Estudos sobre coordenação e gestão de sistemas agroindustriais são cada vez mais comuns nos dias atuais. Estes são decorrentes de uma preocupação cada vez maior de seus agentes em aumentar a competitividade em seus sistemas, tendo em vista que a concorrência se torna a cada dia mais acirrada, tanto no mercado nacional como em mercados. Por esta razão, diversos autores buscam através de modelos analisar a competitividade nos sistemas agroindustriais (FARINA; AZEVEDO; SAES, 1997; JANK; NASSAR, 2000 entre outros). Estes modelos demonstraram que além dos fatores relacionados ao ambiente institucional, produtivo, tecnológico e inovador, a questão da coordenação se mostra como uma das mais importantes variáveis na busca por uma maior competitividade. Em especial para o sistema agroindustrial do leite, no qual a busca por uma maior competitividade é essencial para a manutenção da produção no país, estes tipos de estudos tornam-se cada vez mais importantes. Nesse sentido, este trabalho busca propor a estruturação de uma organização vertical para o sistema agroindustrial do leite no Estado de São Paulo como uma das alternativas para se aumentar a competitividade de seus agentes. Para isso, foi realizado um estudo de mapeamento e quantificação do sistema agroindustrial do leite, que apresentou os principais problemas enfrentados atualmente pelos agentes desse negócio. Paralelamente, um estudo com organizações verticais foi realizado de forma a se levantar quais são as estruturas organizacionais adotadas, formas de financiamento, objetivos e principais ações de organizações verticais localizadas no Brasil e no exterior. Tendo como base estes dois estudos e um embasamento teórico sobre teoria das organizações e suas relações com redes e cadeias produtivas, foi proposto e apresentado ao término deste trabalho uma estrutura de organização vertical para o sistema agroindustrial do leite no Estado de São Paulo, que tem como objetivo executar ações de ordem técnica e gerencial que visem um aumento da competitividade de seus agentes. / Studies about the coordination and management of agribusiness system are more and more common these days. These are results of a concern that that grows each time for its agents - to increase the competitiveness in its systems, aware of the violent competition between the national market and others. For this reason, a number of authors search for models to analyze the competitiveness in the agribusiness systems (FARINA; AZEVEDO; SAES, 1997; JANK; NASSAR, 2000 and others). These models showed that besides the related factors in the productive, technological and innovative institutional environment, the coordination point is one of the important variable in the search for a higher competitiveness. Especially to the dairy agribusiness system, where the search for a higher competitiveness is essential to the maintenance of the production of the country, studies like this are more and more important. This study aims to propose the structuring of a vertical organization to the dairy agribusiness system in São Paulo State as an alternative to develop the competitiveness of its agents. Therefore, it was realized a mapping and quantification of the dairy agribusiness system that presented the main problems faced nowadays by this business agents. Concomitantly, a vertical organization study was done to highlight which are the vertical organizations in Brazil and abroad. Based on these studies and on a theoretical support about the organization theory and its relations to the productive nets and chains, it was proposed and presented by the end of this work a structure of vertical organization to the dairy agribusiness system in São Paulo State, that aims to perform technical and managing actions that seek for the increasing of the competitiveness of its agents.

