Since the end of the 1980s, a dominant doctrine has emerged as to how food price instability should be managed. Its main message is that it is better to treat the effects of price instability without impeding price fluctuations. This approach is mainly based on price-risk management tools,...

Les systèmes d'information de marché (SIM) sont des dispositifs publics qui collectent et diffusent de l'information auprès des acteurs de marché. Leur objectif est d'augmenter le niveau de transparence des marchés et ainsi d'améliorer l'allocation des ressources. L'article propose une...

Studies have shown that small-scale agricultural producers from developing countries do not generally obtain the potential gains of trade. To investigate what can be done to help them get better prices, we examine ways to increase their bargaining power. Using data from 1,854 cocoa transactions...

This introduction summarizes some of the key research findings from the articles included in this special issue of The Review in Agriculture and Environment Studies. These articles were drawn from an INRA-funded workshop held in Montpellier in September 2012 entitled Adaptation Practices and...

It has only been a few years since the private standard GlobalGap has been introduced in the Malagasy lychee value chain. Since the year 2005, under pressure from some European importers, many exporters have chosen to intensify relations with small-scale farmers and have assisted them in...

Using original data collected from 1,500 farmers in Burkina Faso in 2013, we show that individual risk and time preferences play a central role in grain storage decisions. We use a sample selection model as well as a structural estimation approach. Both of them lead to results that are very...