in this research we seek to recognize the status of marketing information systems and its weaknesses in medium and large size food industries. we abandoned all organization diagnosis models and conducted mcleod and rogers model as one of the most popular models in similar researches. since marketing affairs is more important and sensible in food industry than others, the research was done in th...

The free trade and marketing across borders of food and agricultural products have reduced their prices, and have consequently been pushing down the prices of agricultural machinery. Utilizing the worldwide industrial infrastructure, the manufacturing industry, including agricultural machinery manufacturers, has expanded the worldwide sourcing of materials and components and complied with such ...

Wine and Juice Production in Arkansas AAESBul941 1994 Carl R Dillon, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Arkansas Carter Price, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Arkansas Justin Morris, University Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas David Metz, Marketing Director, Prospero E...

Athanasios Theocharopoulos1, Stamatis Aggelopoulos1, Panoraia Papanagiotou2, Katerina Melfou3 and Evangelos Papanagiotou2 1Department of Agricultural Development and Agribusiness Management, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki 2Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 3Department of Agricultural Products Marketin...

As a kind of advanced productive forces, the advantage and potential of E-commerce could not be ignored for upgrading the industrialization degree of agriculture, adjusting the agricultura structure, reducing the transaction cost of agricultural products and enlarging the market sale range and channels of agricultural products. This paper analyzes the present status and problems of application ...

Co-operatives play a major role in the agricultural and food industry. Co-operatives, by the very nature, are producer-oriented firms. As market conditions for food products have changed in recent decades, the question is raised whether co-operatives are still efficient organisations for carrying transaction with agrifood products? Bijman (2002) has addressed this question for the fresh produce...

THE CASE FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION IN SMALLHOLDER MARKETING Issues concerning farmers with small land holdings figure prominently in global discussions about poverty reduction, as the majority of the world’s poor belong to such households. Most of these households are linked to the market in one way or another. Thus, the opportunity for smallholders to raise their incomes from agricultural producti...

In this paper an attempt is made to conduct a strategic analysis of NICNET based Agricultural Marketing Information Network (AGMARKNET) - e-governance programme initiated as major component Centre Sector Plan Scheme Ministry Agriculture. Based on the analysis, aims at explaining importance adopting collaborative approach for realizing ambitious goal empowering farmers with market information th...