Supporting Brazilian smallholder farmers decision making in supplying institutional markets

Helio Yochihiro Fuchigami, Andrea Tuni, Luísa Queiroz Barbosa, Maico Roris Severino and Athanasios Rentizelas

European Journal of Operational Research, 2021, vol. 295, issue 1, 321-335

Abstract: Smallholder farmers are amongst the most vulnerable communities in developing countries, lacking a stable income due to inconsistent access to markets. Aiming to tackle rural poverty, the Brazilian government established institutional markets for smallholder farmers to supply their produce to schools through a non-competitive bidding mechanism. However, participation of farmers is still limited due to the challenging decision-making process.

Keywords: OR in agriculture; Decision support systems; Bidding; OR in developing countries; Smallholder farmers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.02.047

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