Collective action initiatives to improve marketing performance: Lessons from farmer groups in Tanzania

Food Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-59

  Barham, James ^a   Chitemi, Clarence ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Faida Market Link Company Limited   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Agricultural marketing; Collective action; Farmer groups; Planned change initiatives; Social capital; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD MARKET; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 58249086987     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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