|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Mongruel, Remi; Thebaud, Olivier. |
Most marine aquaculture activities remain strongly dependent on coastal ecosystems. In the case of shellfish farming, this dependency is related mainly to water quality and to the various ecological interactions resulting from the dynamics of coastal food webs. Such ecological constraints have influenced the overall evolution of blue mussel farming in the Mont-Saint-Michel Bay, leading producers to negotiate collective arrangements regarding production capacity and techniques and to develop production strategies at the farm level. This article presents an analysis of the location choices of mussel farmers in the Mont-Saint-Michel Bay based on an empirical investigation conducted in 2002. A typology of farms with respect to their land structure is developed... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Institutional arrangements; Location choices; Externalities; Economic performance indicators; Blue mussel farming. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-6346.pdf |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Mongruel, Remi; Prou, Jean; Balle-beganton, Johanna; Lample, Michel; Vanhoutte Brunier, Alice; Rethoret, Harold; Perez Agundez, José A.; Vernier, Françoise; Bordenave, Paul; Bacher, Cedric. |
The contribution of soft institutional change to improve freshwater governance in the coastal zone will be examined. Freshwater management seeks to reduce losses due to overexploitation of the common-pool resources provided by river catchments and their associated ecosystems. Due to the complexity of the governance system, improving the performance of one coastal social-ecological system means searching for the appropriate “soft” institutional change. In the Pertuis Charentais region, increasing scarcity of freshwater in summer threatens the health of the coastal ecosystem and the sustainability of human activities, which depend on the use of natural resources. The allocation of freshwater among competing uses or concerns is a core issue for integrated... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Common-pool resources; Ecosystem services; Freshwater management; Governance; Institutional arrangements. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00055/16665/14158.pdf |
| |
|
|
Okello, Julius Juma; Narrod, Clare A.; Roy, Devesh. |
Many African countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. Accessing developed country markets requires meeting food safety standards brought about by several demand and supply side factors. Food retailers in the EU, the major destination market, have developed protocols relating to pesticide residue limits, field and packinghouse hygiene, and traceability. In this changing scenario where food safety requirements are getting increasingly stringent, there are worries that companies that establish production centers in LDCs might exclude smallholder farmers. In this paper, we study the cases of green beans production in Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia for export... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: International food safety standards; Compliance; Smallholder farmers; Institutional arrangements; Collective action; Producer organizations; Public-private partnerships; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52183 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
Doyer, Ockert T.; D'Haese, Marijke F.C.; Kirsten, Johann F.; van Rooyen, C.J.. |
This paper investigates the responses of agribusiness managers to drastic changes in the policy and marketing environment of South African agriculture. The process of deregulation and liberalisation of agricultural markets exposed agribusiness managers to international trends, which required new institutions and relationships. Based on a survey conducted among business managers, we explored emerging growth strategies, strategic focus areas and coordination preferences. Results suggest that managers prefer a growth strategy based on market penetration and market development. Important strategic drivers are value-adding and power drive. Managers expressed their preference for increased coordination and cooperation resulting in relation-based contracts and... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Strategic focus areas; Institutional arrangements; South Africa; Agribusiness. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7052 |
| |
|
|
|