| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 271 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
An overview -- Theoretical concepts for socio-economic research of vegetables in Africa -- Framework for economic impact assessment of production standards and empirical evidence -- The impact of food safety standards on rural household welfare -- The impact of compliance to GlobalGAP standards on small and large Kenyan export vegetable-producing farms -- Food production standards and farm worker welfare in Kenya -- Group culture and smallholder participation in value chains: French beans in Kenya -- Export vegetable supply chains and rural households in Senegal -- Comparative assessment of the marketing structure and price behaviour of three staple vegetables in Lusaka, Zambia -- Value chains and regional trade in east Africa: the case of vegetables in Kenya and Tanzania -- Supply chains for indigenous vegetables in urban and peri-urban areas of Uganda and Kenya: a gendered perspective -- Private voluntary standards, co-investment and inclusive business -- An approach to strengthening vegetable value chains in east Africa: potential for spillovers -- Challenges for economic impact assessment of classical biological control in Kenya and Tanzania -- Indirect and external costs of pesticide use in the vegetable sub-sector in Kenya -- Integrated pest management training and information flow among smallholder horticulture farmers in Kenya |
| Summary |
This book provides a collection of conceptual and methodological chapters on the socio-economic aspects of vegetable production-to-marketing systems in Africa. The diverse topics covered in this book include the conceptual challenges in economic research on vegetable production systems, the implications of good agricultural practice standards, the challenges and opportunities of meeting the growing market demand and issues in pest management. The book aims to inform researchers, development partners and policy makers on the opportunities and constraints of vegetable production-to-marketing systems for development. The book has 16 chapters and a subject index |
| Analysis |
ketenmanagement |
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supply chain management |
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marketing |
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sociale economie |
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socioeconomics |
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groenteproducten |
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vegetable products |
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agrarische productiesystemen |
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agricultural production systems |
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plagenbehandeling |
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pest management |
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ontwikkeling |
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development |
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ontwikkelingsstudies |
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development studies |
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afrika |
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africa |
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ontwikkelingslanden |
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developing countries |
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Production Chain Management |
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Beheer van productieketens |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Vegetable trade -- Africa
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Vegetables -- Africa -- Marketing
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
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Economic development.
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Marketing.
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Pest management.
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Research.
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Socioeconomics.
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Standards.
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Vegetable growing.
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Vegetables.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects
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Vegetable trade
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Vegetables -- Marketing
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mithöfer, Dagmar.
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Waibel, Hermann, 1951-
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| ISBN |
9781845936501 |
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1845936507 |
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