Small-scale farmer participation in new agri-food supply chains: Case of the supermarket supply chain for fruit and vegetables in Honduras

Journal of International Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 971-984

  Blandon, Jose ^a   Henson, Spencer ^a   Cranfield, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agri food system; Collective action; Small scale farmers; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COLLECTIVE ACTION; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCENTIVE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SMALLHOLDER; TRANSACTION COST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS;

EID: 70349909642     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1490     Document Type: Article

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