Vol 7, No 2-3 (2013)
Issue Description
APSTRACT is getting more and more appreciated by professionals and academics in the fields of agribusiness and rural development. From 2007 to 2013 there were 300 articles published, coming from 29 different countries. The top four most publishing countries are: 1. Hungary, 2. Serbia, 3. The Netherlands and 4. Italy. The IDEAS/RePEc Simple Impact Factor of the journal has increased from 0.01 to 0.045.
In 2013 the 3rd bi-annual AGRIMBA Congress and annual board meeting of our organisation were organized in Budva, Montenegro. It was a successful event! The work by the organizing committee chaired by Dragoljub Jankovic (Podgorica) is gratefully acknowledged here. From all the papers presented 23 were selected to be published in the special issue that is included in this volume. It is edited by Bruce Ahrendsen (Fayetteville, US), Johan van Ophem (Wageningen), Harry Bremmers (Wageningen) and Wim Heijman (Wageningen).
A new idea came up during the annual meeting. The idea is to create an umbrella, one name organisation with different MBA programme’s under it. This would create a European MBA-network, with tailor made MBA’s in the centres, on topics like r. . .
APSTRACT is getting more and more appreciated by professionals and academics in the fields of agribusiness and rural development. From 2007 to 2013 there were 300 articles published, coming from 29 different countries. The top four most publishing countries are: 1. Hungary, 2. Serbia, 3. The Netherlands and 4. Italy. The IDEAS/RePEc Simple Impact Factor of the journal has increased from 0.01 to 0.045.
In 2013 the 3rd bi-annual AGRIMBA Congress and annual board meeting of our organisation were organized in Budva, Montenegro. It was a successful event! The work by the organizing committee chaired by Dragoljub Jankovic (Podgorica) is gratefully acknowledged here. From all the papers presented 23 were selected to be published in the special issue that is included in this volume. It is edited by Bruce Ahrendsen (Fayetteville, US), Johan van Ophem (Wageningen), Harry Bremmers (Wageningen) and Wim Heijman (Wageningen).
A new idea came up during the annual meeting. The idea is to create an umbrella, one name organisation with different MBA programme’s under it. This would create a European MBA-network, with tailor made MBA’s in the centres, on topics like rural development, agribusiness and rural tourism. This is a very attractive way to create opportunities for AGRIMBA in the future and to attract more students. I am looking forward to the suggestions on this issue that will be made by the commission that is installed by the Board.
One of the most successful AGRIMBA events is the annual joint study week for all MBA students. The 2013 joint study week was organized in Warsaw. The joint study week is a great learning experience for participating students that come from multiple universities, and it provides a dynamic environment for them to gain and apply knowledge. Appreciation goes out to Edward Majewski (Warsaw), Bruce Ahrendsen (Fayetteville), and others for managing and organizing. The 2014 joint study week will be in Nitra (Slovakia).