Orientador: Ricardo Abid Castillo / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T08:07:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vencovsky_VitorPires_D.pdf: 4454333 bytes, checksum: 73c2778848968e64bb06b6e07271d776 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: O trabalho tem como objetivo analisar as políticas públicas e privadas do sistema ferroviário a partir da organização, uso e regulação do território brasileiro. Essas políticas são condicionadas por algumas características do atual período técnico-científico e informacional, tais como o surgimento de um novo paradigma produtivo iniciado a partir da década de 1970, ampliação dos circuitos espaciais produtivos de alguns produtos agrícolas, expansão da fronteira agrícola moderna em áreas do Cerrado, consolidação de regiões produtivas de commodities distantes dos portos e desprovidos de infraestruturas adequadas de transportes e prioridade da inserção do país no mercado internacional através da exportação de produtos de baixo valor agregado e alto volume. A partir dessas novas variáveis, o território brasileiro passou a ser considerado por determinados agentes hegemônicos e pelo Estado um obstáculo para as novas exigências de fluidez e competitividade territoriais impostas pelo mercado internacional. A reativação do sistema ferroviário brasileiro, iniciada em 1996, procurou responder a essas exigências. Esse processo privilegiou, num primeiro momento, apenas uma das modalidades de transporte ferroviário, o de alto desempenho voltado para o transporte de commodities, e desconsiderou outras possibilidades, como o transporte de passageiros de longa distância, de carga geral e metropolitano de passageiros. Além disso, a partir do Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento e da atualização do Plano Nacional de Viação, fica evidente a prioridade pela expansão extravertida das novas ferrovias, visando a interligação de determinadas regiões produtivas de commodities aos portos exportadores. O traçado das ferrovias e a organização dos respectivos pátios ferroviários passam a ser funcionais a essas atividades exportadoras. Nas políticas públicas e privadas atualmente instituídas, as cidades são consideradas um obstáculo para a lógica do sistema ferroviário, já que as estações ferroviárias existentes são desativadas, demolidas ou abandonadas e os novos pátios ferroviários estão sendo construídos distantes dos centros urbanos. O BNDES tem participado decisivamente na definição e na efetivação dessas políticas, seja na realização de estudos técnicos, como na participação acionária nas empresas ferroviárias e fornecimento de financiamentos subsidiados. O trabalho apresenta algumas conclusões sobre as atuais políticas públicas e privadas do sistema ferroviário, destacando que essas estão promovendo a integração extravertida do território para atender determinadas atividades, agentes e regiões competitivas relacionadas aos circuitos espaciais da soja e minério de ferro. Enquanto isso, grande parte da sociedade permanece alheia e distante dos benefícios possibilitados pelas ferrovias / Abstract: The work aims to analyze public and private policies of the railway system considering the organization, use and regulation of Brazilian territory. These policies are conditioned by some characteristics of the current period technical-scientific and informational, such as the emergence of a new production paradigm started in the 1970s, the expansion of productive spatial circuits of some agricultural products, modern agricultural expansion in areas of Cerrado, consolidation of productive commodity regions distant from ports and lack of adequate transport infrastructure and priority of the country's insertion in international markets through export of products with low added value and high volume. From these new variables, Brazil has been considered by certain hegemonic agents and by the State an obstacle for new requirements of competitiveness and territorial fluidity imposed by international market. The reactivation of the Brazilian railway system, started in 1996, sought to address these requirements. This process focused, initially, only one of the railway modalities of transport, high-performance dedicated to the transport of commodities, and ignored other possibilities, such as intercity passenger transport, general freight and underground. Moreover, from the Acceleration Program Growth (PAC) and the National Transportation Plan (PNV), is evident the priority to expand the rail system with outward oriented networks, linking some commodities productive regions to exporting ports. The railroad track and organization of its rail yards become functional to these export activities. In the public and private policies currently established, cities are considered obstacle to the logic of the railway system, since the existing railway stations are disabled, abandoned or demolished and new rail yards are being built away from urban areas. BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank) has decisively participated in the planning and implementation of these policies, whether in technical studies, such as participation in shareholding in the railway and providing subsidized funding. The work presents some conclusions about current public and private policies of the railway system, emphasizing that these are promoting the integration of the territory to meet certain activities, agents and competitive regions related to soybeans and iron ore spatial circuits. Meanwhile, the society remains distant from benefits made possible by the railroads / Doutorado / Análise Ambiental e Dinâmica Territorial / Doutor em Geografia

