Vegetable production and marketing in Africa socio-economic research / edited by Dagmar Mithöfer, Hermann Waibel.

Other author Mithöfer, Dagmar.
Other author Waibel, Hermann, 1951-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, MA : CABI,
Descriptionxv, 271 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Contents An overview -- Theoretical concepts for socio-economic research of vegetables in Africa -- Framework for economic impact assessment of production standards and empirical evidence -- The impact of food safety standards on rural household welfare -- The impact of compliance to GlobalGAP standards on small and large Kenyan export vegetable-producing farms -- Food production standards and farm worker welfare in Kenya -- Group culture and smallholder participation in value chains: French beans in Kenya -- Export vegetable supply chains and rural households in Senegal -- Comparative assessment of the marketing structure and price behaviour of three staple vegetables in Lusaka, Zambia -- Value chains and regional trade in east Africa: the case of vegetables in Kenya and Tanzania -- Supply chains for indigenous vegetables in urban and peri-urban areas of Uganda and Kenya: a gendered perspective -- Private voluntary standards, co-investment and inclusive business -- An approach to strengthening vegetable value chains in east Africa: potential for spillovers -- Challenges for economic impact assessment of classical biological control in Kenya and Tanzania -- Indirect and external costs of pesticide use in the vegetable sub-sector in Kenya -- Integrated pest management training and information flow among smallholder horticulture farmers in Kenya.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011003308
ISBN9781845936495 (alk. paper)
ISBN1845936493 (alk. paper)

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