Small millers and bakers perceptions of the limitations of agro-processing development in the wheat-milling and baking industries in rural areas in South Africa

Agrekon

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 101-122

  Louw, André ^a   Troskie, Gerhard ^a   Geyser, Mariëtte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

agribusiness; barriers to entry; demand and supply; developing; financing; market structure; risk; small wheat millers and bakers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882593045     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2013.821746     Document Type: Article

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