15 pages., The paper analyses characteristics of vertical relationships of organic supply chains with a specific focus on the processing and retailing sectors. The analysis takes into account different regions of the EU Mediterranean area. Data were collected through interviews using an ad hoc questionnaire. The survey was based on a sample of 306 firms, including processors and retailers. The analysis revealed that a relevant aspect for the processing firms of organic products concerns the guaranteeing of safety and quality levels for the products. The main tools to implement the quality management are based on the adoption of specific production regulations and quality controls. The premium price most frequently applied by processors ranges from 10% to 40% and similar values are revealed for retailers. The diffusion of supply contracts allows the vertical coordination between agriculture and processing firms in the organic supply chains. The main distribution channels for the processing firms are represented by specialised shops in organic products, direct sales and supermarkets.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 64 Document Number: D10735
Notes:
Claude W. Gifford Collection. PACER Project., Address by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture at the first annual meeting of PACER, Inc., Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, November 28, 1973. 11 pages., Summarizes findings of a national survey conducted by Response Analysis, Inc., for Professional Agricultural Communications Editorial Research, Inc. (PACER).
Evans, James F. (author / Agricultural Communications, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1973
Published:
USA: Office of Communication, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 23 Document Number: B02438
Notes:
#901, Harold Swanson Collection. Claude W. Gifford Collection. PACER Project., Literature review prepared while author served as a consultant with the Office of Communication. 46 p., This review of literature was conducted as foundation for a national survey for Professional Agricultural Communications Editorial Research, Inc. (PACER), a non-profit organization involving six national agricultural communicator associations.
Online from publication. 3 pages., Perspectives from four restaurant chain executives at a conference of the Produce Marketing Assocition. Focus on deeper connections with supply partners, labor savings through technology, and more racial diversity at top levels. "...the truth is, this country runs on foodservice."
USA: Professional Agricultural Communications Editorial Research, Inc. (PACER), Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 23 Document Number: B02447
Notes:
Harold Swanson Collection. AgComm Teaching. Delmar Hatesohl Collection. See also original report B00769., Report of a survey by Response Analysis Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey. RAC 3696. 16 pp.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: B00769
Notes:
AgComm Teaching. Claude W. Gifford Collection. PACER Papers., 120 p., Report of a national research project conducted for Professional Agricultural Communications Editorial Research, Inc. (PACER), a non-profit corporation involving six agricultural communicator organizations. File includes a 17-page summary of highlights.
