Risk management and finance along value chains of Small Island Developing States. Evidence from the Caribbean and the Pacific

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 565-575

  Angelucci, Federica ^a   Conforti, Piero ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finance; Fruits; Pacific region; Risk management; The Caribbean; Vegetables and spices value chain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FINANCE; FRUIT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPICE; VEGETABLE;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FIJI; GRENADA [WINDWARD ISLANDS]; JAMAICA; VANUATU; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 77957812818     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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