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Hattar, Raed F.; Bacon, J. Richard; Toensmeyer, Ulrich C.; Gempesaw, Conrado M., II. |
Historically, Jordan's traditional markets for fresh produce have been the Persian Gulf countries. However, these exports have declined in recent years and new markets in Europe have been tapped. One of the main constraints to expanding the European market is the lack of quality-oriented packing houses in Jordan. This study considers the feasibility of a vegetable packing house designed to meet the quality requirements of the European market. The overall objective is to evaluate the economic viability of packing and transporting various fresh produce items to the European market. Specifically, four transportation scenarios were evaluated using a comprehensive firm-level, dynamic and stochastic, multiple-year, capital budgeting computer simulation... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26634 |
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