Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 648
Cover Image
Integration of Smallholders in Modern Agri-food Chains: Lessons from the KASCOL Model in Zambia
Mungandi, Sepiso; Conforte, Daniel; Shadbolt, Nicola M. - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 15 (2012) 3
The IFAMR is the official journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. We are open access. The complete library can be found at www.ifama.org
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010909700
Cover Image
Commercialization of Smallholders: Is Market Participation Enough?
Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Jaleta, Moti - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010
The literature on commercial transformation of smallholders makes little distinction between market orientation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203061
Cover Image
Smallholder Participation in the Commercialisation of Vegetables: Evidence from Kenyan Panel Data
Muriithi, Beatrice; Matz, Julia Anna - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische … - 2014
This paper describes the participation of smallholders in commercial horticultural farming in Kenya and identifies … for unobserved heterogeneity across farmers. We find that participation of smallholders in both the domestic and export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011199710
Cover Image
Unpacking the Meaning of “Market Access”
Chamberlin, Jordan; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
Improving farmers’ access to markets is widely recognized as a major development challenge. A review of the literature suggests that indicators of market access may bear little relationship to the specific processes of interest and hence provide misguided evidence of the impacts of improved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009220404
Cover Image
The Impact of Integrated Agricultural Research for Development on Collective Marketing among Smallholder Farmers of Southern Africa
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi; Siziba, Shepherd; Mango, Nelson; … - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 043 (2014) 05
This article demonstrates how Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) impacts on collective marketing among smallholder farmers of southern Africa through increased crop productivity, yields and income. We use a quasi-experimental design to compare outcomes under IAR4D and under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167696
Cover Image
Smallholder Participation in the Commercialisation of Vegetables: Evidence from Kenyan Panel Data
Muriithi, Beatrice W.; Matz, Julia Anna - In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 53
This paper describes the participation of smallholders in commercial horticultural farming in Kenya and identifies … for unobserved heterogeneity across farmers. We find that participation of smallholders in both the domestic and export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142779
Cover Image
Market outlet choices in the context of changing demand for fresh meat: implications for smallholder inclusion in pork supply chain in Vietnam
Lapar, Ma. Lucila A.; Toan, Nguyen Ngoc; Que, Nguyen Ngoc; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
This paper reports on the findings of a study to investigate market outlet choice decision-making of urban consumers in Vietnam with regards to fresh pork purchases and generate empirical evidence on factors that influence these choices. Data from a survey of 600 consumers in Hanoi and Ho Chi...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880082
Cover Image
Market Orientation and Market Participation of Smallholders in Ethiopia: Implications for Commercial Transformation
Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Tegegne, Azage - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
The literature on commercial transformation of smallholders makes little distinction between market orientation and …-pronged approach: improving market orientation of smallholders at production level, and facilitation of market entry and participation …: commercialization, smallholders, market orientation, market participation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913926
Cover Image
The Impact of Integrated Agricultural Research for Development on Collective Marketing among Smallholder Farmers of Southern Africa
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi; Siziba, Shepherd; Mango, Nelson; … - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development 3 (2013) 5, pp. 321-336
This article demonstrates how Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) impacts on collective marketing among smallholder farmers of southern Africa through increased crop productivity, yields and income. We use a quasi-experimental design to compare outcomes under IAR4D and under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279214
Cover Image
Smallholder Marketing Behavior and Urban Consumption Patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa
Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Accurate information on farmer and consumer behavior is the foundation for identifying public investments and policies that can effectively promote national food security and income growth objectives. This policy brief summarizes recent findings from a study on smallholder crop marketing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530576