Vegetable production and marketing in Africa : socio-economic research /

This book provides a collection of conceptual and methodological chapters on the socio-economic aspects of vegetable production-to-marketing systems in Africa. The diverse topics covered in this book include the conceptual challenges in economic research on vegetable production systems, the implicat...

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Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2011.
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245 0 0 |a Vegetable production and marketing in Africa :  |b socio-economic research /  |c edited by Dagmar Mithöfer, World Agroforestry Centre, Kenya and Hermann Waibel, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany. 
246 1 4 |a Vegetable production & marketing in Africa 
264 # 1 |a Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :  |b CABI,  |c 2011. 
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505 0 # |a An Overview / H. Waibel and D. Mithöfer -- Theoretical Concepts for Socio-economic Research of Vegetables in Africa / H. Waibel -- Framework for Economic Impact Assessment of Production Standards and Empirical Evidence / D. Mithöfer -- The Impact of Food Safety Standards on Rural Household Welfare / S. Asfaw -- The Impact of Compliance with GlobalGAP Standards on Small and Large Kenyan Export Vegetable-producing Farms / K. Mausch and D. Mithöfer -- Food Production Standards and Farm Worker Welfare in Kenya / C. Ehlert, D. Mithöfer and H. Waibel -- Group Culture and Smallholder Participation in Value Chains : French Beans in Kenya / J. Paalhaar and K. Jansen -- Export Vegetable Supply Chains and Rural Households in Senegal / M. Maertens, L. Colen and J. Swinnen -- Comparative Assessment of the Marketing Structure and Price Behaviour of Three Staple Vegetables in Lusaka, Zambia / D. Tschirley, M. Hichaambwa and M. Mwiinga -- Value Chains and Regional Trade in East Africa : the Case of Vegetables in Kenya and Tanzania / T. König, J. Blatt, K. Brakel, K. Kloss, T. Nilges and F. Woellert -- Supply Chains for Indigenous Vegetables in Urban and Peri-urban Areas of Uganda and Kenya : a Gendered Perspective / K. Weinberger, M. Pasquini, P. Kasambula and M. Abukutsa-Onyango -- Private Voluntary Standards, Co-investment and Inclusive Business / E. Blackmore and J. MacGregor -- An Approach to Strengthening Vegetable Value Chains in East Africa : Potential for Spillovers / J.M. Lenné and A.F. Ward -- Challenges for Economic Impact Assessment of Classical Biological Control in Kenya and Tanzania / A. Asfaw, D. Mithöfer, B. Löhr and H. Waibel -- Indirect and External Costs of Pesticide Use in the Vegetable Sub-sector in Kenya / I. Macharia, D. Mithöfer and H. Waibel -- Integrated Pest Management Training and Information Flow among Smallholder Horticulture Farmers in Kenya / N. Bekele, D. Mithöfer, D. Amudavi and G. Obare. 
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520 3 # |a This book provides a collection of conceptual and methodological chapters on the socio-economic aspects of vegetable production-to-marketing systems in Africa. The diverse topics covered in this book include the conceptual challenges in economic research on vegetable production systems, the implications of good agricultural practice standards, the challenges and opportunities of meeting the growing market demand and issues in pest management. The book aims to inform researchers, development partners and policy makers on the opportunities and constraints of vegetable production-to-marketing systems for development. The book has 16 chapters and a subject index. 
530 # # |a Also available in print format. 
588 # # |a Title from PDF title page (viewed August 7, 2013). 
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650 # 0 |a Vegetables  |x Marketing.  |z Africa 
650 # 0 |a Agriculture  |x Economic aspects  |z Africa. 
650 # 4 |a Research. 
650 # 4 |a Agricultural Economics. 
650 # 4 |a Horticultural Economics, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Marketing and Distribution. 
650 # 4 |a Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Plant Production. 
650 # 4 |a Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General) 
650 # 4 |a Crop Produce. 
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650 # 7 |a Standards.  |2 cabt 
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