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Toward a framework for examining agribusiness competitiveness

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  • Michael A. Hudson

    (Bruce F. Failing, Sr., Chair of Personal Enterprise, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York)

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A framework for examining the competitiveness of firms in the food and agribusiness sector based on the firm's view of the vertical production-marketing system is offered- Recent examples are used to illustrate the evolution of perspectives employed by firms in the sector away from the producer towards the consumer. The need for a systems perspective in addressing competitiveness is stressed throughout the article. Areas for further research are suggested.

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  • Michael A. Hudson, 1990. "Toward a framework for examining agribusiness competitiveness," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 6(3), pages 181-189.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:6:y:1990:i:3:p:181-189
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199005)6:3<181::AID-AGR2720060302>3.0.CO;2-U
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