Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
10% of wine companies in Argentina are cooperatives, many of which emerged as a result of specific policies to strengthen small producers (McDermott, 2005). Mención: El 10% de las empresas vitivinícolas en Argentina son cooperativas, muchas de las cuales surgieron como resultado de políticas específicas para fortalecer a los pequeños productores (McDermott, 2005).
70% of Argentine wineries' grape needs comes from subcontracting by 2000, increasing from approximately 50% in the 1980s, despite the asset-specific nature of grape development (McDermott, 2005).
14.8 billion dollars was the base amount of export subsidies from the European Union, reducing to 9.4 billion dollars in 2000, making it the world's largest provider of such support (de Gorter, Ingco, & Ruiz, 2002, p. 4).
