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Natural resources are becoming scarcer and, together with the growth of the population, a widespread situation of overexploitation is inevitable that has become the biggest challenge for today’s world. In this context, the agri-food... more
Natural resources are becoming scarcer and, together with the growth of the population, a widespread situation of overexploitation is inevitable that has become the biggest challenge for today’s world. In this context, the agri-food sector has a considerable environmental impact in terms of water and energy consumption. For about two decades, the Water–Energy–Food Nexus (WEF) Nexus has been trying to address this problem, focusing on efficient interrelationships among these dimensions. The objective of this work is to analyse the evolution of research on WEF Nexus in the agri-food sector and its development in scientific databases. For that purpose, a bibliometric study was carried out with publications obtained from the Scopus database, examining the main journals, authors, institutions, countries, subject areas, funding sponsors, and keywords. Moreover, a final section is specifically dedicated to the agri-food innovations in WEF Nexus in order to explore innovative aspects to eff...
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Este articulo estudia como la estructura del sector importador y de consumo de hortalizas en Alemania condiciona las posibilidades de actuacion de las empresas proveedoras. El trabajo toma como referencia el sector comercializador de la... more
Este articulo estudia como la estructura del sector importador y de consumo de hortalizas en Alemania condiciona las posibilidades de actuacion de las empresas proveedoras. El trabajo toma como referencia el sector comercializador de la provincia de Almeria. Los resultados demuestran la dificultad de establecer una relacion de beneficio mutuo entre los exportadores y la gran distribucion alemana. La consolidacion del formato discount acentua la negociacion de precios a la baja, en la que, de forma adicional, se intentan aprovechar las carencias de organizacion en origen
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VISION GENERAL DE LOS MERCADOS DE FUTUROS AGRARIOS A NIVEL MUNDIAL, CON REFERENCIA A LOS PROYECTOS EXISTENTES EN ESPANA SOBRE ESTE TIPO DE MERCADOS. Y COMO OBJETIVO CENTRAL ESTUDIO DE LA APLICACION DE LOS INSTRUMENTOS DE COBERTURA ANTE EL... more
VISION GENERAL DE LOS MERCADOS DE FUTUROS AGRARIOS A NIVEL MUNDIAL, CON REFERENCIA A LOS PROYECTOS EXISTENTES EN ESPANA SOBRE ESTE TIPO DE MERCADOS. Y COMO OBJETIVO CENTRAL ESTUDIO DE LA APLICACION DE LOS INSTRUMENTOS DE COBERTURA ANTE EL RIESGO DE PRECIO QUE PROPORCIONAN LOS MERCADOS DE FUTUROS, PARA EL MERCADO HORTICOLA ALMERIENSE.
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La actual configuracion de la distribucion alimentaria en el contexto europeo lleva asociado un mayor protagonismo de las organizaciones de productores en la comercializacion en un sector como las frutas y hortalizas frescas. La conexion... more
La actual configuracion de la distribucion alimentaria en el contexto europeo lleva asociado un mayor protagonismo de las organizaciones de productores en la comercializacion en un sector como las frutas y hortalizas frescas. La conexion mas directa con las centrales distribuidoras, supone un aumento considerable del valor anadido respecto a la comercializacion tradicional y una clara repercusion sobre la rentabilidad de la empresa. Al mismo tiempo, las mayores exigencias de la demanda implican una constante renovacion de la tecnologia y de las estructuras. Ambos factores, junto al caracteristico riesgo economico del sector indicado, estan incidiendo en un cambio de estrategia y de la politica empresarial de las asociaciones de productores para el comercio conjunto, las que en las ultimas decadas han venido tomando la forma juridica de Cooperativas o Sociedades Agrarias de Transformacion, incluidas dentro de la llamada economia social. Este trabajo se centra en un analisis economico...
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espanolEn Costa Rica, la demanda por actividades turisticas exhibe un posicionamiento relativo del turismo naturaleza. La presente investigacion analiza la intencion de demanda del turista internacional por turismo naturaleza, segun... more
espanolEn Costa Rica, la demanda por actividades turisticas exhibe un posicionamiento relativo del turismo naturaleza. La presente investigacion analiza la intencion de demanda del turista internacional por turismo naturaleza, segun variables sociodemograficas y de condicion de viaje. El estudio comprende las modalidades caminata por senderos, visita a volcanes, observacion de flora y fauna, observacion de aves y canopy. Se sustenta en la base de datos del Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT)4, de la Encuesta Aerea del primer trimestre del ano 2007 a turistas no residentes mayores de 18 anos, y que salieron por el aeropuerto Juan Santamaria. Se encontro que las condiciones viajar con familia, en pareja y procedencia del turista, tienen potencial influencia favorable en la intencion de demanda en la mayor parte de esas actividades. Los resultados permiten esbozar una estrategia que orienta las politicas y acciones en materia de turismo naturaleza en el pais. EnglishIn Costa Rica,...
