The impact of transaction costs on the participation of smallholder farmers and intermediaries in the banana markets of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

The impact of transaction costs on the participation of smallholder farmers and intermediaries in the banana markets of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

Agriculture is considered a critical sector in attaining economic growth for most economies in Africa. However, for the sector to play its role, it needs to be commercialised to enable smallholder farmers to participate in markets and, hence, improve their incomes and livelihoods. In most developing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jagwe, John Nkalubo
Other Authors: Prof C L Machethe
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Bananas
Smallholder farmers
Market participation
Transaction costs
Middlemen
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25567
Jagwe, JN 2011, The impact of transaction costs on the participation of smallholder farmers and intermediaries in the banana markets of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25567 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06162011-064112/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25567
Jagwe, JN 2011, The impact of transaction costs on the participation of smallholder farmers and intermediaries in the banana markets of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25567 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06162011-064112/

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