Vegetable production and marketing in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : socio-economic research / / edited by Dagmar Mithöfer and Hermann Waibel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910541978003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass., : CABI, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-15576-1; 9786613155764; 1-84593-650-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MithöferDagmar; WaibelHermann <1951->
• Disciplina: 338.1/75096
• Soggetti: Vegetable trade - Africa; Vegetables - Africa - Marketing; Agriculture - Economic aspects - Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; External Reviewers; 1 An Overview; 2 Theoretical Concepts for Socio-economic Research of Vegetables in Africa; 3 Framework for Economic Impact Assessment of Production Standards and Empirical Evidence; 4 The Impact of Food Safety Standards on Rural Household Welfare; 5 The Impact of Compliance with GlobalGAP Standards on Small and Large Kenyan Export Vegetable-producing Farms; 6 Food Production Standards and Farm Worker Welfare in Kenya; 7 Group Culture and Smallholder Participation in Value Chains: French Beans in Kenya; 8 Export Vegetable Supply Chains and Rural Households in Senegal9 Comparative Assessment of the Marketing Structure and Price Behaviour of Three Staple Vegetables in Lusaka, Zambia; 10 Value Chains and Regional Trade in East Africa: the Case of Vegetables in Kenya and Tanzania; 11 Supply Chains for Indigenous Vegetables in Urban and Peri-urban Areas of Uganda and Kenya: a Gendered Perspective; 12 Private Voluntary Standards, Co-investment and Inclusive Business; 13 An Approach to Strengthening Vegetable Value ; Chains in East Africa: Potential for Spillovers; 14 Challenges for Economic Impact Assessment of Classical Biological Control in Kenya and Tanzania15 Indirect and External Costs of Pesticide Use in the Vegetable Sub-sector in Kenya; 16 Integrated Pest Management Training and Information Flow among Smallholder Horticulture Farmers in Kenya; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Vegetables are a significant component of agricultural farming systems in Africa and have recently moved into the focus of research organizations, development partners and policy makers. Beyond income generating opportunities for producers, vegetable production for domestic and export markets is an important driver for growth due to employment opportunities in production, processing and trade. Providing the latest socioeconomic research methodologies alongside empirical examples, this volume explores the potential for vegetable production to alleviate poverty, the impact of food production sta