Good for whom? Supermarkets and small farmers in south africa-a critical review of current approaches to increasing access to modern markets

Agrekon

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-86

  Van Der Heijden, T ^a   Vink, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

market access; small farmers; South Africa; supply chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876140391     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2013.778466     Document Type: Review

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