...Hannele Suvanto; Merja Lähdesmäki Purpose In this paper, the authors integrate the psychological ownership theory with the concept of commitment to contribute to the discussion on agricultural supply chain management. The purpose of this study is to examine how farmers experience their commitment...

... empowerment Agriculture Collaboration © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only With strong global economic growth and an increasing awareness of the positive impact of vegetables on health, consumers have increasingly diversified their diets...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Risk management Food fraud Illegal food supply Illegal enterprise Abattoir owners Agriculture Ethics Legal matters There is a growing literature on criminality and food fraud...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Supply chain risks Consortia Agrifood Mixed-methods Three-way interaction Social Capital SMEs Agriculture Food industry Supply risk One of the pressing challenges of the 21st century is to meet the food for an ever-growing world’s population...

... largely do not add to a more in-depth understanding of this phenomenon in agriculture. Agricultural chains, particularly those in emerging economies, often market short shelf-life products that are produced and harvested seasonally (Tsolakis et al., 2014). This requires coordination in which...

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..., the structure of developing country agricultural exports is changing: while traditional export crops – like tea, coffee, and cocoa – are losing relative weight in commodity baskets, non‐traditional exports are gaining market shares (Aksoy, 2005). Fruits and vegetables in particular are gaining in importance...

... by enhancing coordination. The prospects for a win‐win outcome for growers and importers are improved. Mexico is a prime example of this evolution in agricultural policy. Prior to 1985, the government supported agriculture heavily, from production to marketing. However, with its accession to the GATT...

... Branding Sourcing Supply chain management Meat United Kingdom Agriculture The last two decades have seen a period of change and upheaval within the UK beef industry. In recent years the pace of change has accelerated considerably, with the UK beef industry undergoing unprecedented structural...

... with a broad coverage of agricultural science, economics and management. Up to 27 million articles in 40,000 journals were searched in Agricola, CAB Abstracts, Current Contents, EconLit, Inside (British Library), ingenta and the Emerald Library (many journals are indexed in more than one system). Each database...

... affect transaction characteristics and transaction costs, thereby leading to a change in vertical co‐ordination. A case study of the US grains industry provides an illustration of the framework. Implications for agricultural producers, producer groups and policy makers are discussed. Changes...

... and an increasing emphasis given to the construction management and project management functions. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agriculture Channel management Co‐operation Organizational behaviour Supply chain The Netherlands Because of this final customer specificity on the one hand and the need...

... that gain access to high‐quality raw materials, production capacity, and large customers. Consequently, managing inter‐firm co‐operation has become a strategic issue for firms in the potato supply chain. Agriculture BSE Meat Partnering Supply chain United Kingdom The Dutch potato sector...

... consumption. For decades, the industry has been seeking ways of adding value to what is essentially a commodity market. This has proved technically difficult for beef, which has lagged behind pork and chicken in this regard. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agriculture BSE Meat Partnering Supply...

... system of “Scotbeef”, one of Scotland’s foremost beef suppliers. Scotbeef’s “Beeftrack” system provides detailed assurance arrangements both on the farm and in the meat plant, and takes account of the specific requirements of its commercial customers. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agriculture...

... (Entwistle et al., 1997). Agriculture Competitiveness Food industry Quality assurance Scotland Tracking In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Scottish agricultural industry was trying to come to terms with a number of major challenges, not only to long established farming...

... in relation to the poultry meat industry in Belgium. 1 livestock identification and registration; 2 health standard qualification at farm level; and 3 controls at slaughterhouse level. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agriculture Belgium Meat Quality assurance Supply chain Tracking...

... consultation with Allflex and Oxley Systems it was decided to trial electronic identification which would meet the two primary requirements of accuracy and ease of use. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agriculture Electronic data interchange Meat Scotland Supply chain Tracking The UK beef...

... also audits operator competence in fertiliser application, checks on pesticide usage, storage and accuracy in recording. Amongst other things, the assessor checks for hazard awareness and knowledge of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF) Pesticides Code of Practice. NFUS...

... is to raise interesting questions which bear further investigation rather than to offer definitive answers to these questions. Cloning is not new to the agriculture industry. The technology has been used to develop and refine breeds of potatoes, tomatoes, and a number of other vegetables and fruits (Marks...