Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies: Volume 8 Issue 3

Factors affecting marketing channel choice decisions of smallholder Citrus growers

Muhammad Imran Siddique, Elena Garnevska, Norman Edward Marr

Despite the fact that citrus industry is growing in Pakistan where production is dominated by small-scale citrus growers, no research has been done to evaluate and analyse the…

Environmental globalization: A Brazilian viewpoint on agribusiness and natural resources

Gabriela Allegretti, Omar Inácio Benedetti Santos, Heinrich Hasenack, Ivandro Xavier Lucas Bauaze, Fabiana Riva, Giana de Vargas Mores, Edson Talamini

The purpose of this paper is to present an alternative viewpoint to better manage the global natural resources using the case of soybean international market as a baseline and…

Cereal consumption and marketing responses by rural smallholders under rising cereal prices

Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb, Dil Bahadur Rahut

International commodity prices have escalated to an unprecedented level since 2008. Although commodity prices have declined recently, prices are still high compared to the…

Effects of mergers on processed milk market in Kenya

Patrick Chege Nderitu, Simon Wagura Ndiritu

The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of the mergers and acquisitions on market prices, consumer welfare and aggregate profit of the merging firms and those of the…

Consumer demand for and effects of tax on sparkling and non-sparkling bottled water in the United States

Wen Zheng, Senarath Dharmasena, Oral Capps Jr, Ramkumar Janakiraman

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting consumer demand for and the effects on tax on sparkling and non-sparkling bottled water in the USA.

Value creation and competitive advantages for the Shrimp industries in Bangladesh: A value chain approach

Subarna Ferdous, Mitsuru Ikeda

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the value chain activities of shrimp firms in Bangladesh, and mapping the Porter’s (1985) value chain framework to see if it works or not…

A parametric test evaluating smallholder farmers’ training needs in Uganda: A case of dairy farmers in the Rwenzori region

Joanita Kataike, Durga Prasad Venkata Modekurti, Eric Butali, David Magumba, Andrew Ronnie Mugenyi, Adalbert Aine-Omucunguzi, Xavier Gellynck

Effective rural agribusiness development requires dedicated training programmes therefore, this paper is an attempt to investigate smallholder farmers’ TNs in the dairy…

The role of farmer organizations and networks in the rice supply chain in Thailand

Jedsadaporn Sathapatyanon, John K.M. Kuwornu, Ganesh Prasad Shivakoti, Peeyush Soni, Anil Kumar Anal, Avishek Datta

The purpose of this paper is to examine the development of rice supply chain in the context of the role of rice farmer organizations and cooperative networks in Thailand.

Commercialization behaviour in production agriculture: The overlooked role of market orientation

Asif Yaseen, Kim Bryceson, Anne Njeri Mungai

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of market orientation (MO) on the major determinants of commercialization behavior among Sub-Saharan smallholders. The study…

Does contract farming improve profits and food safety? Evidence from tomato cultivation in Nepal

Anjani Kumar, Devesh Roy, Gaurav Tripathi, P.K. Joshi, Rajendra P. Adhikari

The purpose of this paper is to quantify the benefits of contract farming (CF) on farmers’ income and adoption of food safety measures (FSMs) at the farm level. The paper also…