Global standards, local realities: Private agrifood governance and the restructuring of the Kenyan horticulture industry

Economic Geography

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-222

  Ouma, Stefan ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Private standards eurepgap globalgap export horticulture governance global value chains markets kenya

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; ARABLE FARMING; COMPLIANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HORTICULTURE; SMALLHOLDER; STANDARD (REGULATION);

KENYA;

EID: 77950273341     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: 19448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2009.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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