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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| author | Wilkus, Erin Lynn Francesconi, Gian N. |
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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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