Alternative marketing options for small-scale farmers in the wake of changing agri-food supply chains in South Africa

Agrekon

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-308

  Louw, A ^a   Jordaan, D ^a   Ndanga, L ^a   Kirsten, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agri food supply chains; Alternative marketing channels; Small scale farmers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958165788     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2008.9523801     Document Type: Article

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