Information sharing as a safeguard against the opportunistic behavior of South African Karoo Lamb farmers

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 48, Issue , 2017, Pages 101-111

  van der Merwe, Melissa ^a   Kirsten, Johann F ^b   Trienekens, Jacques H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

D22; D23; D70; D82; D85; farmer networks; information sharing; Karoo Lamb; Opportunistic behavior; Q10; trust

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GLOBAL TRADE; MEAT; PSYCHOLOGY; SHEEP; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85033706515     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12389     Document Type: Article

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