Sustainable and efficient water management is of central importance for the dominant agricultural sector and thus for the population and the environment of the Khorezm region. Khorezm is situated in the lower Amu Darya ...

The goal of this study was to develop an approach by which the service portfolios of innovation brokers can be aligned to become customer oriented. In this context the role of the innovation broker was defined as a service ...

Die Restrukturierung der Märkte, wachsende Ressourcenengpässe und die notwen-digen Rationalisierungsmaßnahmen reduzieren die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Unternehmen des Agrar-/Ernährungssektors. Der Zusammenschluß zu Kooperationen ...

The main objectives of the study are to identify the current status of agricultural cooperatives in Menoufiya Governorate in Egypt and determine the following items as well as the variables affecting them: (1) Agricultural ...

Investment and land use decisions pre-determine the distribution of other farm resources and thus constitute core farm activities. Investments at the farm level often include sunk costs, risks, returns-to-scale, investment ...

The aim of this thesis is to assess the role of international quality standards in context of free trade agreements, taking into account international supply chains and global value chains. An intensive literature review ...

Technological change is essential to reconciling economic growth with environmental conservation. A transition toward an environmentally sustainable economic system requires new production techniques that improve land use ...