Title: Retail companies as integrators of value chains in developing countries : diffusion, procurement systems change, and trade and development effects

Authors: Reardon, Thomas

Place: Eschborn

Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ). Trade programme

Year: 2005

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Subject: Value Chains for Development

Keywords: agribusiness, retail trade, purchasing, technological change, governance, agricultural development, sustainable development

Abstract: Technological and governance changes in the procurement system of the food retail sector may substantially transform the nature, composition, and volume of domestic market commerce as well as trade.

URL: http://www.regoverningmarkets.org/en/filemanager/active?fid=301

Document type: Portal