"Characteristics of citrus fruit price developments on the Latakia markets, the Syrian Arab Republic, as preconditions for a functional marketing information system" . . . "3"^^ . . "[824D390008E6]" . . "3"^^ . "Kandakov, Alexander" . "The study concerns the citrus markets in the Latakia region, the Syrian Arab Republic. Despite the high impact of citrus production on the livelihoods of more than 40,000 families in the region, there is a substantial lack of information on market prices, demand, supply, storage etc., involving producers and villages, wholesale markets and the retail sector in the Latakia region. Lack of suitable storage and sorting facilities, financial support and training also represent detrimental barriers for small citrus farmers. Local farmers cannot choose the right market at the right time and they face frequent fluctuations in citrus supply and demand, along with significant differences and volatility in prices across the four local markets represented in this article. This is why an effective Marketing Information System should be created for the region: to eliminate information asymmetry for all stakeholders. Based on the surveys carried out in the period from January 2010 \u2013 September 2012 and current mark" . . "Marketing Information System, Latakia, Syria, citrus fruits, price fluctuation"@en . "Doucha, Tom\u00E1\u0161" . "1691-5976" . . . "Characteristics of citrus fruit price developments on the Latakia markets, the Syrian Arab Republic, as preconditions for a functional marketing information system"@en . "0" . "Characteristics of citrus fruit price developments on the Latakia markets, the Syrian Arab Republic, as preconditions for a functional marketing information system" . . "Jelgava, LATVIA" . . . "13th International Scientific Conference. Engineering for rural development" . . . . . . "Latvia University of Agriculture Faculty of Engineering" . "Characteristics of citrus fruit price developments on the Latakia markets, the Syrian Arab Republic, as preconditions for a functional marketing information system"@en . "S" . . "The study concerns the citrus markets in the Latakia region, the Syrian Arab Republic. Despite the high impact of citrus production on the livelihoods of more than 40,000 families in the region, there is a substantial lack of information on market prices, demand, supply, storage etc., involving producers and villages, wholesale markets and the retail sector in the Latakia region. Lack of suitable storage and sorting facilities, financial support and training also represent detrimental barriers for small citrus farmers. Local farmers cannot choose the right market at the right time and they face frequent fluctuations in citrus supply and demand, along with significant differences and volatility in prices across the four local markets represented in this article. This is why an effective Marketing Information System should be created for the region: to eliminate information asymmetry for all stakeholders. Based on the surveys carried out in the period from January 2010 \u2013 September 2012 and current mark"@en . "RIV/60460709:41340/14:65186!RIV15-MSM-41340___" . "Sulaiman, Haiyan" . "2014-05-29+02:00"^^ . "6905" . "Jelgava 2014" . . "41340" . "RIV/60460709:41340/14:65186" . "Sulaiman, Haiyan" . "6"^^ . .