Rural development through the construction of new, nested, markets: comparative perspectives from China, Brazil and the European Union

Feeding Dar es Salaam: a symbiotic food system perspective

“…The trading places and markets supplying Dar es Salaam have similarities to the concept of "nested markets", but also differences Van der Ploeg et al, 2012). …”

“…This has been identified by van der Ploeg et al ( Van der Ploeg et al, 2012) and Schneider et al , along with a number of other factors, as applying to and part of the ordering principles for 'nested markets' that they have been studying. I found these concepts useful as I started to seek explanation for the phenomena I found in my field research.…”

“…In exploring "newly constructed" markets that have different characteristics to the dominant agro-food system a number of scholars have been developing the concept of "nested markets" Matondi and Chikulo, 2015;Van der Ploeg et al, 2012). The food system I found to be feeding the majority of people in Dar es Salaam showed a number of characteristics that were not well explained by neo-classical economic theories about markets, but looked similar to nested markets.…”

“…Van der Ploeg et al, 2012;Van der Ploeg, 2008;Chayanov, 1986). This overlaps with the concept of food sovereignty that has been embraced by the international peasant farmer organisation La Via Campesina and debated amongst activists and academics (Edelman et al, 2014;La Via Campesina, 2011).…”

“…They are directly or indirectly, the outcome of social struggle" (Schneider et al, 2015: 195) and a response to pressure from the dominant market forms and food systems (van der Ploeg et al, 2012); and 6) Are part of the 'public sphere' involving discursive relations and not just buying and selling.…”