dc.contributor.author |
Jagwe, John Nkalubo
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dc.contributor.author |
Machethe, Charles Lepepeule
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-11-16T06:43:55Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-09-30T22:10:03Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011-09 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This article examines the effects of transaction costs on the choice of marketing channel by
smallholder banana producers (i.e. travel to the market to sell their produce versus selling at
the farmgate). A probit analysis is used to identify the factors which determine the choice of
a selling point. Variables capturing transaction costs are used in the analysis and these relate
to searching for a trading partner, gathering information about the transaction, contracting,
negotiating, monitoring and enforcing of contracts. The findings reveal that collective action,
gender of household head, degree of dependence on the crop, geographical location and
access to price information significantly affect the choice of selling point. This suggests that
policies aimed at establishing market information systems, promotion of collective action
among smallholder farmers, increased investment in rural infrastructure and achieving gender
balance in trade are important. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ragr20 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.citation |
Jagwe, JN & Machete, C 2011, 'Effects of transaction costs on choice of selling point : a case of smallholder banana growers in the great lakes region of Central Africa', Agrekon, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 109-123. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0303-1853 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2078-0400 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1080/03031853.2011.617866 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17591 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Routledge |
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dc.rights |
© Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa. © Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Agrekon, Volume 50, Issue 3, 2011. Agrekon is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ragr20 . This article is embargoed by the publisher until September 2012. |
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dc.subject |
Marketing strategies |
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dc.subject |
Choice of selling point |
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dc.subject |
Smallholder farmers |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Banana trade -- Great Lakes Region (Africa) |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Transaction costs |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Farmers' markets -- Great Lakes Region (Africa) |
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dc.title |
Effects of transaction costs on choice of selling point : a case of smallholder banana growers in the great lakes region of Central Africa |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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