Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe

The failure of Zimbabwe and other African countries to develop agricultural delivery systems that serve the specific needs of the numerically dominant smallholder producers underlies the decline in agriculture in the region. A major cause of this failure is the complexity of the environment in which...

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Autor principal: Blackie, Malcom J.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1987
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161041
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description The failure of Zimbabwe and other African countries to develop agricultural delivery systems that serve the specific needs of the numerically dominant smallholder producers underlies the decline in agriculture in the region. A major cause of this failure is the complexity of the environment in which these systems must operate. Production units are dispersed with low levels of money income, savings, and capital. Purchases of inputs and sales of outputs are small and vary widely by seasons. The biological and seasonal nature of agricultural production, poor communications, and limited infrastructure add further complexity.
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spelling CGSpace1610412025-04-08T18:30:47Z Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe Blackie, Malcom J. food production conferences agricultural policies The failure of Zimbabwe and other African countries to develop agricultural delivery systems that serve the specific needs of the numerically dominant smallholder producers underlies the decline in agriculture in the region. A major cause of this failure is the complexity of the environment in which these systems must operate. Production units are dispersed with low levels of money income, savings, and capital. Purchases of inputs and sales of outputs are small and vary widely by seasons. The biological and seasonal nature of agricultural production, poor communications, and limited infrastructure add further complexity. 1987 2024-11-21T09:53:09Z 2024-11-21T09:53:09Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161041 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Blackie, Malcolm J. 1987. Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe. In Accelerating food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chapter 14. Pp. 187-198. In Accelerating food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mellor, John W.; Delgado, Christopher L.; Blackie, Malcom J. (Eds.). Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [by] Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161041
spellingShingle food production
conferences
agricultural policies
Blackie, Malcom J.
Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe
title Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe
title_full Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe
title_fullStr Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe
title_short Restructuring Marketing Systems for Small holders: Cases in Zimbabwe
title_sort restructuring marketing systems for small holders cases in zimbabwe
topic food production
conferences
agricultural policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161041
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