Food market analysis: a case study of the Glocal methodology in the Dominican Republic

Autor: Briz de Felipe, Teresa, Felipe Boente, Isabel de
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Internatinal Journal of Business and Social Sciences, ISSN 2219-1933, 2014-06, Vol. 5, No. 7 (1)
Archivo Digital UPM
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Popis: The present paper provides an insight into the food value chain of three specific sectors (fruit and vegetables, poultry and rice) in the Dominican Republic. The Glocal methodology used for the study combines a global view with local conditions and thus it can be applied to food markets. Each of these food chains is analyzed by following traditional industrial organization theory, based on structure, conduct and performance. Regarding the specific case of the Dominican Republic, different sources of information are used to analyze the weaknesses of the studied chains, including direct interviews. The food value chains of fruit and vegetables, poultry and rice in the Dominican Republic show a lack of structure and they are undergoing changes; however, they also have great opportunities to improve efficiency by making some changes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE