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Agronegocios, Precios de Frutas y Verduras, Mercadeo, Comercio Internacional

Budgeting Farm Machinery Costs

Farm machinery costs make up a significant part of the fixed and variable costs of any farm operation. If the capital invested in a machine is to be used efficiently, that machine must be used over enough acres or for enough hours to have costs comparable to or below the same operation being done...
J. R. Molenhuis
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Estudio de Mercado Frutillas y Frambuesas Frescas Orgánicas en Canadá

  Las características del mercado de alimentos orgánicos en Canadá han tenido un crecimiento anual de dos dígitos, el tamaño actual estimado es de US$ 2.3 mil millones de dólares (estimación 2009), los supermercados concentran el 41% de las...
ProChile - Canadá
ProChile

Organic produce from the Republic of South Africa

The market for organic food products in the Netherlands is growing; however, supply shortages are hampering the grow th of the market. The Republic of South Africa (RSA) has the advantage of being able to produce organic food products during the European winter seas on, as it is located in the...
Yuca Waarts
Johan Bakker
Joost Snels
Myrtille Danse
LEI Wageningen UR

Posicionamiento de envases en el mercado del aceite de oliva virgen extra

  El envase desempeña un papel clave en la preservación de las propiedades de los aceites de oliva al ser productos cuya calidad se deteriora, sobre todo, con la exposición a altas temperaturas, al aire y a la luz, pero también el envase es importante por ser un...
Manuel Parras Rosa
Manuela Vega Zamora
Francisco José Torres Ruiz
Eva María Murgado Armenteros
M. Gutiérrez-Salcedo
ITEA, información técnica económica agraria

Contract farming

  Contract farming has been in existence for many years as a means of organizing the commercial agricultural production of both large-scale and small-scale farmers. Interest in it continues to expand, particularly in countries that previously followed a central planning policy and in those...
Charles Eaton
Andrew W. Shepherd
FAO

Developing an Agri-Tourism Attraction in Alabama

This publication is designed to assist farmers and entrepreneurs in deciding if agri-tourism could enhance their incomes and to provide the initial basic information needed for an individual to develop an agri-tourism attraction. Agri-tourism has had a significant history, both in Europe and in...
J. Thomas Chesnutt
Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Marketing and Merchandising Practices for Fresh Sweet Corn in Supermarkets

Challenges and Opportunities for the New York State Fresh Sweet Corn Industry This study focused on investigating key issues related to marketing fresh sweet corn through supermarket firms and implications for the New York sweet corn industry. In summer 2002, a survey was conducted with...
Sandra Cuellar
Wen-fei Uva
Cornell University

Estudio de Mercado Aceite de Oliva en México

  La producción de aceite de oliva representa un 2% del total de la elaboración de aceites mexicanos, con buenos pronósticos de crecimiento, de acuerdo con el international Olive Council. Tradicionalmente en la cocina mexicana se utilizan otros aceites entre los que...
ProChile Guadalajara
ProChile

Agritourism: Opportunities for Farm Diversification

Agritourism is the business of establishing farms as travel destinations for educational and recreational purposes. Often, agritourism activities provide supplemental income to the farm business or owner. Agritourism is also associated with various terms used over the years to refer to similar...
Samantha Rozier Rich
Stacy Tomas
Susan Colucci
Stephen Komar
Brian Schilling
Jenny Carleo
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

How to successfully participate in International Trade Show

  The purpose of this guide, which complements previous publications of the “Agribusiness Series, Export Handbooks”, is to provide readers with a practical tool that will help them prepare for an international fair, perform successfully during the event and carry out appropriate...
Daniel Rodríguez Sáenz
IICA