An Innovative Marketing Model for Fresh Produce in China: Farmer-Supermarket Direct-Purchase

Dinghuan Hu () and Fred Gale
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Chapter 7 in Organised Retailing and Agri-Business, 2016, pp 119-138 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract “Farmer-Supermarket Direct-Purchase” is a new model for connecting small Chinese farmers with the modern retail markets. Supermarkets purchase agro-products directly from small-scale producers, using a farmer cooperative or agricultural enterprise as an intermediary. Matching small producers with a modern retailer ensures a stable market for farm produce. Reducing the number of middlemen between producer and retailer lowers procurement costs for retailers and improves transmission of food safety standards and quality control assurances through the supply chain. Supermarkets arrange training to help small-scale farmers solve various problems, and help them adapt to a new purchase environment. The model has spread in China through a combination of private sector initiative and government support. This chapter provides guidance to supermarkets, cooperatives, and producers who wish to replicate the model in other developing countries.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Cooperative Partner; Supermarket Chain; Agricultural Enterprise; Urban Consumer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2476-1_7

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