Shepherd, Andrew W. | 2007
- Author(s): Shepherd, Andrew W.
- Publisher: Food and agriculture organization of the United nations (FAO)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, urban areas, small farms, private sector, development strategies, development assistance, subsidies
Experiences of linking farmers to markets are examined to identify success factors such as mutual trust, the capacity of the linking organization, and avoiding direct service provision and subsidies.
Shepherd, Andrew W. | 2005
- Author(s): Shepherd, Andrew W.
- Publisher: Food and agriculture organization of the United nations (FAO). Agricultural support systems division. Agricultural management, marketing and finance service (AGSF)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: merchants, associations, commodity trade, agricultural product marketing, wholesale trade, retail trade, bangladesh, ghana, india, lebanon, myanmar, nepal, nigeria, pakistan, south africa, uganda
A global survey of market traders' associations was carried out in 2004. Market traders' associations seem to be fairly widespread around the world, including Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.
Shepherd, Andrew W. | 2004
- Author(s): Shepherd, Andrew W.
- Publisher: Food and agriculture organization of the United nations (FAO)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, merchants, financing, agricultural credit, small farms, agriproduct processing, asia, cambodia, india, myanmar, nepal, pakistan, philippines, sri lanka, vietnam
This paper reports on an exploratory study of how traders and processors of grains and horticultural produce in Asia finance their marketing activities and how they use that finance.
Shiferaw, Bekele | cop. 2007
- Author(s): Shiferaw, Bekele
- Publisher: International crops research institute for the semi-arid tropics (ICRISAT) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, peas, export promotion, market access, small farms, competition, east africa, ethiopia
Variety introduction, market conditions, quality requirements, and seed delivery systems of Kabuli chickpea in Ada'a- Liben woreda, Ethiopia, were examined to more fully exploit its potential for poverty alleviation.
Shiferaw, Bekele and Teklewold, Hailemariam | 2009]
- Author(s): Shiferaw, Bekele and Teklewold, Hailemariam
- Publisher: University of Gothenburg [etc.
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, agriproduct processing, enterprise development, purchasing, information services, east africa, ethiopia
Inadequate linkages among market players, limited participation in value addition and processing, and limited access to information, credit and business services stifle the chickpea marketing system in Ethiopia.