Changes in Food Retailing in Asia - Implications of Supermarket Procurement Practices for Farmers and Traditional Marketing Systems
2005
This paper investigates the issue of modern agri-food systems organization and its effects on fruit and vegetable farmes and tradtional marketing systems in Asia. A combination of methodological and analytical approaches was followed.
Countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China - Hong Kong SAR, China - Macao SAR, China - Mainland, China - Taiwan Province of China, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen
Commodities: Fruits in general, Vegetables in general
Topics: Wholesale and retail distribution, Value Chain Governance in general
Personal author: Kevin Chen, Andrew W. Shepherd, Carlos da Silva
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Type: Discussion
Format: Document
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