other productive factors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored dissimilarity in food culture (food culture distance) as an antecedent to the adaptation of export marketing strategy for food products, and examined the impact of marketing program adaptation on export performance.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors leveraged the current literature on innovativeness to provide a framework that summarizes the characteristics of firms that exhibit a culture of innovation, which can assist firms entering the renewable raw materials market in identifying gaps in their internal capacity for innovation as well as the necessary characteristics of supply chain partners that will match their own innovation.

TL;DR: The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) was created by a coalition of fresh produce industry leaders as a voluntary industry effort to improve supply chain traceability, expedite tracebacks and recalls, and isolate food safety problems when they occur as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors study the approaches used by the food and agricultural sector to select product innovation projects, and draw a picture of an innovation portfolio of a food and agribusiness company.

TL;DR: The authors classified food businesses based on their propensity toward the different generic strategies and planning intensity using the two-step clustering method, and made managerial implications for each of these groups based on the profiles.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a conceptual model to examine a firm's product development process and found that the type of knowledge possessed by a firm yields a distinct moderating effect to the product benefits of alliances.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors develop the idea of control oriented supply chain security management in the context of global food supply networks and identify a variety of failure points where security systems can produce Type I (false positive) and Type II (false negative) errors that create disruptions, and explain how the use of ex-ante prevention measures can lead to opportunities for continuous reductions in costs and food risks.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a tool for managers of local farm cooperative stores to assess which customer service groups matter to their customers based on the Retail Service Quality Scale (RSQS).

TL;DR: M Mkhabela et al. as discussed by the authors, T. and Nyhodo, B. 2011. Farm and retail prices in the South African poultry industry : do the two sides meet? International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 14(3):127-146.

TL;DR: In this paper, the complexities of renewable supply chains are analyzed and the potential market opportunity for renewable polymers is estimated, and complementary assets are devoted to complementary assets as a new product development bridge to supply chain issues.

TL;DR: The authors conducted an international survey of agricultural economists to shed new light on perceptions about agribusiness education, research, grantsmanship, and outreach, and found that depa rtments expect agri-business faculty to teach more courses, yet maintain research expectations for agibusiness faculty similar to those of their non-agribusINESS peers.