Unlocking markets to smallholders

Abstract

The individual contributions in this publication and any liabilities arising from them remain the responsibility of the authors. The publisher is not responsible for possible damages, which could be a result of content derived from this publication. Buy a print copy of this book at www.WageningenAcademic.com/mansholt10 Unlocking markets to smallholders 5 Mansholt Publication Series The Mansholt Publication Series (MPS) contains peer-reviewed publications on social changes, transformations and control processes in rural areas and (agri)food chains as well as on their institutional contexts. MPS provides a platform for researchers and educators who wish to increase the quality, status and international exposure of their scholarly work.

Adoption and Promotion of Resilient Crops for Climate Risk Mitigation and Import Substitution: A Case Analysis of Cassava for South African Agriculture

“…In South Africa, market access remains one of the key limiting factors for the development of emerging commercial and smallholder farmers; some institutional and technical constraints to market access in SA are well-documented (Van Schalkwyk et al, 2012). The Market for agricultural produce is largely controlled by a handful of corporate companies with excessive regulatory and compliance requirements that are beyond the means of emerging farmers.…”

A Systems Analysis and Conceptual System Dynamics Model of the Livestock-derived Food System in South Africa: A Tool for Policy Guidance

“…Average consumption per capita estimates (Table 2) show that red and white (poultry) meat Diets are strongly affected by the local food environment (Claasen, van der Hoeven, & Covic, 2016). During apartheid, supermarkets became established in urban locations, focussing on higherincome White consumers, but with time they extended their reach into rural areas (Stroebel & van Schalkwyk, 2012). Four main supermarket groups (Shoprite/Checkers, Pick 'n Pay, Spar, and Woolworths), with close links to commercial farmers, control over 75% of food retailed (Heijden & Vink, 2013;Tihanyi & Robinson, 2011).…”

“…Four main supermarket groups (Shoprite/Checkers, Pick 'n Pay, Spar, and Woolworths), with close links to commercial farmers, control over 75% of food retailed (Heijden & Vink, 2013;Tihanyi & Robinson, 2011). The informal food retail sector consists of independent small-scale enterprises, such as cafes, street vendors, hawkers and "spaza shops" (small, homemanaged shop attached to a home or on street frontage), with most procuring their merchandise from larger wholesalers or supermarkets (Stroebel & van Schalkwyk, 2012). South Africans, as individuals, are buying more and producing less of the food they consume (Pereira, 2014).…”

Farmers’ Perceptions of the Warehouse Receipt System in Indonesia

“…Therefore, the objectives of this study were to assess the farmers' perceptions of the WRS and to identify the main problems and constraints of implementation of the WRS in the Subang and Cianjur districts in the West Java Province in Indonesia. Farmers' perceptions can be categorized across three main factors, namely institutional, marketing and technical factors [42]. This study provides information regarding the performance and main problems of the WRS from the perspectives of users and non-users, considering the use of private and public warehouses.…”