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| Reardon, Thomas; Berdegue, Julio A.; Lundy, Mark; Schutz, Paul; Balsevich, Fernando; Hernandez, Ricardo; Perez, Edwin; Jano, Pilar; Wang, Honglin. |
| This document presents a research method to analyze the access of small and medium farmers to the supermarket market, and the effect of such access on the producers' decisions and net incomes. The method was developed for and used in a study carried out in 2004 in three Central American countries. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11818 |
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| Hernandez, Ricardo; Reardon, Thomas; Berdegue, Julio A.. |
| The paper shows that in a comparison between supermarket channels (working via dedicated wholesalers) and traditional channels, farmers selling to supermarkets tend to be in the upper-end of the "small farmer" category (whereas the traditional-channel growers are in the smaller end), have more capital (in particular, irrigation, which allows them to supply all year and attain greater productivity and consistency), and be much more specialized in commercial horticulture in general and in tomatoes in particular, as compared to the traditional farmers. While they have higher yields, they also have higher input use, including use of chemicals, and these greater input expenditures (accompanied by more credit and technical assistance from the chemical companies)... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11771 |
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