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A evolução da floricultura pernambucana: um novo produto na pauta de exportações do estado - Mariana Higino Lomachinsky
This dissertation presents the flowers agribusiness supply chain in the world. Shows the most important exporters and importers countries and the Brazilian position in the worldbusiness of ornamental flowers and plants. Presents the State of Pernambuco as the most important tropical flowers producer in Brazil and the sixth in temperate flowers, thanks to its location close to the consumer market and climatic aspects that allows a whole year production. Shows the local productive activity evolution and the main information about the chain development and its exportation potential. Emphasizes the potentialities and problems faced by the state producers, as lack of...
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The Floriculture Market and its Relation to Consumer Behaviour: a Greek perspective - Baourakis, G.; Marko, M.; Tsakiridou, E.; Tzimitra-Kalogianni, I.
The effect of characteristics of pig enterprise and its owner, along with management applied in farms on regional pig meat productivity of commercial pig units in Greece was examined. The results showed that most of the enterprises were family operated, belonging to a sole owner of old age and low educational level, whose children were not involved or plan to get involved with the enterprise. The analysis of a generalised linear model showed that only the "Age of farm's equipment" and "Size class of sow herd" were significant in explaining the variation of pig meat productivity.
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Floriculture world wide; production, trade and consumption patterns show market opportunities and challenges - van Uffelen, Ruud L.M.; de Groot, Nico S.P.
Floricultural production contains a wide variety of products. The production value world wide has been rising from 11 billion to 60 billion dollars in 2003 (estimate). Europe is traditionally a large producer and trader, with a stable production value of about 10 billion dollars (2002). North America has a production value of about 6,5 billion dollars. In Asia production capacity is growing rapidly in several countries. In Africa the production has emerged enormously, but in a risky environment. Oceania is a small producer. Looking a inter- and intra continental trade in 2002 the following view occurs. Europe and USA have...