Increasing Economic Performance of Integrated Value Chain

Raluca Andreea Ion () and Iuliana Dobre ()
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Raluca Andreea Ion: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Agro-food and Environmental Economics, Romania
Iuliana Dobre: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Agro-food and Environmental Economics, Romania

International Conference on Competitiveness of Agro-food and Environmental Economy Proceedings, 2016, vol. 5, 315-320

Abstract: The research presents an assessment of economic efficiency of integrating activities down- stream agriculture in a cooperative unit from the region around Bucharest, Romania. this unit collects agricultural products from farmers, process and sell them to the market. The paper chooses to answer the question whether the investment of such a business is efficient or not. The research methodology includes analysis, synthesis and calculation of economic and financial indicators to assess the business feasibility, in three possible scenarios. The findings show that investment is feasible from an economic and financial point of view, the available cash at the end of the period being positive, in all case studies.

Keywords: Value chain; shortening the chain; vertical integration; horizontal integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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