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Survey of Recent Innovations in Aromatic Rice
Napasintuwong, Orachos - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2012
This paper provides situations of aromatic rice demand, and international standards. The history and recent developments of traditional and evolved aromatic rice varieties, namely Basmati rice and Jasmine rice, are reviewed. The emerging aromatic rice innovations from developed countries such as...
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Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private Strategies for Agro-Enterprise Development
Christy, Ralph D (contributor);  … - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Flores, Rubén Monasterios and Evaristo Yana)</i></li><li>Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship and New Green Jobs: Successful …
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SOCIAL INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW GREEN JOBS: SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES IN MEXICO
Sylvan, Artemisa Montes - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
and provide new solutions. This chapter focuses on identifying successful experiences in Mexico in which social innovation … social processes of innovation, this research can help understand the ways in which cooperative social innovation among … common: First, creativity, as the starting point to generate a new or novel output; second, value, created when an innovation …
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GEOGRAPHY MATTERS: EVIDENCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF SPATIAL SELECTION IN CONTRACT FARMING SCHEMES IN SOUTHERN INDIA
Narayanan, Sudha - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
Current literature on farmer participation in dynamic agri-food supply chains focuses predominantly on one kind of inclusion based on individual farmer characteristics. Relatively less attention has been devoted to spatial selection. This chapter contends that exclusion can often be based on...
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INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS IN THE THAI HORTICULTURAL SECTOR: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS OF GLOBALGAP CERTIFICATION
Holzapfel, Sarah; Wollni, Meike - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
In recent years, compliance with international food safety and quality standards, such as GlobalGAP, has become increasingly important for farmers in developing countries supplying high-value markets. Adoption of the GlobalGAP standard is challenging and external support by exporters, donors or...
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INNOVATIVE NETWORKS IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE: BAJIO HUB CASE STUDY, MEXICO
Monsalvo-Velázquez, Gabriela; Romero-Perezgrovas, Ricardo - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
Understanding the complexity and strength of innovation networks that disseminate knowledge about agriculture is … important because these innovation networks allow actors to integrate needs, actions and results when public and private actors …
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INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS LINKING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS TO PRODUCE MARKETS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Chitja, Joyce M.; Mabaya, Edward - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
access challenges against the institutional innovation in the South African context.To illustrate the above, the chapter …
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THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN ENSURING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S COMPETITION COMMISSION AND THE MAIZE MILLING INDUSTRY
Traub, Lulama Ndibongo - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
In general, sustained agricultural productivity, growth and poverty reduction require an enabling policy environment that encourages private sector investments in input, output and financial markets. Using South Africa's maize milling industry as a case study, this chapter analyzes the impact of...
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THE QUIET REVOLUTION IN AGRI-FOOD VALUE CHAINS IN ASIA: UNDERSTANDING THE FAST EMERGENCE OF COLD STORAGES IN POOR DISTRICTS IN INDIA
Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, K.M.; Sutradhar, Rajib - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
In disadvantaged districts of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India and an area where smallholders dominate, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of modern cold storages, triggered by market reform, investment subsidies, and better overall public service...
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AUTONOMY, COMPETENCE AND MARKET STRUCTURE: SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY APPLIED TO SMALL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS FROM LATIN AMERICA
Young, Linda M.; Bushman, Theresa C. - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
The success of small agricultural producers in meeting the challenges of exporting high value products may be enhanced if interactions with intermediaries and market institutions support basic human needs. We use self-determination theory from social psychology to identify and examine the...
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