Title: Approaches to linking producers to markets : a review of experiences to date

Authors: Shepherd, Andrew W.

Place: Rome

Publisher: Food and agriculture organization of the United nations (FAO)

Year: 2007

Journal: Agricultural management, marketing and finance occasional paper

Volume: 13

PAGE: --

Subject: Value Chains for Development

Keywords: agricultural product marketing, urban areas, small farms, private sector, development strategies, development assistance, subsidies

Abstract: 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.

URL: http://www.fao.org/ag/ags/subjects/en/agmarket/linkages/agsf13.pdf

Document type: Portal