Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa

This study addresses the need to empirically determine the effect of brokers on the performance of SMEs in the common bean value chains of Uganda and Kenya. Contrary to the conventional portrayal of brokers as scam artists, this analysis determined that broker use benefited SMEs by increasing profit...

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Main Authors: Wilkus, Erin Lynn, Francesconi, Gian N.
Format: Conjunto de datos
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82826
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description This study addresses the need to empirically determine the effect of brokers on the performance of SMEs in the common bean value chains of Uganda and Kenya. Contrary to the conventional portrayal of brokers as scam artists, this analysis determined that broker use benefited SMEs by increasing profit margins of bean traders, wholesalers and retailers along the value chain.
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spelling CGSpace828262025-03-13T09:44:44Z Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa Wilkus, Erin Lynn Francesconi, Gian N. value chain trade beans phaseolus vulgaris small and medium enterprises This study addresses the need to empirically determine the effect of brokers on the performance of SMEs in the common bean value chains of Uganda and Kenya. Contrary to the conventional portrayal of brokers as scam artists, this analysis determined that broker use benefited SMEs by increasing profit margins of bean traders, wholesalers and retailers along the value chain. 2017-07-13 2017-07-18T15:16:00Z 2017-07-18T15:16:00Z Dataset https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82826 en Open Access International Center for Tropical Agriculture Wilkus, Erin Lynn ; Francesconi, Gian Nicola, 2017, "Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa", doi:10.7910/DVN/N5UAVU, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:NbIDQCDcO39dYOmMIztUow==
spellingShingle value chain
trade
beans
phaseolus vulgaris
small and medium enterprises
Wilkus, Erin Lynn
Francesconi, Gian N.
Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa
title Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa
title_full Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa
title_fullStr Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa
title_full_unstemmed Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa
title_short Value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor: The role of brokers and SMEs for the commercialization of common beans in East Africa
title_sort value chain development to reach the nutritional needs of the urban poor the role of brokers and smes for the commercialization of common beans in east africa
topic value chain
trade
beans
phaseolus vulgaris
small and medium enterprises
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82826
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