Orientador : Celso Pinto Ferraz / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociencias / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-01T10:53:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FerreiraNeto_Yusley_M.pdf: 4281246 bytes, checksum: 936a527d0fc4067c913ca56bf9eb14fd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002 / Resumo: A agricultura, uma das vocações naturais deste país com dimensões continentais, e dotado pela natureza de excepcionais condições para transformá-lo no celeiro do mundo, se suporta na indústria de fertilizantes, entre outras condicionantes, como uma das alavancas para permitir ao país dar um salto em termos de produção agrícola, não apenas para atender a demanda interna de sua população, mas, também, permitir a produção de excedentes para exportação. A presença do Estado nas décadas de 70 e 80 na implantação de uma infra-estrutura industrial em concordância com o processo de substituição de importações, vigente à época, foi determinante na consolidação da indústria nacional de fertilizantes, permitindo que, quando do processo de desestatização, a partir do início 'da década de 90, esta estrutura, em mãos da iniciativa privada, promovesse adaptações que a tornaram moderna e competitiva com suas congêneres internacionais. Seu dinamismo e altas taxas de rentabilidade despertaram o interesse de grandes grupos internacionais ligados ao setor, e suas presenças, hoje, nesta indústria, representam uma realidade. Inúmeros obstáculos se antepõem ao setor, de caráter interno ou externo, dificultando o incremento da produção interna e das exportações brasileiras. Esforços da iniciativa privada e do governo terão que ser concertados no sentido de superar estas barreiras. O desenvolvimento tecnológico e a adoção de novas técnicas industriais e agrícolas têm sido fundamentais neste esforço nacional de agregação de valor aos produtos do agribusiness. Contudo, há de se levar em consideração que a modernização do setor não poderá prescindir da observância rígida da preservação do homem e do ambiente, alvos primeiros do bem estar das nações. O setor do agribusiness, um dos mais dinâmicos da economia nacional, é responsável, desde há muito, por importantes superávites na balança comercial de produtos deste setor, que muito vêm contribuindo cornos esforços do governo na busca do equilíbrio de suas contas nacionais. O setor de fertilizantes ocupa um papel de fundamental importância na produção e sustentação alimentar de todos os povos, e no Brasil, em virtude de sua potencialidade agrícola, apresenta elevadas expectativas de crescimento. Os desafios para a sua consolidação passam por um aumento substancial da produção interna, uma vez que as importações ainda representam cerca de 50% do consumo total. Há que se solucionar as barreiras de ordem interna e externa para que os setores de fertilizantes e da agricultura, inseridos que estão no segmento do agribusiness, estratégico na economia nacional, possam crescer e cumprir seus propósitos de aumentar o padrão de vida das populações, alvo maior das sociedades desenvolvidas / Abstract: Agriculture, one of the natural vocations of this continental dimensions country and naturally endowed of exceptional conditions to transform it in the barn of the world, is supported in the industry of fertilizers, among other characteristics, as one of the levers to allow, to the country, jumps in terms of agricultural production, not only to assist the internal demand of its population, but, also, to allow the production of surpluses for export. The presence of the State, in the 1970's and 1980's decades, in the implantation of an industrial infrastructure, in agreement with the process of imports replacement, in place at that time, was decisive in the consolidation of the national industry of fertilizers, allowing that, when of the privatization process, at the beginning of the 1990's decade, this structure, under the private sector control, could promote adaptations that turned it modern and competitive with its international congeners. Its dynamism and high profitability rates increased the interest of great international groups of the sector, and theirs presences, today, in this industry, are a reality. Countless obstacles are imposed to the sector, of internal external character, hindering the increment of the internal production and of the Brazilian exports. Efforts of the private sector and of the govemment will have to be adjusted to overcome these barriers. The technological