Framing as strategy for effective communication about Fair Trade products in Flanders

This paper investigates whether reframing an issue related to sustainable consumption can influence citizens' attitude towards that issue. Our investigation focuses on the case of Fair Trade in Flanders, Belgium. Fair Trade contributes to sustainable development by offering better conditions to marginalized producers in the South. Using an internet-based experimental setup, 1617 individuals were exposed to an NGO-based frame, a retailer-based frame, an experimental frame or no frame. Statistical analysis then indicated whether the experimental frame performed better than the control group and the other frames in shifting people's attitudes. Our results suggest that a brief exposure to a combination of tone, messenger, value and metaphor that signals the systemic aspects of Fair Trade may be successful in shifting the attitude and opinion of Flemish consumers/citizens in favour of Fair Trade. Our analysis suggests that the foundations metaphor that has been developed in the context of the environmental impact of food production can also be applied in the context of the social impact of food production.     

Crop genetic diversity, farm productivity and the management of environmental risk in rainfed agriculture

This paper presents an assessment of the linkages between cropgenetic diversity, farm productivity and risk management. Aflexible moment-based approach is used to analyse the impactof crop genetic diversity on the mean, variance and skewnessof yield. Using farm-level data from Sicily (Italy), econometricevidence shows how crop genetic diversity can increase farmproductivity and reduce risk exposure. The empirical resultsindicate that crop genetic diversity can reduce variance, butonly if pesticide use is low. Furthermore, high diversity levelscan reduce downside risk exposure (e.g. the risk of crop failure).This provides useful insights on the linkages between resilienceand crop genetic diversity.     

Self‐service mini‐storage facilities: An American property phenomenon

Summary

Self‐service mini‐storage facilities normally occupy two or three acres and contain about 500 or 600 small independent units totalling about 50 000 ft². They are a profitable and widespread investment in the US and fulfill small‐scale community needs. Users, who rent on a monthly basis, are households and businesses with small scale storage needs. Main road locations, in above average income areas, and tight security are keys to success. Management is effected by a live‐in on‐site manager and by a simple tenancy agreement. The main planning problems are access, visual intrusion and the control of undesirable uses. The author speculates on the success of this property concept on its transfer to Britain.     

中小农林企业商业模式创新研究——以河北德胜农林科技有限公司为例

以河北德胜农林科技有限公司为例,说明中小农林企业如何利用商业模式画布和SWOT分析法来创新商业模式。首先利用商业模式画布描述其现有的商业模式并对现有商业模式重点构块进行自我拷问、分析,确定其商业模式创新的方向,然后运用SWOT分析法对其内部资源的优势、劣势和外部环境的机会、威胁加以综合分析,为其创新商业模式提供一定的依据,最后设计出新的商业模式。     

中小企业融资研究

针对我国中小企业融资的经营现状和存在的主要问题，分析了中小企业融资难的症结，从企业和银行两方面提出了改善融资环境的对策。认为企业自身必须自我完善，尽快建立现代企业制度，达到企业融资的标准要求；商业银行也应积极进行制度创新，突破传统的制度限制，灵活应对市场变化；政府应在中小企业信用担保体系的建设中适应市场经济条件，为中小企业服好务。     

我国粮食生产格局演变及增产贡献研究

[目的]通过测算各省区粮食增产潜力和各省区可比耕地资源量,揭示不同阶段我国及各省区粮食生产及增产的特点及原因,揭示我国今后粮食增产的方向。[方法]结合生产力相对指数与耕地面积分析我国各省耕地资源量,测算了复种指数和单产对我国及各省区粮食增产的贡献率,测算了我国各省区粮食增产的潜力。[结果]我国各省区人均粮食产量差异明显扩大。1985~1998年间,粮食单产对粮食产量增加的贡献率为85.35%;1998~2003年间,我国粮食总产量下降,播种面积减少是主要原因;2003~2013年间,单产增加依然是增产主因,但播种面积增加的贡献明显提高。1985年相对生产力耕地资源的省际差异明显大于2013年,据该文估算,我国可增产粮食22.9%~43%,复种指数对于粮食增产的潜力十分可观。[结论]近30年来,我国粮食生产格局是\"南降北升\",播种面积差异是粮食生产省际差异的主因。1985~2013年间,粮食播种面积仅占农作物增播面积的15.48%。大多省区耕地复种指数提升空间较大,但多数省区现实的复种指数却在下降,原因是农业生产比较利益低下。进一步提高单产的边际约束效应明显凸显,提高复种指数应该是我国提高粮食产量的方向。     

