INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF ENHANCING SMALLHOLDER MARKET ACCESS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Litha L. Magingxa and Abdul B. Kamara

No 19077, 2003 Annual Conference, October 2-3, 2003, Pretoria, South Africa from Agricultural Economic Association of South Africa (AEASA)

Abstract: There is growing evidence that many smallholder farmers can benefit from market-oriented agriculture. However, smallholders often face a number of barriers to accessing the markets. Smallholder market access is much cited as a factor that exacerbates the smallholder situation but little researched. This issue cannot be addressed completely without taking a holistic perspective that also takes into account the global trends in economic transformation that have a direct bearing on the current smallholder market access situation. A growing number of scholars advocate the need for an institutional analysis in trying to understand these issues

Keywords: Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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