APPROACHES TO AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES POSITIONING

Agroecological Approaches to Agricultural Development

Entrepreneurship Approaches in Agricultural Cooperatives

Economists look at the entrepreneurship from the prospective of profitability, investment, risk, and insight supporting the economical development but it seems that, in modern societies, entrepreneurship`s function is beyond the economical bounds. According to the stage and importance of entrepreneurship which is known as the society’s economic and culture evolution engine, it is necessary to d...

Management of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Enterprises

1. Development of the Concept of Regenerative Food Systems 1.1. The Search for Alternatives to Unsustainable Industrial Agriculture 1.2. From Regenerative Agriculture to Regenerative Food Systems. 1.3. Regenerative Approaches and Analysis 2. The Socionatural Framework 2.1. Different Processes Observable with Different Time-Frames and Scales 2.1.1. Inconsistencies, Gaps, and Uncertainties in Nat...

Supply chain models for small agricultural enterprises

Small agricultural production enterprises have been under immense economic pressures for many years. Many public policies have been suggested to alleviate the problem but no one has taken a look at the problem from a managerial or operations point of view. In this paper we develop models for supply chain issues facing small enterprises, solve them, and suggest their uses and future considerations.

Positioning California’s Agricultural Cooperatives for the Future

Recent issues of ARE Update featured articles evaluating the failures of two California marketing cooperatives, Tri Valley Growers (TVG) and Rice Growers Association (RGA). Along with Blue Anchor’s dissolution and Calavo’s conversion, these combined events have created doubts about the future of cooperatives in California agriculture. Restructured forms of cooperatives are emerging. For example...