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Dimitri, Carolyn; Tegene, Abebayehu; Kaufman, Phillip R.. |
Retail consolidation, technological change in production and marketing, and growing consumer demand for produce have altered the traditional market relationships between producers, wholesalers, and retailers. Increasingly, produce suppliers are asked to provide additional marketing services and incentives in exchange for volume purchases and other commitments by buyers. This report synthesizes the results from a multiphase project that examined the dynamics of produce marketing, the produce shipper-retailer relationship, and how changes in the produce market affect the relative market influence of producers, retailers, and consumers. |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Fresh fruits and vegetables; Fresh produce; Fresh produce marketing channels; Supermarket; Market power; Competition; Trading practices; Crop Production/Industries; Industrial Organization. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33907 |
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Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; Tschirley, David L.. |
The purpose of this paper is to begin generating the empirical information needed to launch a process of stakeholder consultation regarding the key challenges facing the country’s horticultural sector. The paper is based on a rapid appraisal of the sector meant to provide a broad overview; FSRP’s hope is that stakeholder input will help identify a more focused set of applied research dealing with specific issues. The paper proceeds as follows: the rest of this chapter presents the data and methods used in the research; chapter two uses national rural household survey data to characterize horticultural marketing patterns in the smallholder sector; chapter three presents results of the rapid appraisal, focusing on large scale farmers, “first sellers”... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia horticultural rapid appraisal; Fresh fruits and vegetables; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54476 |
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