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The present article proposes a complete framework for Supply Chain Strategy (SCS) analysis that is adapted to the specific characteristics of the agrifood chain, thereby facilitating management of the former. As a specific case of... more
The present article proposes a complete framework for Supply Chain Strategy (SCS) analysis that is adapted to the specific characteristics of the agrifood chain, thereby facilitating management of the former. As a specific case of analysis, the horticultural supply chain, originating in Spain and ending with the European consumer, is analyzed, taking as a reference the marketing companies at origin (mainly social economy companies, i.e.; cooperatives). In addition, a survey of marketing companies is conducted to possibly determine which explicit cooperative growth strategies may include horizontal and vertical collaboration relationships with other members of the chain. The aim is to analyze with whom the cooperative collaborates within the supply chain and the key points of such collaboration. A model analyzing the influence of collaboration on company performance is also considered. The results reveal that, in recent years, aspects related to quality and health have been surpassed...
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The temporal difference existing between the planning of the supply and the demand of agrarian products has caused that the theories about the formation of price expectations have a traditionally great importance in such sectors as those... more
The temporal difference existing between the planning of the supply and the demand of agrarian products has caused that the theories about the formation of price expectations have a traditionally great importance in such sectors as those of vegetables and fruits. The tendency to a greater connexion between production and commercialisation in associated entities (in productive place) implies an increase of the efficiency on the use of available information to make forecats on the different variables in the market. The aim of the present study is to determine empirically the existence of price valuations, taking as a reference the production-comercialisation in the south-easterm horticultural sector of Spain, consider enterprises that sell fruits and vegetable institutions of food distribution in the framework of the European Union. For this purpuse, it has been started from the combination of traditional formulations of expectations based on retarded variables, on the one hand, and m...
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Demand for tourist activities related to natural spaces and wildlife has increased over recent years. This paper analyses the influence of socio-demographic and travel indicators on international demand for such tourism in Costa Rica.... more
Demand for tourist activities related to natural spaces and wildlife has increased over recent years. This paper analyses the influence of socio-demographic and travel indicators on international demand for such tourism in Costa Rica. Using discrete choice models, a range of principal activities is studied: hiking, visits to volcanoes, observation of flora and fauna, bird-watching and canoeing. The results show the favourable influence on demand of variables such as family, travel with partners and country of origin, providing orientation for policies and strategies of the nature-based tourism in Costa Rica, as well as indicators for other countries interested in developing this sector.
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ABSTRACT This paper discusses the benefits of using short sea shipping in intermodal transport for fruit and vegetables. Multi-Criteria Decision Making techniques are applied to determine optimal allocation between land and intermodal... more
ABSTRACT This paper discusses the benefits of using short sea shipping in intermodal transport for fruit and vegetables. Multi-Criteria Decision Making techniques are applied to determine optimal allocation between land and intermodal transport, including environmental externalities. A sensitivity analysis is also carried out to monitor changing priorities among decision-makers (exporters) so as to encourage a modal shift. The results reveal savings in intermodal transport costs and a slight reduction in externalities with respect to land transport. However, the exporter must assume an increased delivery time of goods. At present, this situation is far from a reality, highlighting how inherently complicated it is to change the modes of transport.
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Supply-chain management in tourism requires the collaboration and coordination of all companies involved in the production and marketing of tourist products. In order to study the direct and indirect relationships among members of the... more
Supply-chain management in tourism requires the collaboration and coordination of all companies involved in the production and marketing of tourist products. In order to study the direct and indirect relationships among members of the supply chain, this paper presents an input–output model whose results show the need for balance between direct and intermediated sales, on the one hand, and how individual strategies may impair the benefits of the whole chain, on the other. Additionally, although the producers are the most important agents in terms of turnover, when considering the joint effects of purchases and sales, intermediaries are seen to be the key enterprises of the supply network.
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Research Interests: Environmental Management, Productivity, Agriculture, Multidisciplinary, Firm Performance, and 12 moreSpain, Panel Data, Technical efficiency, Efficiency, Knowledge Diffusion, Theoretical Models, Environmental Performance, Conservation of Natural Resources, Environmental, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, Spillover Effect, and Environmental factor
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Research Interests: Applied Economics, Panel Data, Competitive advantage, Resource Based View, Profitability, and 10 moreEnvironmental Effect, Market Share, Environmental Performance, Economic performance, Manufacturing Sector, Empirical Analysis, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, Resource Based View Theory, Environmental Resource Economics, and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
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... total factor productivity (TFP) using a panel data of Spanish marketing cooperatives for the ... different aspects of TFP and its components in terms of efficiency and technology ... in the literature on the relationship between TFP... more
... total factor productivity (TFP) using a panel data of Spanish marketing cooperatives for the ... different aspects of TFP and its components in terms of efficiency and technology ... in the literature on the relationship between TFP analysis and environmental performance in agribusiness ...
