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| Bernet, Thomas; Devaux, Andre; Thiele, Graham; Lopez, Gaston; Velasco, Claudio; Manrique, Kurt; Ordinola, Miguel. |
| Innovation in the food and agriculture sector is frequently short-circuited by a lack of trust and communication between actors in the market chain. To overcome these problems and stimulate innovation, the Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) brings together small farmers, market agents, and service providers for an intense process of facilitated interaction. The PMCA uses a flexible three-stage participatory process to improve communication, build trust, and facilitate collaboration among participants so that they can jointly identify, analyze, and exploit new market opportunities. The PMCA focuses on innovation in products, technologies, and ways of working together. By carefully selecting market chains and partners, and building in social... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Market; Chain; Approach; Participatory; PMCA; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52532 |
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| Wei, Jian-bo; Dai, Yu-bin; Lin, Wei-qiang; Yan, Hui-chao; Sun, Xiong-song. |
| This paper introduces the approach types of agricultural technology promotion we can choose in the process of new countryside construction, and there are mainly 6 types, namely government-domination-oriented approach, market-development-oriented approach, university (scientific research institution) -education-oriented approach, farmers' participation-oriented approach, direct-training-oriented approach and individual-service oriented approach including 20 models. The problems existing in the grass-root agricultural technology promotion in the process of new village construction are analyzed as follows: the awareness of innovation is not strong; scientific research, education, and promotion are disjointed; the construction of specific work system lags... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural technology promotion; Approach; Internal requirement; Innovative model; China; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119720 |
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| Karadas,Koksal; Birinci,Avni. |
| ABSTRACT The aim of this investigation was to determine risk factors affecting production of beekeeping farms in Igdir province of Turkey and to develop strategies in coping with these risks. Research was based on data collected through a questionnaire applied to 85 beekeeping farms registered to Igdir Beekeepers’ Union according to exact counting method. Factor analysis was applied to collected data to identify risk factors and risk management strategies. Factor analysis was conducted under principle component extraction method and VARIMAX rotation. A stepwise regression analysis was used to reveal the relationship between each of four strategy factors and eight risk factors. As risks in procuring labor occur, farmers are more likely to adopt modern... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Apiculture; Approach; Factor analysis; Production economics; Uncertainty. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100702 |
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