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| Chikazunga, Davison; Bienabe, Estelle; Louw, Andre. |
| This paper discusses the effects of markets restructuring on small-scale farmers in South Africa by analysing the determinants of small-scale farmers’ market choices in the tomato sector in two Provinces. South Africa has a very dualistic agricultural sector with a highly performing large-scale capital intensive agriculture on one hand and a traditional, semi subsistence small-scale communal sector on the other. Small farmers’ participation in modern markets (i.e. supermarkets, agro-processors and national fresh produce markets) is thus very low. Furthermore, results from our survey indicate that small-scale tomato growers in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces prefer supplying informal markets than modern markets. The econometric analysis of household level... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Restructuring markets; Small-scale farmers; Market channel choice. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44365 |
