SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Carraresi, Laura; Banterle, Alessandro.

Facing the growing competition in the European food market, the purpose of this paper is to assess European country competitiveness at the sector level in the intra-EU market over the last fifteen years, comparing the evolution of the food industry, where firms have had to reshape strategies to maintain market position, and agricultural sector, where changes in Common agricultural policy have forced farms to face market trends. The analysis of competitiveness was carried out by assessing trade indices (EMS, RCA, RXA, RMA, NEI). Cluster analysis was also run to classify groups of countries with similar features in terms of competitive performance over the 1991-2006 period. The country that profited most from market integration in both sectors, reaching a...

What makes countries initiate WTO disputes on food-related issues?

Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Agri-food sector; EU; RCA; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43692

Goetz, Christian; Heckelei, Thomas; Rudloff, Bettina.

This paper analyses relevant determinants for the probability to initiate a dispute on policy measures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system. The empirical analysis differs from existing assessments by focusing on agri-food related disputes and provides a more in-depth analysis of specific country and sectoral characteristics not considered in previous studies. Contrary to recent analyses of overall trade disputes, the results show that some determinants such as legal capacity and monetary means are not statistically significant. Own protectionist behaviour, endured protectionism, and the duration of WTO membership, however, could be identified as relevant determinants with the expected direction of impact.

A Survey of Greek Agricultural E-Markets

Palavras-chave: WTO dispute; Agri-food sector; Binary choice model; International Relations/Trade; C12; C13; F13.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56974

Manouselis, Nikos; Konstantas, A.; Palavitsinis, N.; Costopoulou, Constantina; Sideridis, Alexander B..

The role that information technology plays in today’s business activities has led to an increase in firms using and/or deploying e-markets online. This development undoubtedly affects the agri-food sector, since a large number of agricultural firms are demonstrating or are expected to demonstrate e-commerce activities. This paper aims to provide an overview of the current status of agricultural e-markets in Greece, by presenting results from an analysis of 100 cases. Results indicate that Greek e-markets may still have a rather low degree of sophistication, but they demonstrate a strong B2B orientation, as well as an outreach for international customer bases.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Internet; E-commerce; E-markets; Agriculture; Agri-food sector; Survey; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58282

Contribution of Agriculture and Agri-Food Sectors to the Economy of Trinidad and Tobago

Pemberton, Carlisle A.; Patterson-Andrews, Hazel.

Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007

Tipo: Presentation

Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Agribusiness; Agri-food sector; Trinidad and Tobago; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; E00.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122907

Transition and foreign trade: the case of the Ukrainian agri-food sector

Levkovych, Inna; Hockmann, Heinrich.

The purpose of this paper is to assess the progress of the transformation process and to analyse which policy measures are necessary for further economic integration into world markets. In this study we concentrate on the Ukrainian agri-food sector. The development of foreign trade may serve as indicator of success of market reforms. Thus we analyse the changes in the trade structure of agri-food sector and compute indicators of inter- (RTA Index) and intra-industrial (Grubel-Lloyd Index, Brülhart A-Index, characterising the marginal intra-industry trade) trade for the period 1996-2005. We discuss also which policy measures are necessary for further economic integration of Ukraine into world markets.

What makes countries initiate WTO disputes on food-related issues?

Palavras-chave: Agri-food sector; Intra-industry trade; Marginal intra-industry trade; Ukraine; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7781

Goetz, Christian; Heckelei, Thomas; Rudloff, Bettina.

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS OF CROATIA´S AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICY ON THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR

Palavras-chave: WTO dispute; Agri-food sector; Binary choice model; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44335

Weingarten, Peter; Frohberg, Klaus; Winter, Etti Maria; Schreiber, Catrin.

Croatia recently signed several trade liberalisation agreements. The cornerstones of its trade policy are WTO membership, the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU and Croatia's application of membership as well as bilateral free trade agreements within the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. The objective of this paper is to quantify the impact of Croatia's agricultural trade policy on the agri-food sector. For the analysis, a partial equilibrium model based on 1999/2000 data is used. Trade between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia, the EU-15 and the rest of the world is modelled for 12 product groups. Three liberalisation scenarios are analysed for the years 2002 and 2005. The scenarios differ with regard to the...

RUSSIAN AGRI-FOOD SECTOR: 16 MONTHS AFTER THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MONETARY SYSTEM

Palavras-chave: Croatia; Trade liberalisation; Agri-food sector; Partial equilibrium analysis; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q17; Q18.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14932

Poganietz, Witold-Roger.

In August 1998 the Russian foreign exchange market and financial system collapsed. As a consequence the rouble devaluated in real terms against the currencies of the main trade partners, generating an output push in the agri-food sector. This improved the financial health of most producer, thus "opening a window of opportunity" enhancing the long run growth prospects. But, it is not apparent whether the agri-food sector make use of the enhanced circumstances. Insufficient incentive systems due to non-enforcement of legal rules within firms and farms and lack of credibility of Russian government promote a rent-seeking behaviour of employer and employees. Thus, it could be expected, that the non-price competitiveness of Russian products will rather worsen...

The Relevance of the Policies of Development in the Agri-Food Sector of Emilia-Romagna Region

Palavras-chave: Agri-food sector; Macroeconomic environment; Exchange rate policy; Agricultural credit market; Russia; O13; P24; Q19; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14937

Brasili, Cristina; Bonetti, Mirko.

The aim of this paper is to analysis the impact of the policies of development and investments in the food industry at geographical and enterprises levels. We will analysis how the different geographical areas inside the Italian region Emilia-Romagna are sensitive to the development policies. A Principal Component Analysis and a Cluster Analysis will be applied to determine the most homogeneous geographical areas with respect to the considered variables. Then for evaluating the sensibility of these areas with respect to changes in investments and policies for food industry enterprise will be applied a Multicriterial Analysis and a Sensitivity Analysis.

FOREIGN TRADE AND TRANSITION PROCESS IN AGRI-FOOD SECTOR OF UKRAINE

Palavras-chave: Agri-food sector; Development Policies; Food industry; Multicriterial Analysis; Region Emilia-Romagna; Sensitivity Analysis; Community/Rural/Urban Development.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24438

Levkovych, Inna; Hockmann, Heinrich.

In this study we try to assess the progress of the transformation process in Ukrainian agri-food sector. The development of foreign trade may serve as indicator of success of market reforms. Thus we analyse the changes in the trade structure of agri-food sector during 1996-2005. Also we compute indicators of inter- (RTA Index) and intra-industrial (Grubel-Lloyd Index, Brülhart A-Index) trade for this period. These indicators provide information about competitiveness of Ukrainian products, type and development of trade flows. We discuss also which policy measures are necessary for further economic integration of Ukraine into world markets