The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa

This chapter explores the Quiet Revolution in the distribution segments spurred by those drivers. We examined the growth, structure and conduct of the segments, from wholesale and logistics, to retail. The chapter: (1) discusses the myths about traders and logistics, and the lack of systematic data,...

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Autores principales: Reardon, Thomas, Awosuke, Titus, Haggblade, Steven, Minten, Bart, Vos, Rob
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145948
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author Reardon, Thomas
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description This chapter explores the Quiet Revolution in the distribution segments spurred by those drivers. We examined the growth, structure and conduct of the segments, from wholesale and logistics, to retail. The chapter: (1) discusses the myths about traders and logistics, and the lack of systematic data, that are holding back sufficient useful policy debate; (2) presents findings from important new survey-based studies in several African countries to illustrate the dynamic changes occurring in the wholesale/logistics segment, and aspects of their relations with farmers; and (3) summarizes findings and presents recommendations to the public sector integrated with an enumeration of constraints facing in particular traders and logistics firms.
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spelling CGSpace1459482024-10-25T08:00:23Z The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa Reardon, Thomas Awosuke, Titus Haggblade, Steven Minten, Bart Vos, Rob retail marketing traders logistics small farms trade supermarkets This chapter explores the Quiet Revolution in the distribution segments spurred by those drivers. We examined the growth, structure and conduct of the segments, from wholesale and logistics, to retail. The chapter: (1) discusses the myths about traders and logistics, and the lack of systematic data, that are holding back sufficient useful policy debate; (2) presents findings from important new survey-based studies in several African countries to illustrate the dynamic changes occurring in the wholesale/logistics segment, and aspects of their relations with farmers; and (3) summarizes findings and presents recommendations to the public sector integrated with an enumeration of constraints facing in particular traders and logistics firms. 2019-09-04 2024-06-21T09:05:24Z 2024-06-21T09:05:24Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145948 en Open Access Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Reardon, Thomas; Awosuke, Titus; Haggblade, Steve; Minten, Bart; Vos, Rob; et al. 2019. The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Africa Agriculture Status Report: The Hidden Middle: A Quiet Revolution in the Private Sector Driving Agricultural Transformation, Chapter 2, Pp. 13-28. Nairobi, Kenya: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). https://agra.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/AASR2019-The-Hidden-Middleweb.pdf
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Reardon, Thomas
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Haggblade, Steven
Minten, Bart
Vos, Rob
The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa
title The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short The quiet revolution in agri-food distribution (wholesale, logistics, retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort quiet revolution in agri food distribution wholesale logistics retail in sub saharan africa
topic retail marketing
traders
logistics
small farms
trade
supermarkets
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145948
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