Effective ways to the global competitiveness of food industry companies

S. Ehsan Zohoori; Amir Mohamadi-Nejad; Reza Moghaddasi; S. Ehsan Zohoori; Amir Mohamadi-Nejad; Reza Moghaddasi

doi:10.3934/agrfood.2018.3.345

AIMS Agriculture and Food

2018, Volume 3, Issue 3: 345-357. doi: 10.3934/agrfood.2018.3.345

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Effective ways to the global competitiveness of food industry companies

Agricultural Economics Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 26 February 2018 Accepted: 02 September 2018 Published: 17 September 2018

Competition in the export of agricultural by-products, especially in the developing countries, is inevitable in the global market. The aim of this study was to investigate factors that may influence the revenue share of exporting tomato paste companies to be more competitive in Asian and global markets. A gravity-like model was specified in panel data form including 12 Iranian companies exporting to 16 partner countries, i.e., 192 cross-sections during 8 years. In contrast to similar models, the dependent variable involved fractional data and zeros. Therefore, the generalized linear family was used for the model estimation. Except number of documents required to import, the estimation results expectedly show positive effect of value added per employee, common language and religion on the export revenue share of tomato paste. The negative effect is associated with distance and tariff. It is suggested that the authorities have negotiations with partners, plan to freer trade, update trade equipment and change brands in marketing. Furthermore, we recommended improving technology in production and processing stages. Such considerations would even dwell indirectly the rural society welfare.
- by-product export,
- competitiveness,
- global market,
- tariff,
- share values,
- panel data
Citation: S. Ehsan Zohoori, Amir Mohamadi-Nejad, Reza Moghaddasi. Effective ways to the global competitiveness of food industry companies[J]. AIMS Agriculture and Food, 2018, 3(3): 345-357. doi: 10.3934/agrfood.2018.3.345

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Abstract

Competition in the export of agricultural by-products, especially in the developing countries, is inevitable in the global market. The aim of this study was to investigate factors that may influence the revenue share of exporting tomato paste companies to be more competitive in Asian and global markets. A gravity-like model was specified in panel data form including 12 Iranian companies exporting to 16 partner countries, i.e., 192 cross-sections during 8 years. In contrast to similar models, the dependent variable involved fractional data and zeros. Therefore, the generalized linear family was used for the model estimation. Except number of documents required to import, the estimation results expectedly show positive effect of value added per employee, common language and religion on the export revenue share of tomato paste. The negative effect is associated with distance and tariff. It is suggested that the authorities have negotiations with partners, plan to freer trade, update trade equipment and change brands in marketing. Furthermore, we recommended improving technology in production and processing stages. Such considerations would even dwell indirectly the rural society welfare.

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