Transparency in Food Supply Chains: Empirical Results from German Pig and Dairy Production
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Scientific Paper) Sub-theme: Systems innovations and innovative governance structures Transparency in Food Supply Chains: Empirical Results from German Pig and Dairy Production Mark Deimel, Mechthild Frentrup and Ludwig Theuvsen Georg-August-University Goettingen Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Platz der Goettinger Sieben 5 37073 Goettingen Germany Tel.: +49-(0)551-394851 Fax: +49-(0)551-394621 E-Mail of corresponding author: [email protected] 2 Transparency in Food Supply Chains: Empirical Results from German Pig and Dairy Production Objective of the study The objective of the paper is to identify the various determinants of transparency of agrifood chains and networks, integrate them into a measurement model that provides a basis for empirical research and present empirical results from a large-scale empirical study in German pig and dairy production.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008