It is a general tendency among the Hungarian fruit and vegetable producers to claim of the supermarket retail chains. However, hardly any mention is made of the successful small-scale producers, which are able to become direct suppliers. What are their characteristics, what are their individual...

The majority of the small-scale fruit and vegetable producers due to their small sizes are not able to meet the requirements of the large commercial chains by themselves. Only the cooperation could bring an effective solution. The POs are able to concentrate the scatteredsmall-scale commercial...

Concentration is a general tendency, which led to strengthening the position of commerce all over the world. One of the consequences are the intensified conflicts between the large- and small-scale production deriving from the differences in volume, selection, quality and price as well as in...