... sustainable fruit production and consumption. The aim of this article is to assess the patterns in the EU fruit trade, track the evolution of EU fruit miles and measure their potential evolution. Design/methodology/approach Complex network analysis (CNA) is used to perform a topological characterisation...

... significant friction for imports of live goats. Practical implications The GCC countries offer substantial opportunities for livestock trade to fulfil the growing demand for meat as a dietary requirement. Countries aiming at the GCC live animal segment of agricultural business would have to ensure...

...Xia Shang; Glynn T. Tonsor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an ex post econometric examination of SPS measures and their influences on red meat trade. Design/methodology/approach The authors conduct multiple new assessments to further assess the particular effects...

...Tekuni Nakuja; William A. Kerr Purpose The issue of subsidized acquisition of food stocks for food security purposes has become a contentious issue at the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to their potential impact on international trade. The purpose of this paper is to provide estimates...

... (Williamson, 1975, 1979, 1985). On the other hand, networks are open-ended, making them very useful structures when resources are variable and the environment uncertain (Powell, 1990). The role of LSPs as facilitators of seafood trade is key in resolving some of these challenges. Ensuring delivery...

..., the authors present Lithuania, compared to Romania, as a case study. Design/methodology/approach The authors tested the hypothesis that grape production and wine trade are increasingly decoupling. Based on the notion that transformation countries act as an avant-garde where new developments show first...

... to dominate to the international markets. Originality/value Though there are similar works, especially for Spanish olive oil, there is no analogous research work for the Greek olive oil. Competitiveness Greece Trade Olive oil AIDS model Balassa index Traditionally, olive oil is produced...

... and generally eschewed international trade (Ceko and Kerr, 2000). Under this economic structure there was little need for a formal institutional architecture for food safety. Thus, China was starting virtually from scratch when the economic philosophy began to change toward formal integration...

...Sanda Renko; Claudio Vignali; Aleksandra Nikolić; Sabahudin Bajramović; Dragana Ognjenović; Davor Lalić; Mirza Uzunović Purpose The purpose of this research is to analyze implications of SEE trade liberalisation for the B&H agribusiness sector and to provide policy recommendations for both...

... and applied in different contexts, the results may not be in line with what the policymakers expected. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Hunger Trade Debts Aid agencies Property law The recent history of global food regimes can be divided into the pre‐world war II phase...