development and the use of new industrial and agricultural techniques are fundamental in this national effort of value aggregation to the agribusiness products. However, it must be taken in consideration that the modernization of the sector cannot renounce the rigid observance of the human and environment preservation, first objectives of the well-being of the nations. The agribusiness sector, one of the most dynamic of the Brazilian economy, is responsible, since a long time ago, for important profits in the products trade balance of this sector, that contributes a lot with the govemment's efforts in the search of an equilibrium of the national accounting. The industry of fertilizers, included in the agribusiness section and strategic in the national economy, occupies a fundamentally important role in the. agricultural production and food supporting of all nations and it presents high growth expectations in Brazil, specially due to its agricultural potential. The challenges for its consolidation go through a substantialincrease of the national production, since the imports still represent about 50% of the total consumption. The dynamics of the world fertilizers industry prioritize the installation and production in the developing countries, since the food demands increase due to an improvement of the life standard of their population. The internal and external barriers must be broken in order that the fertilizers sector and, as a consequence, the agriculture, are able to grow and accomplish their purposes of increasing the life standard of the populations, the main target of the developed societies / Mestrado / Administração e Politica de Recursos Minerais / Mestre em Geociências

Master of Agribusiness / Department of Agricultural Economics / Dustin L. Pendell / Sachse Family Angus is both a commercial and registered Angus cow-calf operation in Northeast Kansas and has been in operation since 1935. The end goal in mind is to provide quality female breeding seedstock to other beef producers with the hopes of improving their herds. Successful selection and development of beef replacement heifers have major long term effects on stayability in any herd and can even have a positive impact on the whole herd. The objective of this study is to create a decision tool to determine best heifer selection strategies. Specifically, taking a look at the cost of heifer development under a range of scenarios as it applies to more traditional heifer development. The depth of literature addressing the issue of buying or raising replacement heifers is vast, providing various degrees of analysis to help a producer make the best informed decision. Some economists would argue that no single aspect of beef production management is as complicated, or has such an economic impact as cow culling and replacement heifer decisions (Melton, 1980). Procedures and methods were created to analyze whether a producer should raise or develop their own replacement heifers. One method used in creating a decision tool is an enterprise budget. Enterprise budgeting is the systematic determination and listing of expected outputs, revenues, and costs due to the production processes required to produce one unit of an enterprise for a specified time period. To take this one step further, it is assumed a producer makes choices with respect to the combinations of productive factors and products. Partial budgets include an analysis of net returns from small changes or refinement to a ranch. It focuses on parts that change while building upon an enterprise budget. In essence, it fine tunes current operations while holding all else constant. The benefits of partial budgeting take a look at what will be the new or added revenue if a change is implemented on the ranch and what costs will be reduced or eliminated if taken place. What will be the new or added costs and what revenues will be reduced if a change takes place are also things to keep in mind. Therefore, the result will show a producer the net benefit of the change. In turn, Sachse Family Angus will use this information to build their registered and commercial replacement heifers either by developing their own or purchasing from other breeders. Overtime, this decision will be critical as it will impact their herd for years to come. In conclusion, maintaining a good sound, high functioning beef cow herd means selecting and developing quality replacement heifers to retain in the herd each year. An estimated 20% of heifers born each year at Sachse Family Angus are kept as replacement heifers. When managing home raised heifers or purchased heifers, maintaining costs and keeping them in check is crucial because they represent a large up-front investment. The bottom line of this research is to give the managers at Sachse Family Angus and other operations across the country a decision tool that can be used to analyze their current resources and the resources it will take to develop their own heifers successfully and in the most cost effective way or help them analyze if purchasing their heifers makes the most financial sense.

