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

The need for adequate systems to guarantee the quality of food products has become more and more obvious in recent years. As a consequence, not only in Germany but throughout the world, the number of certification schemes has been increasing for nearly a decade. Due to the implementation of these standards in various countries, a considerable number of contingency factors exist that may influence the effectiveness and efficiency of such schemes. These factors include the diverse political, economic and social conditions in the different countries. Numerous studies attribute a decisive role in the successful implementation of management instruments to cultural influences. Cultural conditions may differ considerably from region to region around the world....

Costs of Processing Genetically Modified Organisms: Analysis of the Rapeseed and Corn Industries

Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Certification Schemes; Culture; Intercultural Context.; Agricultural and Food Policy.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58018

Die zunehmende Verbreitung gentechnisch veränderter Organismen (GVO) wirft die Frage nach möglichen wirtschaftlichen Konsequenzen auf. Die parallele Existenz von GVO- und GVO-freier Ware im Markt kann mit Kosten- und Nutzeneffekten verbunden sein und spielt somit aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Sicht eine wachsende Rolle für die Unternehmen der Ernährungswirtschaft. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde im Herbst 2006 eine empirische Studie durchgeführt, um am Beispiel Raps und Mais die Strategien deutscher Lebensmittelverarbeiter im Umgang mit GVO sowie mögliche Zusatzkosten, die sich aus der zunehmenden Verbreitung von GVO ergeben können, zu ermitteln.

Heterogeneity in the Evaluation of Quality Assurance Systems: The International Food Standard (IFS) in European Agribusiness

Palavras-chave: GMO; Costs of processing; Rapeseed; Corn; Food industry; GVO; GVO-Vermeidungsstrategie; Investitions- und Betriebskosten; Parallelbetrieb.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7601

Schulze, Holger; Albersmeier, Friederike; Gawron, Jana-Christina; Spiller, Achim; Theuvsen, Ludwig.

Due to the growing demands of customers and several food crises, quality assurance schemes have become increasingly popular in agribusiness. With this trend in mind, it seems worthwhile to take a closer look at the satisfaction of participating European companies. The study focuses on the IFS, which has gained much relevance in the food industry. A questionnaire concerned with perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of the IFS was answered by 389 companies. The results indicate that the overall evaluation of the IFS is primarily affected by the perceived usefulness of the catalogue of requirements and its evaluation. Furthermore, a cluster analysis was conducted and three clusters were identified, representing heterogeneous evaluations of the IFS.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Quality assurance systems; International Food Standard; Agribusiness; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q10; Q13; Q18.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53727

DIE BEWERTUNG DES INTERNATIONAL FOOD STANDARD DURCH UNTERNEHMEN DER ERNAHRUNGSINDUSTRIE: ERGEBNISSE EINER EMPIRISCHEN UNTERSUCHUNG

In der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft haben sich Zertifizierungsstandards sehr weitgehend durchgesetzt. Zu den bedeutsamsten Systemen zählt der International Food Standard (IFS). Ge-stützt auf eine telefonische Befragung von 65 IFS-zertifizierten Unternehmen werden die Vor- und Nachteile des IFS aus Sicht der Ernährungsindustrie dargestellt. In einer Clusteranalyse werden drei Gruppen von Unternehmen mit jeweils sehr unterschiedlichen Auffassungen zum IFS erkennbar. Einige Überlegungen zur Nutzung und Weiterentwicklung des Standards be-schließen den Beitrag.

The international food standard: Bureaucratic burden or helpful management instrument in global markets? Empirical results from the German food industry

Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14963

At this point in time, quality assurance schemes in the food industry and agricultural sec - tor are becoming increasingly popular. The International Food Standard is one of the most import - ant. This paper presents the results of an empirical study in the German food industry. In early 2005, 65 food manufacturers answered an extensive questionnaire and gave insights into their per - ceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of certification systems. The study focuses on the International Food Standard, which has gained much relevance in the German food industry since all major German retailers have subscribed to the system and, for the most part, no longer accept sup - pliers that do not have IFS certificates.