Vegetable Production and Marketing in Africa Socio-economic Research
The demand for fresh and processed vegetables is increasing worldwide, putting pressure on domestic and international markets. Vegetables are high in vitamins and essential micronutri- ents that are otherwise lacking in the diets of many poor rural and urban consumers. Vegeta- bles can be sustai...
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oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-370492023-11-11T05:27:41Z Vegetable Production and Marketing in Africa Socio-economic Research Mithöfer, Dagmar Waibel, Hermann Production Vegetable The demand for fresh and processed vegetables is increasing worldwide, putting pressure on domestic and international markets. Vegetables are high in vitamins and essential micronutri- ents that are otherwise lacking in the diets of many poor rural and urban consumers. Vegeta- bles can be sustainable and affordable sources of these micronutrients. Vegetable production provides high returns to both land and labour, thereby creating employment opportunities and incomes for rural small-scale farmers, and it contributes to the income diversifi cation of rural smallholders. Market access and participation contribute to eco- nomic development and poverty alleviation. Vegetables lend themselves to value addition and employment further along the value chains. While horticulture – including vegetables – is an important emerging cash crop in many African countries, its production-to-marketing system faces many challenges. At the production level, access to high-quality inputs and information on pest management is essential. Consumer concerns for food safety and the adherence to good agricultural practices increasingly drive changes in vegetable production-to-marketing systems. Perishability poses particular challenges to marketing and necessitates good access to markets and up-to-date market information, a challenge given the dynamic nature of horticul- tural markets. The World Development Report 2008 refers to the ‘horticulture revolution’, but much more needs to be done to live up to this expectation. 2014-04-22T08:11:37Z 2014-04-22T08:11:37Z 2011 Book 978 1 84593 649 5 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/37049 en application/pdf CABI |
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The demand for fresh and processed vegetables is increasing worldwide, putting pressure on
domestic and international markets. Vegetables are high in vitamins and essential micronutri-
ents that are otherwise lacking in the diets of many poor rural and urban consumers. Vegeta-
bles can be sustainable and affordable sources of these micronutrients.
Vegetable production provides high returns to both land and labour, thereby creating
employment opportunities and incomes for rural small-scale farmers, and it contributes to the
income diversifi cation of rural smallholders. Market access and participation contribute to eco-
nomic development and poverty alleviation. Vegetables lend themselves to value addition and
employment further along the value chains. While horticulture – including vegetables – is an
important emerging cash crop in many African countries, its production-to-marketing system
faces many challenges. At the production level, access to high-quality inputs and information
on pest management is essential. Consumer concerns for food safety and the adherence to
good agricultural practices increasingly drive changes in vegetable production-to-marketing
systems. Perishability poses particular challenges to marketing and necessitates good access to
markets and up-to-date market information, a challenge given the dynamic nature of horticul-
tural markets. The World Development Report 2008 refers to the ‘horticulture revolution’, but
much more needs to be done to live up to this expectation. |
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Mithöfer, Dagmar Waibel, Hermann |
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Mithöfer, Dagmar Waibel, Hermann |
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Mithöfer, Dagmar |
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Vegetable Production and Marketing
in Africa
Socio-economic Research |
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Vegetable Production and Marketing
in Africa
Socio-economic Research |
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Vegetable Production and Marketing
in Africa
Socio-economic Research |
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Vegetable Production and Marketing
in Africa
Socio-economic Research |
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Vegetable Production and Marketing
in Africa
Socio-economic Research |
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vegetable production and marketing
in africa
socio-economic research |
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CABI |
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2014 |
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