林业企业执行力建设研究

论述企业执行力的内涵及林业企业的特点,运用林业可持续发展理论、人力资源管理理论、现代企业制度建设理论,分析林业企业执行力不足的现象及其产生的原因,从普通员工、管理者等多方面,寻找提高企业执行力的途径,以促进林业企业的持续生产。     

Land Distribution and International Agricultural Productivity

The unequal distribution of agricultural land is often cited as a source of inefficiency in agriculture. Previous cross-country studies of agricultural productivity differences, though, have not considered land inequality. This article addresses this issue by using cross-country data on inequality in operational holdings of agricultural land from Deininger and Squire (1998) . In an estimation of an agricultural production function, the Gini coefficient for land holdings is found to have a significant negative relationship with productivity. This is consistent with the existence of heterogeneity in productivity by farm size within countries. A one standard deviation drop in the Gini coefficient implies an increase in productivity of 8.5%.     

Production Contracts and Productivity in the U.S. Hog Sector

This article measures the impact of contracting on partial and total factor productivity and the production technology of U.S. hog operations. A sample selection model accounts for the fact that unobservable variables may be correlated with both the operators' decision to contract and farm productivity. Results indicate that the use of production contracts is associated with a substantial increase in factor productivity, and represents a technological improvement over independent production. Results also identify determinants of farmers' decisions to contract and other factors influencing farm productivity.     

黑龙江省私营企业劳动关系问题研究

当前在相当多的私营企业中,劳动关系存在着不和谐的现象:劳动合同签订率较低,超时加班较为普遍,工会建设不足以及三方协商制度在现实中不可行。分析了黑龙江省私营企业劳动关系存在问题的原因,认为需要从发展生产力、构建适合私营企业发展的外部环境、工会组织要发挥维护作用和政府逐步推进三方协商机制和构建合作共赢的文化氛围来协调黑龙江省私营企业劳动关系。     

基于GIS的农用土地增产潜力研究--以济南市长清区为例

利用GIS技术和遥感技术,按照“机制法”原理计算济南市长清区土地资源生产潜力;重点是因地制宜、科学确定并计算土壤有效系数和社会有效系数,从而得到土地生产潜力和社会生产潜力的像元分布数据,在此基础上,进行粮食增产潜力问题的研究。     

我国农产品网络营销现状及优化策略

信息时代的到来,将网络营销带到中国市场。特别是近年来网络越来越成为生活中不可或缺的一部分,网络营销也成为继传统营销模式后新发展的一种营销模式,近3年来农产品网络营销更是异军突起。目前,农产品网络营销市场环境逐步形成,农产品网上交易平台建设初具规模,网络营销得到初步应用,但整体水平较低。农产品网络营销的发展根基尚浅,随着网络营销的运用,诸多问题也随之而来,如企业对网络营销的意识不到位、网络诚信及安全问题存在隐患、农业从业人员网络营销意识浅薄等。为解决这些阻碍因素,文章提出完善网络平台建设、建立农产品品牌、强化物流体系、健全网络法律法规等利于农产品网络营销发展的优化策略。     

油茶加工小作坊经营模式的分析——以湖南省为例

文章以湖南省油茶加工小作坊实地调研为依据,运用参与式调查和典型调查的方法,概述了现有两种经营模式的油茶加工小作坊生产经营条件、经营效益及其存在的问题,并利用SWOT分析方法对两种经营模式的油茶加工小作坊进行了分析,在此基础上探讨了油茶加工小作坊在油茶加工产业中的地位及其作用。     

中小企业应对“营改增”税收政策探析

我国自2016年5月1号全面实施征收营业税改为增值税以来,引起中小企业的税收负担显著变化。通过对营改增税收政策主要内容的介绍,对不同类别纳税人及不同行业中小企业税收负担进行分析,提出了中小企业应对营改增政策的对策建议。