This study focused on analysing the production and marketing constraints that often prevent smallholder farmers from accessing high-value markets in the agribusiness value chain. Access to markets is an essential requirement for the poor in rural areas to enjoy the benefits of agricultural growth. Limited access to agricultural markets by smallholder farmers in rural areas represents one of the most important challenges confronting policymakers in developing countries. Several studies have indicated how smallholder farmers can be linked to markets, but they have failed to address issues of how to increase the likelihood of smallholder farmers benefiting from high-value markets. Due to the stringent sourcing criteria of formal markets, small-scale farmers are excluded from the agricultural value chains. It may be easy to access the market, but it is very difficult for smallholder farmers to retain that market. This is attributed to the fact that smallholder farmers face various constraints along the value chain such as production and marketing constraints. The main objective of this study was to identify and analyse the constraints confronting smallholder farmers in the Limpopo Province and to suggest different strategies that can be used to make it easier for smallholder farmers to access high-value markets in the agribusiness value chain. This was achieved through personal interviews in two districts, i.e. the Capricorn and Vhembe districts. Primary data was obtained through structured questionnaires in both districts. These two districts were chosen due to their uniqueness with regard to agricultural potential, with smallholder farmers in both districts being heterogeneous and confronting different constraints in producing and marketing their products. Producing for the market calls for production resources, including production means such as land, water, on-farm and off-farm infrastructure, labour force, capital, and good management of these resources. Poor access to these resources affects the way in which smallholder farmers can benefit from opportunities in agricultural markets, especially in terms of the volume of products traded and the quality and quantity of those products. Based on the surveys employed for purposes of this study, the participation of smallholder farmers in high-value markets is constrained as a result of poor access to comprehensive agricultural support services. There are relatively few direct linkages between smallholder farmers and fresh produce markets, supermarkets, and agro-processors. The majority of sales by farmers are at either the local market or the farm gate level. Few farmers have access to basic production equipment and infrastructure. A range of impediments to participation in high-value markets were identified. These include lack of access to sufficient and productive land for expansion, sufficient water, modern irrigation systems, mechanisation, transport logistics, and market information. These constraints constitute the greatest barrier for smallholder farmers when it comes to accessing high-value markets, and overcoming these constraints is critical if smallholder farmers are to access lucrative markets. There is relatively low participation among farmers in collective action, more especially at production and marketing levels. The study found that smallholder farmers in the Vhembe district have a comparative advantage in terms of vegetable production compared to those in the Capricorn district. Smallholder farmers in the Vhembe district are better linked to agro-processors, fresh-produce markets and supermarkets as compared to farmers in the Capricorn district – even though this is the case for only a few individual farmers. The study also found that individual producers have greater access to on-farm infrastructure and also perform better and have closer links to formal markets compared to projects owned by groups of households. The results of the study suggest that smallholder farmers who are currently not participating in high-value markets could improve their participation if they are given access to comprehensive agricultural support services. More attention must be given to supporting smallholder farmers in both districts to ensure that they engage in commercial production and participate in high-value markets on a sustainable basis. This could only happen if their constraints along the value chain are addressed. The major challenge confronting policymakers is to create an enabling environment for smallholder farmers and empower them to produce high volumes of good-quality products on a consistent and sustainable basis. / Dissertation (MInstAgrar)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development / unrestricted

Esta pesquisa trata de uma abordagem dos princípios de custeio e Custeio ABC como ferramentas para a tomada de decisão gerencial de uma empresa agrícola de Primavera do Leste – MT, através do levantamento e análise dos custos da safra de soja que ocorreu de Setembro de 2011 a Abril de 2012. Tem-se por objetivo principal o desenvolvimento de um controle de custos em pequenas propriedades agrícolas, tendo como escopo o cultivo da soja. Apresenta-se uma análise dos custos da soja através dos princípios de custeio e utiliza-se do método de Custeio ABC para encontrar os recursos disponíveis da safra de soja, as principais atividades desenvolvidas, bem como os produtos que as absorvem e seus custos. Nos resultados, destaca-se que os sócios beneficiam-se de maiores retiradas por usarem os próprios recursos nos custeios de plantio; o manejo correto do solo com o plantio direto evita o reparo do mesmo na safra da soja, o que é favorável na medida que a cultura reparadora de milheto deve ser feita no mesmo período da safra de milho, que é um produto de valor inferior no mercado; a cultura do milho absorve uma parcela dos custos alocados para a soja, devido à utilização no plantio direto de mão-de-obra e máquinas; as atividades do processo de plantio e de controle são as que mais custos absorvem e devem receber atenção especial através da gestão financeira; a atividade do processo de colheita é a que absorve maior energia de maquinários e mão-de-obra, sendo importante que esta atividade seja acompanhada por uma boa gestão de pessoas com métodos de motivação, treinamento e qualidade de trabalho. / This paper treats of costs issues and ABC costs as management tools for an agricultural company of Primavera do Leste – MT, through the research and analysis of the soybean harvest that occurred from September/2011 through April/2012. The main objective is the development of a system proposal to evaluate and control the costs of agricultural properties, where the main activity is the soybean production. Presents an analysis of soybean costs, through the costing issues. Uses the ABC costing to find the available resources to the soybean harvest, the main activities that have been developed, as well the products which evolves its costs. Results it was possible to get a conclusion that the partners benefit from the biggest gets, because use their own resources in the planting costs; the correct soil dealing with the correct planting avoids its repairing in the soybean harvest the repairing culture from millet must be done in the same period of corn harvest, that is a cheaper product in the commercial market; the corn cultivation absorbs part of the soybean resources because of its utilization in the direct planting, labor and machines. The activities from the planting process and control are those which absorb the most of costs and must receive special attention through the financial management; the activity of harvesting is the one which absorbs the most of energy’s machinery and labor, so must have agility and ability because of the short time to be realized, it’s important to control it, through the people’s management and motivation activities, training and labor quality.

