The role of farmer organizations in supplying supermarkets with quality food in Vietnam

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-78

  Moustier, Paule ^a   Tam, Phan Thi Giac ^b   Anh, Dao The ^c   Binh, Vu Trong ^d   Loc, Nguyen Thi Tan ^e  

^a UMR MOISA   (France)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c VAAS FCRI CASRAD   (Viet Nam)

^d IPSARD RUDEC   (Viet Nam)

^e SFI Soils and Fertilizers Institute   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Farmer organizations; Policy; Quality; Supermarkets; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FOOD QUALITY; MARKETING; RETAILING; STAKEHOLDER;

VIET NAM;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 74149087746     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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