Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie Economie et Sociologie Rurales

The problem of overweight / obesity is increasing in Switzerland, especially among children. A comparison with the US shows that although the share of obese adults in Swi [...]

The main objective of the inoVagri research project is to reach a better understanding of non-technical innovation in Swiss Agriculture. For this purpose a diversified ca [...]

This paper focuses on the evolution of productivity in the agricultural sector of 21 developped countries over the period of 1990-2002. It uses Data Envelopment Analysis, [...]

Organic farming has rapidly grown in Switzerland in the past years. It is now well established in agriculture and accepted by consumers. However, recent developments show [...]

With increasing price-competition in retail business, marketing becomes the critical success factor. All activities have to be oriented towards customer needs. Within mar [...]

The development of organic agriculture in Europe is mainly driven by consumer demand for organic products and policy support through area payments and standard setting th [...]

Greenhouse gas emissions from Swiss agriculture have been reduced by about 8 % since 1990. Hence, Swiss agriculture has already contributed 13 % to the national Kyoto tar [...]

In Switzerland, the number of abattoirs has dramatically decreased in the last ten years (-24,2 %). This is especially true for small structures (- 25,7 %). The modifica [...]

Preferences with respect to agricultural policy have changed in Germany and Switzerland. In the middle of the 20th century, food self sufficiency and a certain cultural s [...]