Linking Smallholders to Markets: Determinants and Impacts of Farmer Collective Action in Kenya

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1255-1268

  Fischer, Elisabeth ^a   Qaim, Matin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural markets; Collective action; Cooperative organization; East Africa; Kenya; Smallholder farmers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COOPERATIVE SECTOR; INNOVATION; SMALLHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

KENYA;

EID: 84860338046     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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