Determinants of development of innovative integration links between agriculture and food industry Selected issues (on the example of Podkarpackie Province)

INTRODUCTION 9

Chapter I 13
CONNECTIONS AND FORMS OF INTEGRATION IN FOOD ECONOMY 13
1.1. The essence of integration links 13
1.2. Specific features of the agricultural and food markets 16
1.3. Motives for development of integration links in market economy 19
1.4. Typology of integration links 21
1.5. A review of selected forms of vertical and horizontal integrations 26

Chapter II 31
OVERVIEW OF CONCEPTS OF INNOVATIVE INTEGRATION LINKS 31
2.1. The outline of ideas and the genesis of concepts of cluster structures 31
2.2. Clusters and cluster initiatives – comparative aspects 36
2.3. Legal forms of creating cluster initiatives and clusters 38
2.4. The benefits and advantages of functioning of innovative structures 41
2.5. Limitations and risks associated with functioning of clusters 45

Chapter III 50
KEY FACTORS OF DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTER INITIATIVES AND STRUCTURES 50
3.1. Cluster development processes 50
3.2. Economic determinants 52
3.2.1. Supply determinants 54
3.2.2. Demand factors 57
3.2.3. Structural determinants 59
3.3. Institutional factors 62
3.3.1. Institutions supporting development of clusters 63
3.3.2. The policy of support for cluster structures 65
3.3.3. Opportunities for developing cluster initiatives in the agri-food sector 70

Chapter IV 75
STATE AND DETERMINANTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTER INITIATIVES IN PODKARPACIE IN THE LIGHT OF RESEARCH 75
4.1. An overview of the functioning cluster initiatives 75
4.2. The scope and methodology of research on agricultural producers and processing units 81
4.3. The methodology of research on the opinion of entities running farms 82
4.4. Characterization of the method of selection of units functioning in the field of food Processing 85
4.5. Factors affecting the development of integration links in the opinion of agricultural Producers 88
4.6. Determinants and development opportunities of integration structures in the opinion of
representatives of processing companies 99

Chapter V 109
DIAGNOSIS OF CONDITIONINGS, RESTRICTIONS AND FORECAST FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTER STRUCTURES IN PODKARPACIE 109
5.1. The assessment of state and potential for development of cluster initiatives 109
5.2. The specificity of the agri-food sector and the limits of development 112
5.3. The mission, vision and objectives of the functioning cluster initiatives 115
5.4. Recommendations and forecast for development of agri-food clusters 117
5.5. Courses of development of the province based on clusters 120

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 124
REFERENCES 128
INTERNET SOURCES 134
LIST OF TABLES 135
LIST OF FIGURES 136