The paper deals with the problem of organization of short food supply chain (SFSC) and seeks to analyze the main assumptions for organization of short food supply chain in Lithuania. The assumptions for the organization of the SFSC have been analysed by using mix methods approach -scientific...

The study addresses the problem of assessing raw milk market concentration on both sides - supply and demand - when researchers have very limited information on sales and purchases of milk producers (i.e. sellers), dairy manufacturers and other raw milk resellers (i.e. buyers) at the individual...

As the milk in Lithuania produces by a lot of milk producers, who sell their product to several customers (several large dairy processors), a hypothesis appears, that Lithuanian raw milk sector is oligopsonic. In this case, the price is not determined by the product producer, but by the buyers....

Plants, their extracts and essential oils have different biologically active characteristics. Their antimicrobial activity has been known for years, therefore plants have been started to use for disease profhylaxis and treatment long ago. Eventually, plant extracts and essential oils were started...

The study reported in this paper analysed the implementation of the rural development measure 'Meeting the standards' (Council Directive 91/676/EEC (Nitrates Directive) and 92/46/EEC (Milk Directive)) in 2004-06 in Lithuania. A total of 109 livestock farms were examined, from 27 districts of the...

The current changes and the main challenges in the economic policy of Lithuania are explored. It is established that the State has to formulate and implement a consolidated economic policy, which responds to the pressure and opportunities delivered by the aggressive and dynamic external...

The systems of protected designations in the European Union have been existing since 1992. Since their creation, the EU schemes have registered more than one thousandth names of quality agricultural products and foodstuffs from across the EU and beyond. In recent years there has been a boost in...

One can find a value-added indicator mentioned in the economic or statistical literature very often. The value-added indicator is used to evaluate the labour productivity level. Labour productivity is the first one in the list of labour development indicators, and is defined as a ratio of gross...

The authors paper analyse changes of the Lithuanian foreign trade in fishery products, the development of exports and imports, the main foreign trade partners and their change over time, the structure of exports and imports by countries and products. On the basis of the UN comtrade database the...

The Internet-based energy monitoring and benchmarking methodology in small and medium-size industrial enterprises is presented. E-learning measures (accessible on the national language) about energy management and benchmarking implementation with best practice examples are proposed on...