The determinants of intermediaries' power over farmers' margin-related activities: Evidence from Adana, Turkey

World Development

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 815-827

  Xhoxhi, Orjon ^a,b   Pedersen, Søren Marcus ^a   Lind, Kim Martin ^a   Yazar, Attila ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Farmers; Intermediary; Market power; Mediterranean region; Turkey; Value chain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ECONOMETRICS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SMALLHOLDER; TRANSACTION COST;

ADANA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84907350774     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.07.012     Document Type: Article

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