@article{Deimel:121855,
      recid = {121855},
      author = {Deimel, Mark and Arens, Ludwig and Theuvsen, Ludwig},
      title = {The Influence of Clusters on the Competitiveness of Hog  Production: The Example of Northwestern Germany},
      journal = {International Journal on Food System Dynamics},
      address = {2011-12},
      number = {1012-2016-81138},
      pages = {12},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {In recent decades the northwestern part of Germany  (Weser-Ems region) has come to focus on intensive pork  production. This has led to public outrage about the  disposal of biological waste, farmers’ complaints about the  high cost of leasing land, soaring risks of animal  diseases, and the decreasing popularity of intensive animal  husbandry. However, despite these problems, due to a  beneficial cluster structure, the region is a successful  market participant. To shed some light on the relationship  between network relationships in clusters and  competitiveness, an empirical survey was undertaken to  compare this pork-intensive region with non–pork-intensive  regions. Bi- and multivariate analyses reveal a better  access to knowledge and information on the part of farmers  in the Weser-Ems region as well as a higher regional  competitiveness. As a result, the cluster region  characterized by intensive hog production is economically  more successful},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/121855},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.121855},
}