Jones, R and Freeman, H A and Monaco, G L (2002) Improving the access of small farmers in eastern and southern Africa to global pigeonpea markets.Agricultural Research and Extension Network Paper No. 120. Documentation. Agricultural Research & Extension Network.
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Abstract
Recent developments in sub-Saharan Africa highlight an increasing trend toward liberalized domestic markets and foreign trade. To take advantage of these developments, small-scale farmers must be able to participate in productive activities in which they have a competitive advantage. This implies access to well-organized marketing, distribution and post-harvest systems; effective market information; and technologies that allow them to be price and quality competitive. An outline is given of an ongoing strategic partnership between the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, and TechnoServe Inc., an international non-profit business development organization, and their work with a range of public and private sector actors to improve the incentives for smallholders to produce high-quality pigeon peas targeted at high-value niche markets differentiated by quality standards. In Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, smallholder farmers are being linked to different niche markets through a range of institutional and market arrangements. A regional strategy to introduce new technologies, along with simple and easily administered quality standards based on end-user needs, can help farmers, traders and exporters to benefit from niche markets that demand higher quality standards than the traditional export market for fair average quality (FAQ) grain. .
| Item Type: | Monograph (Documentation) |
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| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Series Name: | Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers series 120 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | TROPAG, Cajanus cajan, small farms, exports, quality, international trade, marketing channels, cash crops, grain legumes, pigeon peas, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Pigeonpea Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics |
| Depositing User: | Mr Sanat Kumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2012 04:06 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2012 04:07 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6048 |
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