Improving market access and agricultural productivity growth in Africa: What role for producer organizations and collective action institutions?

Food Security

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 475-489

  Shiferaw, Bekele ^a   Hellin, Jon ^b   Muricho, Geoffrey ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Collective action; Market access; Producer organizations; Smallholder agriculture; Sub Saharan Africa; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROINDUSTRY; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COLLECTIVE ACTION; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; LIBERALIZATION; MARKET SYSTEM; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC ACCESS; SERVICE PROVISION; SMALLHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AFRICA;

EID: 82955203416     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-011-0153-0     Document Type: Article

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