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This paper analyses the effect of environmental and quality improvement practices on the value added of the fruit and vegetable sector. These practices form part of the incentive-based programmes established by the Common Agricultural... more
This paper analyses the effect of environmental and quality improvement practices on the value added of the fruit and vegetable sector. These practices form part of the incentive-based programmes established by the Common Agricultural Policy. Taking the investment in quality-environmental activities as knowledge capital, we propose a specific analysis that evaluates the effect of the factors of the production function and of the current subsidies over the value added. In general, the share of quality environmental activities in the rise of the product's market value is quite high. The analysis reflects that the expenditure on these activities is still higher than their benefit, and that the current subsidies can hardly be considered encouraging factors for the development of the above-mentioned practices.
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The present work examines the relationships between SMEs’ marketing internationalisation and the combination of cooperation and competition strategies, i.e. co-opetition. Recent analyses have shown that the SMEs’ exports capabilities are... more
The present work examines the relationships between SMEs’ marketing internationalisation and the combination of cooperation and competition strategies, i.e. co-opetition. Recent analyses have shown that the SMEs’ exports capabilities are highly dependent on co-opetition, while others suggest that the challenges of international supply chain constitute a major driver to this combination. This analysis contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence on both of these issues. A multivariate regression analysis is developed, measuring variables of SMEs’ co-opetition and international activity, and taking as reference a set of 136 Andalusian food exporters. The results confirm the positive effect of strategies of cooperation with competitors (regarding logistics, promotion, quality and R&D) on international marketing activity. This positive effect is enhanced when large retailers are the main buyers, i.e. in hierarchical relationships. Furthermore, exporting activity is show...
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Innovation has become a key element in the growth and consolidation of the in- tensive agriculture in Almería (Southern Spain). This sector has been able to improve its competitive position thanks to its determination to develop... more
Innovation has become a key element in the growth and consolidation of the in- tensive agriculture in Almería (Southern Spain). This sector has been able to improve its competitive position thanks to its determination to develop technology. This paper describes the generated innovations and technology improvements in the last years, the created innovation system and its contributions to the development of the agriculture sector. Moreover, the features of the main R+D+i centers in the agriculture sector of Almería are analyzed. Finally, the article points out the main challenges to be faced up.
This article analyzes the programming of farm production, understood not only as the choice among several crops, but also as their temporal distribution. The empirical study takes as a reference the horticultural sector in southeast... more
This article analyzes the programming of farm production, understood not only as the choice among several crops, but also as their temporal distribution. The empirical study takes as a reference the horticultural sector in southeast Spain, since this area constitutes the highest concentration of small-scale farm production in Europe, where the climatic conditions allow the possibility of several harvests in year-round production, as well as several alternative crops. Firstly, we study the production programming for an individual farmer, under the assumption that their decisions do not affect the balance of market prices. In this case a modified Markowitz model is used for the scheduling of crop marketing. Secondly, we study the sales arrangements for a farming-marketing cooperative, under the assumption that their sales volume is such that the entity is capable of altering the market balance. A model of monthly revenues and margins is proposed, and the results show a clear improveme...
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The object of the present paper is to analyse productivity incorporating quality-environmental changes in marketing co-operatives. Firstly, it reviews competitiveness factors in the current European agri-food market, especially in... more
The object of the present paper is to analyse productivity incorporating quality-environmental changes in marketing co-operatives. Firstly, it reviews competitiveness factors in the current European agri-food market, especially in relation to the fruit and vegetables sector. Secondly, the productivity trend is studied empirically using nonparametric methods (Malmquist indices) and taking as reference panel data of Andalusian horticultural co-operatives for the
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The quality effects embodied in unit values might have strong repercussions on the estimation of the demand elasticities of aggregate food products, particularly when prices respond to supply conditions (endogeneity). In this article, the... more
The quality effects embodied in unit values might have strong repercussions on the estimation of the demand elasticities of aggregate food products, particularly when prices respond to supply conditions (endogeneity). In this article, the approximation to consumer quality preferences is carried out from the estimation of the measurement errors of unit values and the inverse demand analysis. The empirical application
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In the context of the current agri-food market, several factors have made it increasingly difficult to balance the components of sustainability in agricultural-based development. These factors include increasing internationalization,... more
In the context of the current agri-food market, several factors have made it increasingly difficult to balance the components of sustainability in agricultural-based development. These factors include increasing internationalization, tighter control of distribution and frequent changes in agricultural policies. Indeed, in the framework of European rural policy there has been considerable debate in recent years concerning the role of the