Cet article a pour but de mettre en perspective les réformes foncières qui ont été menées dans les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale pour montrer dans quelle mesure la structure de production agricole et les imperfections du marché foncier, héritées de la période socialiste ont...

Since the rapid expansion of modern retailers in Turkish agro-food market, competent intermediary's forms are required to match up their exigent demand in fresh fruit and vegetables (thereafter FFV) procurement - namely, volume, regularity or quality- with a very fragmented national supply...

A wide range of the empirical studies shows to what extend the rise of supermarkets indeveloping countries deeply transform domestic marketing channels. In particular, the exclusion of small producers from the so-called dynamic marketing channels (that isremunerative ones) is at stake. Based on...

A wide range of the empirical studies shows to what extend the rise of supermarkets in developing countries deeply transform domestic marketing channels. In particular, the exclusion of small producers from the so-called dynamic marketing channels (that is remunerative ones) is at stake. Based...

Much has been written to show the importance of diversification for rural African households because of the considerable share of non-farm revenues in total income (Reardon, 1997; Reardon et al., 1998). The literature points out push and pull factors explaining that risk and adverse shocks which...

Within the context of liberalisation experienced by the Malian economy since the beginning of the 1990s, spatial integration of cereal markets has been considered as a major tool as to avoid localised shortages due to production shortfalls. However, market dynamic reveals since then new...

Collective quality management systems are well known instruments to manage the quality and/or the safety of foodstuffs. They can be considered as voluntary approaches to food safety. In environmental economics some empirical studies emphasize that firms entering into a collective voluntary...

Within the context of liberalisation experienced by the Malian economy sincethe beginning of the 1990s, spatial integration of cereal markets has beenconsidered as a major tool as to avoid localised shortages due to productionshortfalls. However, market dynamic reveals since then new patterns:...

Seasonal wage labour was rarely distinguished from the permanent one in farm-household models although it has sharply increased in developed countries. Therefore, we propose to endogenize the demand for this peculiar labour type and highlight the trade-offs for the various labour combinations on...