Situation of European SMEs in the olive oil and table olive area. Survey

A study of the situation of European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the olive oil and table olive sector is carried out in order to find their main needs in the following aspects: information, participation in Research, Development and Innovation (R+D+I) programmes, Information and Communica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Viesca, Rosa de la, Fernández, Elena, Fernández, Silvia, Salvador Bruna, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/2434
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/2434
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ICTs
Olive oil
SMEs
Table olives
Training courses
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Sumario:A study of the situation of European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the olive oil and table olive sector is carried out in order to find their main needs in the following aspects: information, participation in Research, Development and Innovation (R+D+I) programmes, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) implementation, quality control, environmental impacts, etc. The data used in this study were obtained through questionnaires sent to SMEs in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. The results obtained show: a reasonable acceptance of ICTs, a high interest in training courses on the most recent and pertinent legislation, and in product quality improvement and marketing.