Rural development policy and food industry development: investigation of small firms in Denmark
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Rural development policy and food industry development : investigation of small firms in Denmark. / Baker, Derek; Abildtrup, Jens; Hedetoft, Anders.
Ikke angivet. ed. / Martin Petrick; Gertrud Buchenrieder. <Forlag uden navn>, 2007. p. 183-199 (Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Central & Eastern Europe, Vol. 39).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research
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T1 - Rural development policy and food industry development
AU - Baker, Derek
AU - Abildtrup, Jens
AU - Hedetoft, Anders
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Food industry firms in remote areas face a set of constraints, which have motivatedthe form and function of assistance instruments under various regional andrural development programmes. Recent food industry developments present newchallenges to these firms, for which available assistance may be less appropriate.This paper employs telephone interviews and workshop discussions with firmsin isolated locations to investigate their satisfaction with assistance programmes,their ability to innovate (through product introductions) and respond to challengesin the food industry (the emergence of power buyers). Further investigationwas carried out on the topic of firms' formation of networks, and the use ofavailable assistance in doing so. Firms' evaluations of support received in satisfyingspecified objectives are not correlated with their views on which objectivesshould be addressed. Some concrete suggestions for network activities hadbeen made, but overall the development is at an early stage.
AB - Food industry firms in remote areas face a set of constraints, which have motivatedthe form and function of assistance instruments under various regional andrural development programmes. Recent food industry developments present newchallenges to these firms, for which available assistance may be less appropriate.This paper employs telephone interviews and workshop discussions with firmsin isolated locations to investigate their satisfaction with assistance programmes,their ability to innovate (through product introductions) and respond to challengesin the food industry (the emergence of power buyers). Further investigationwas carried out on the topic of firms' formation of networks, and the use ofavailable assistance in doing so. Firms' evaluations of support received in satisfyingspecified objectives are not correlated with their views on which objectivesshould be addressed. Some concrete suggestions for network activities hadbeen made, but overall the development is at an early stage.
KW - Former LIFE faculty
KW - regional development
KW - rural development
KW - food industry
KW - policy
M3 - Article in proceedings
SN - 3-938584-22-X
T3 - Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Central & Eastern Europe
SP - 183
EP - 199
BT - Ikke angivet
A2 - Petrick, Martin
A2 - Buchenrieder, Gertrud
PB - <Forlag uden navn>
Y2 - 27 June 2007 through 29 June 2007
ER -
ID: 8083879