The cottage food processing industry inThailand comprises mainly small-scale enterprises such as the‘housewives groups’ that consist of a number of housewiveswho combine their food processing activities in a particulardistrict or village. The effects of various factors on theperformance of...

Effective socio-economic service delivery is vital for alleviating poverty in developing countries.Increased financial support without complementary investment in service delivery mechanisms oftenresults in little or no impact. This paper contributes to the discussion on how to maximize the...

The global food marketing network is being constantly reshaped, providingopportunities and challenges to the use of information and communication technology(ICT) to develop international trade in food products. ICT is likely to be especiallyimportant for food products such as fresh fruit and...