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Organic and quality food marketing in Asia and Europe: a double sided perspective on marketing of quality food products
No full textIntroduction to the book "Looking East Looking West. Organic and quality food marketing in Asia and Europe
Marketing high quality Thai organic products in Europe? An exploratory approach
No full textIn an international trade context, environmental elements (e.g. the introduction of organic agriculture) and the role of the country of origin could influence the demand in the market of destination. This study aims at describing how qualitative research methods may help deepen knowledge regarding interest towards organic products imported from Thailand, specifically Kamut® wheat, Organic Rice and Tapioca. In the case of Kamut-based-products 21 individual interviews were conducted with Italian large scale retailers, whereas in the case of products based on Thai rice and Tapioca, 4 focus groups comprising of European consumers from Germany, Greece, Italy, and Scotland were administered.
The individual and group interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using a qualitative approach. In both cases a list of semantic categories was created, explained and supported by analysing the discussions using content analysis techniques.
According to these results, survey participants did not know much about these products, especially about tapioca. In general, Thai Organic rice was perceived by the interviewed consumers as a “different type” of rice and tapioca as a “new food product”. Kamut® wheat was also perceived by the interviewed retailers as a “new product”. The survey participants tend to favour the product’s nutritional aspects, as the most relevant attributes followed by taste and smell, as well as a series of social and environmental benefits. The information obtained could be useful in further exploration of this topic, but it needs to be tested with a quantitative approach
Schlink Hilton, 6th September, 1999 [picture] /
No full textPart of: Kosciusko Huts Association photograph collection.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3095087. Schlink Hut is also known as the Schlink Hilton
Tate East Ridge Hut (from south west), 12 August 2001 [picture] /
No full textPart of: Kosciusko Huts Association photograph collection.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3093353. Guthega Ski Shelter is also known as Tate East Ridge Hut
The scope for the reconstruction of the grazing livestock sector of Xinjiang based on organic farming methods
No full textThis paper explores the feasibility of developing organic livestock
farming in the pastoral area of Xinjiang, in order to address the problems of grassland degradation and to promote the sustainable development of the grazing livestock sector. Research shows that organic grazing farming may reduce the stocking rate of grassland and relieve the strained relationship between animal and grassland, as well between man and nature. As a result, the value of multifunctional grazing systems may be more widely recognized. As well as including production and economic objectives, cultural, social and environmental implications will also be taken into account. Additionally, herders may also have an improved source of income to poor rural people. The potential markets for organic products are very big and the traditional ruminant livestock husbandry systems in Xinjiang are very close to organic livestock farming. It is considered necessary to change from a production-oriented approach to farming system research to a wider consideration of the systems and policies needed to support the development of organic grazing livestock alongside consideration of how to fund the relevant research and training and establish the systems of quality guarantee associated with organic production
Looking east looking west: organic and quality food marketing in Asia and Europe
No full textThis book represents a unique collection of European and Asian perspectives on the production, trade and consumption of high quality food.
The rapidly growing demand for organic and quality food in Europe imposes new challenges on competing food value chains. Europe, as the biggest worldwide food importer, attracts many developing and developed countries in Asia. Prospering Chinese and Thai food markets offer new opportunities for European operators. Wealthy and informed consumers on both continents search for trustworthy high quality food products. Farmers, operators and retailers from distant cultures are coping with different standards, facing the ever increasing necessity for mutual understanding.
This publication is the output of Bean-Quorum an European funded Asia-Link project. Bean-Quorum represents a consolidated network of researchers working together with the business sector and NGOs to enhance European Asian understanding about organic and quality food.
This book describes global trends in organic and quality food trade and connects them with recent developments in Asian and European market structures. Selected case studies illustrate the impact of organic and quality food production on topics ranging from sustainable rural development, to the potential of exotic new plant varieties to purchase decisions of European or Asian retail managers. Selected European markets are mirrored by the situation in Chinese and Thai markets. Finally, environmental issues concerning global trade of quality food are addressed
Innovation in forestry: Territorial and value chain approaches
No full textInnovation is increasingly recognised as a key factor in environmental protection and balanced sustainable development within the forestry sector. This volume provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for the analysis of innovation processes and policies in a traditional, rural sector as well as presenting empirical analyses of innovation processes from major innovation areas. Territorial services of the forest sector are examined, including various types of forest ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration or recreation and wood value chains, including timber frame construction and bioenergy. © CAB International 2011. All rights reserved
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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