Title: Exclusion of small-scale farmers from coordinated supply chains : market failure, policy failure of just economies of scale?

Authors: Meer, Cornelis L.J. van der

Place: [Dordrecht]

Publisher: Springer

Year: cop. 2006

Journal: [Wageningen UR Frontis series

Volume: vol. 14]

PAGE: 209--217

Subject: Value Chains for Development

Keywords: food supply, globalization, competition, economics of scale, small farms, food standards, development policy

Abstract: Analysis of factors that contribute to inclusion and exclusion indicates that there are market failures and policy failures contributing to relatively weak competitiveness of small-scale farmers.

URL: http://library.wur.nl/frontis/agro-food_chains/18_van_der_meer.pdf

Document type: Portal