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| Kiemen, Anna; Beuchelt, Tina. |
| For many small producers in developing countries coffee is a major income source. However, the coffee market is characterized by high price volatility and increased power concentration among buyers in consuming countries. Due to the very low international coffee prices during the recent coffee crisis and an increased demand among consumers for healthy and ethical products as well as for high quality, interest in standards and certification has increased substantially in coffee producing and consuming countries. Responding to the demand for differentiated products and accessing these new and potentially more profitable markets is especially challenging for poor small-scale farmers in developing countries. Although certification schemes and standards are... |
| Tipo: Working Paper |
Palavras-chave: Small-scale producers; Nicaragua; Organic and fairtrade coffee; Value chain analysis; Marketing; Production Economics. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122652 |
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| Kurti, Andrea; Kozak, Anita; Seres, Antal. |
| This study examines the conflicts arising from the requirements of the food retail chains and their possible solutions, based on an analysis of the foreign and domestic trade literature and on a domestic assessment of 2008. Direct supplies from small-scale producers have future prospects only in the field of niche market products. Only production organisations integrating small-scale producers may be successful in the supply of large quantity products of homogeneous quality. In Hungary, similar organisations – principally POs – still do not have a role comparable to that they fulfil in more developed countries of the European Union in the field of the supplies to the food retail chains. For increasing supplies, the domestic small-scale producers should... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Concentration; Food retail chains; Supply; Small-scale producers; Fruits and vegetables; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59047 |
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