Economie agro-alimentaire

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[eng] The economics of agri-business - The last number of Economie Rurale raises certain questions concerning the economics of agri-business and its methods. . This new, developing subject differs from farm economics more particularly in its field of study. It considers all the functional and socio-economic sub-sectors that contribute to the satisfaction of nutritional needs in a given society. It analyses the food consumption model and the underlying production model. . In Western economics the added value from agri-business tends to equal the added value from farming. Thi equality indicates the stage reached by agri-business. Agri-business economics are not analysed in the same way as farms economics. The industrialization and capitalization processes of the agri-business economy, closely connected with modifications in the social conditions of consumption in Western economics, become fundamental as do the resulting modifications down the agribusiness chain. The agri-business products market is very different from that of farm products and the « monopolistic competition » model explains the food economy market much better than the traditional model of imperfect competition. [fre] Le précédent numéro d'Economie Rurale suscite quelques réflexions sur l'économie agro-alimentaire et ses méthodes. . Cette nouvelle discipline en cours d'élaboration, diffère de l'économie rurale, notamment par son domaine d'étude. Elle envisage l'ensemble des sous-secteurs fonctionnels et socio-économiques qui concourent à la satisfaction des besoins alimentaires dans une Société donnée. Elle analyse le modèle de consommation alimentaire et le modèle de production qui le sous- tend. . Dans les économies occidentales, la valeur ajoutée par les IAA tend à égaler la valeur ajoutée par l'agriculture. Cette égalité définit le stade de l'agro-industrie. L'économie agro-industrielle ne s'analyse pas sur les mêmes bases que l'économie agricole. Les processus d'industrialisation et de capitalisation de l'économie agro-alimentaire, en relation avec les transformations des conditions sociales de la consommation dans les économies occidentales, deviennent fondamentaux ainsi que les transformations qui en résultent le long de la chaîne agro-alimentaire. Le marché des produits agro-industriels est très différent de celui des produits agricoles, et le modèle de « concurrence monopolistique » est beaucoup plus explicatif de l'économie alimentaire marchande que le traditionnel modèle de concurrence imparfaite.

Innovation Patterns in the Canned Fish Industry In Galicia (Spain)

“…We have seen how the general and global dynamics of the food value chain, as first described by Malassis (1977) and later elaborated upon by Wilkinson (2002), Morgan et al (2008) and others, have determined the evolution of this industry. In this sense, the increasingly global nature of food production as well as the rising power of large retailers along the value chain, which can be understood as the main features of the dominant paradigm of food production, have acted as the main source of pressure for change in this industry.…”

“…Changes in the food value chain: nature, territory and quality According to Malassis (1977), two main processes have determined food production in contemporary times, the first being the growing industrialization of the agro-food chain and the second one the growing level of capitalization, concentration and internationalization. Industrialization has meant a structural transformation of the food sector manifested in a relative decline of the value added by agrarian activities (and a correlative increase of the value added in other stages like processing, distribution, etc.).…”

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“…According to Malassis (1977), two main processes have determined food production in contemporary times, the first being the growing industrialization of the agro-food chain and the second one the growing level of capitalization, concentration and internationalization. Industrialization has meant a structural transformation of the food sector manifested in a relative decline of the value added by agrarian activities (and a correlative increase of the value added in other stages like processing, distribution, etc.).…”

Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence From the “Union Economique Et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine (Uemoa)”

“…Within a macroeconomic framework, market food equilibrium equation (Malassis & Pradilla, 1986) can be defined as:…”