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| Ling, Mei; Wang, Wei-guo; Wang, Xue-yan. |
| The feasibility of implementing distinctive agriculture insurance in Hebei Province is analyzed from the following aspects covering the support of policies and laws; agricultural products and brands with Hebei distinct; the rich experience of insurance companies; farmers’ strong awareness on insurance and farmers’ great demand on agricultural insurance. The plights faced by distinctive agricultural insurance are pointed out. It includes weak awareness of farmers on buying insurance; low enthusiasm of insurance company; poor support from the government and backward laws and regulations and so on. The countermeasures on developing distinctive agricultural insurance are put forward. The countermeasures on improving farmers’ awareness on buying insurance;... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Distinctive agricultural insurance; Insurance wareness; Product innovation; Policy support; Legislation; China; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113424 |
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| Balogh, Sandor. |
| In the present study various product development trends in the food industry are reviewed with the main focus on convenience, organic and functional foods. Also highlighted are differences between the U.S. and Europe in terms of consumer habits and food supply trends. Through exploring the reasons behind differences in the extent of product innovation, the author illustrates the different role convenience products have in the US and European markets. Also revealed is the relationship linking convenience products, gluttony, and obesity. In the USA a third generation of convenience products has already appeared with the dual aim of delivering convenience and health. Although in Europe consumption “philosophy” accepts the importance of convenience, greater... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Product innovation; Convenience products; Organic foods; Functional foods; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47015 |
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| Drivas, Kyriakos; Giannakas, Konstantinos. |
| This paper develops a game-theoretic model of heterogeneous consumers to analyze the effect of cooperative involvement on quality-enhancing product innovation activity, the pricing of food products, and the welfare of the groups involved in the context of a mixed duopoly where an openmembership consumer co-op competes with an IOF. Analytical results show that the involvement of the member welfare-maximizing co-op in R&D can be quality and welfare enhancing by increasing the arrival rate of product innovations and reducing the prices of food products. The effectiveness of the coop is shown to depend on the nature of product differentiation and the relative quality of its products, the degree of consumer heterogeneity, and the size of innovation costs. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Product innovation; Mixed oligopoly; Retained earnings; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21223 |
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