Title:
The rapid rise of supermarkets and the use of private standards in their food product procurement systems in developing countries
Authors:
Reardon, Thomas
Place:
[Dordrecht]
Publisher:
Springer
Year:
cop. 2006
Journal:
[Wageningen UR Frontis series
Volume:
14]
PAGE:
79--105
Subject:
Value Chains for Development
Keywords:
agricultural product marketing, local food production, retail trade, purchasing, food standards, small farms, agricultural development, development policy, asia, latin america
Abstract:
Procurement systems of supermarkets in developing countries in Latin America and Asia are developing the capacity to implement private standards. Implications for small producers, agricultural development, and policy are discussed.
URL:
http://library.wur.nl/frontis/agro-food_chains/08_reardon.pdf
Document type:
Portal