Orientadores: Akebo Yamakami, Andréa Leda Ramos de Oliveira / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T15:51:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lopes_BrunaFernandaRibeiro_M.pdf: 1669041 bytes, checksum: d3337eb372e887e3b715336a0456fdd7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: A produção de milho no Brasil, juntamente com a de soja, contribui significativamente para a economia nacional. O milho tem grande parte de sua produção voltada para o abastecimento interno, utilizado tanto para a indústria de alimentos quanto, principalmente, para ração animal. Recentemente, as exportações desse cereal vêm sendo realizada em quantidades expressivas e contribuindo para maior sustentação dos preços internos do milho. Porém, os principais mercados consumidores do milho brasileiro estão localizados na Ásia e as principais regiões produtoras estão distantes dos portos exportadores, percorrendo longas distâncias para chegar ao seu destino. Dessa forma, os custos com transportes e armazenagem são os principais fatores que limitam o potencial competitivo do milho brasileiro. Este trabalho parte da hipótese de que a redução nos custos com transportes é capaz de promover o aumento da competitividade do milho no cenário internacional e tal feito será possível através da prática da intermodalidade. A proposta é utilizar um modelo de equilíbrio espacial de programação quadrática para otimizar a distribuição logística do milho brasileiro. Para tal, foram utilizados dados reais para elaboração de três Cenários. Os resultados no Cenário 1, é obtido através da realidade praticada pelo setor e os principais gargalos para escoamento da produção. Já os resultados obtidos nos demais Cenários, aos quais foram adicionadas possíveis rotas futuras e viáveis, demonstraram uma redução de custos logísticos. A conclusão que se pode obter, é que com investimentos nas rotas futuras e viáveis, haverá uma grande melhora no sistema logístico além de confirmar a hipótese de que a redução desses custos aumentará a competitividade do milho nacional diante do mercado externo / Abstract: Corn production in Brazil, along with soy, contributes significantly to the national economy. Maize has much of its production for domestic supply, used for both the food industry and mainly for animal feed. Recently, exports of cereals are being held in reasonable amounts and contributing to greater support of domestic corn prices. However, major Brazilian corn consumer markets are located in Asia and the main producing regions are distant from exporting ports, traveling long distances to get to your destination. Thus, the costs of transport and storage are the main factors that limit the competitive potential of the Brazilian corn. This work on the assumption that the reduction in transport costs is able to promote increased competitiveness of corn on the international scene and such a feat is possible through the practice of intermodality. The proposal is to use a spatial equilibrium model of quadratic programming to optimize the distribution logistics of Brazilian corn. To do this, actual data used to compile three scenarios. The results in Scenario 1, obtained by reality practiced by the industry and the main bottlenecks for transportation of production. However, the results obtained in other scenarios, to which were added and possible future viable routes, have shown reduced logistics costs. The conclusion that one can get, is that with investments in future routes and viable, there will be a great improvement in the logistics system in addition to confirming the hypothesis that the reduction of these costs will increase the competitiveness of the Brazilian corn on the foreign market / Mestrado / Automação / Mestra em Engenharia Elétrica

Orientador: Giuliana Aparecida Santini Pigatto / Resumo: As startups são formas de negócios inovadores e que têm como base o setor tecnológico. Com o advento da globalização e a expansão de novas Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC), essas empresas estão adquirindo maior visibilidade e investimentos no agronegócio brasileiro, pois apresentam elevado potencial de escalabilidade e repetibilidade, além de possibilitarem a resolução de problemas relacionados à produção de alimentos, melhoria de produtos, serviços, gestão das atividades organizacionais e de processos produtivos, propiciando a inovação. Desta forma, este estudo busca responder à seguinte questão de pesquisa: Como as startups do agronegócio contribuem em termos de inovação e de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação