Linking small farmers to modern retail through producer organizations - Experiences with producer companies in India

Food Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-44

  Trebbin, Anika ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

India; Producer companies; South Asia; Supermarkets; Value chain governance

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RETAILING; SMALLHOLDER;

INDIA;

EID: 84893400958     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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