Vegetable production and marketing in Africa : socio-economic research / edited by Dagmar Mithöfer and Hermann Waibel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mithöfer, Dagmar.

Waibel, Hermann, 1951-

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetable trade--Africa.

Vegetable trade.

Vegetables--Africa--Marketing.

Vegetables.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Africa.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Marketing.

Africa.

Business.

Vegetables--Marketing.

Local Subjects:

Business.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 271 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2011]

System Details:

text file

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Vegetable production and marketing in Africa.

ISBN:

9781845936501

1845936507

OCLC:

742419351

Publisher Number:

9786613155764

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.