para o agronegócio, e como sua gestão do conhecimento é utilizada para tal? O objetivo geral da pesquisa consistiu em analisar como as startups do agronegócio contribuem em termos de inovação e tecnologias de informação e comunicação para o setor, e como sua gestão do conhecimento auxilia nesse processo. A metodologia utilizada nesse estudo envolveu a combinação de pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa, de caráter exploratório e descritivo, realizando: a) o aprofundamento teórico acerca de Inovação e Gestão do Conhecimento (tipos de inovação e formas/ natureza do conhecimento), e Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação; b) com subsequente levantamento de startups do agronegócio do estado de São Paulo, por meios bibliográficos e de pesquisa documental; ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Startups are innovative forms of business based on the technological sector. With the advent of globalization and the expansion of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), these companies are gaining greater visibility and investments in Brazilian agribusiness, as they have high potential for scalability and repeatability, in addition to enabling the resolution of problems related to production food, improvement of products, services, management of organizational activities and production processes, enabling innovation. Thus, this study seeks to answer the following research question: How do agribusiness startups contribute in terms of innovation and Information and Communication Technologies to agribusiness, and how is their knowledge management used for this? The general objective of the research was to analyze how agribusiness startups contribute in terms of innovation and information and communication technologies to the sector, and how their knowledge management helps in this process. The methodology used in this study involved the combination of qualitative and quantitative research, of an exploratory and descriptive character, performing: a) the theoretical deepening about Innovation and Knowledge Management (types of innovation and forms/nature of knowledge), and Information Technologies and Communication; b) with a subsequent survey of agribusiness startups in the state of São Paulo, using bibliographic and documentary research; c) application of questio... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

This study is aimed at uncovering the capital constraints of emerging agribusinesses in South Africa. The goal of the research is to provide South African policy makers, programme administrators and development practitioners with information to make sound policy and programme decisions for the reduction of such constraints. The research also aims to make potential entrepreneurs aware of the importance of considering capital constraints to the start-up and growth of their businesses. This research was informed by the principles of qualitative research and is both exploratory and interpretative in nature. The research process comprised of two phases. The first phase constituted a sample of five experts from the finance-enabling environment (financial institutions); and the second phase was made up of twenty start-up entrepreneurs in the emerging agribusiness industry. The research found that barriers to accessing finance are largely due to lack of collateral, a poor credit record, inadequate business skills and communication problems between financiers and entrepreneurs. On the issue of what role the finance-enabling environment should play in reducing barriers to finance, findings from the research suggested more risk-taking by the financiers, relaxing the stringent credit assessment criteria, increasing the risk appetite and providing more for impairments or bad debts. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado. / The demand for agricultural products for export is increasing every year. Thus, there is a need for a traceable and more communicative agricultural supply chain among its stakeholders. In addition, the increase in controls, verifications and communications in each SC agent makes agility and chain difficult, generating distrust among those involved. To overcome this issue, we consider Blockchain. Blockchain is a disruptive technology to decentralize data with this state-of-the-art technology, we develop a model that solves the traceability problem of the agricultural product. The model also improves transparency and security within the SC, increasing trust between the suppliers, collaborators and consumers.