A network approach to analysis of the performance of milk traders, producers and BDS providers in Tanzania and Uganda
Network analysis is applied to an investigation of the effectiveness of pro-poor interventions in the dairy industry of Tanzania and Uganda. A sample of milk producers and traders, and of suppliers of Business Development Services, is constructed by a snowball method to preserve market and oth...
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| Formato: | Conference Paper |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33908 |
| Sumario: | Network analysis is applied to an investigation of the effectiveness of pro-poor interventions in
the dairy industry of Tanzania and Uganda. A sample of milk producers and traders, and of
suppliers of Business Development Services, is constructed by a snowball method to preserve
market and other linkages amongst the actors.
Geometric analysis of the resulting networks is used for simple network diagnostics which are
then applied to market structure analogues. Statistical and econometric analysis is then applied to
examining actors’ characteristics and performance by way of conventional actor-specific
variables and by using information about the links between actors within networks. Indications
of the success of the Business Development Services support programme are derived from
network characteristics. |
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