Drivers for Competitiveness in Agri-Food Sector and Development of Rural Areas
A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 40771
Special Issue Editor
Interests: spatial economy; agricultural economics; price analysis; economics and market organization; logistics; transport
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Dear Colleagues,
An efficient, competitive, and sustainable agri-food sector that provides a stable supply of food at affordable prices has traditionally been a goal of every government. The importance of this sector in modern economies is intensified by global trends, including the explosion of population, migration waves, and climate change. In addition to the classic pressure for productivity growth, these trends are accompanied by competition for resources, restructuring, and relocation of agri-food production. In order to help producers in the agri-food sector face these challenges and threats, policymakers need to understand, among other things, the drivers of competitiveness.
The aim of this Special Issue is to disseminate the results of empirical and theoretical research on competitiveness in the agri-food sector. As competitiveness is a multidimensional and relative concept, we invite researchers to contribute original research articles that relate to competitiveness at both micro and macro levels. The topics might include (but are not limited to):
- Productivity dynamics of producers in the agri-food sector and its sources;
- Technical efficiency of producers in agri-food sectors and its determinants;
- Implications of innovation on competitiveness in the agri-food sector;
- Firm flexibility and economies of scope in the agri-food sector;
- Concentration and market power in the agri-food sector;
- Agri-food market integration;
- Global competitiveness of the agri-food sector;
- Policies for competitiveness in the agri-food sector;
- Trade in agri-food products;
- Analyses of the price of agri-food products;
- Importance of logistics in building the competitiveness of enterprises in the agri-food sector.
Dr. Monica Roman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- productivity
- efficiency
- economies of scale
- economies of scope
- technological change
- profitability
- quality
- market power
- market structure
- market integration
- public policy, trade, price analysis, logistics, supply chain
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