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... emergence of innovations, which become economically more viable than what was done previously (Triguero et al., 2018). Brazil Business performance Biofuels Business strategies Rural economies Business cycles Capacity to innovate Sugarcane In the last 20 years, the Brazilian...

... re-use rights only Marketing Rural economies Livestock Agronomy Business enterprises (economics) O47 According to Dussauge et al. (1992) , technological changes can affect competition in virtually any activity. Technology has an impact on competitiveness because...

... 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Rural economies Supply chain management Cooperative marketing Supply chain is a coordinated system of organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved...

... Small and medium-sized enterprises Methods Business environment Developing countries Business performance Rural economies Value chains Development practice Value chain development Guides Value chain development (VCD) features prominently in development programming aimed at stimulating...

... at all and required high environmental standards as regards air, water, soil, etc. China Agricultural products Agricultural safety Food safety Rural economies With the improvement of people's living standard in China, consumers’ demand for agro-products has varied from quantity...

... will relevant to many remote and marginalised communities where the rural economy is weak, opportunities are few and education resources are scarce. Originality/value The paper links different literatures and, by also drawing on empirical evidence consistent with the literature, makes a case...

... lenders reported loan accruals or losses >2 percent suggests that the farmers are generally creditworthy, but it is difficult to disentangle trust from group guarantees. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 China Rural economies Agriculture Finance Agricultural finance Rural credit...