Farmers, Vertical Coordination, and the Restructuring of Dairy Supply Chains in Central and Eastern Europe

Liesbeth Dries, Etleva Germenji, Nivelin Noev and Johan Swinnen

World Development, 2009, vol. 37, issue 11, 1742-1758

Abstract: Summary The combination of transition and globalization since the early 1990s has caused dramatic changes in the dairy chains in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper uses survey evidence from several Central and East European countries to document the growth of vertical coordination in the dairy chain, its relationship with policy reforms, its effects and the implications for small farms. Evidence suggests that in several countries small dairy farms have benefited from vertical coordination processes by providing them access to inputs and higher value markets.

Keywords: Central; and; Eastern; Europe; dairy; vertical; coordination; processing; small; farms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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