| dc.creator | Wilson, Frank A. | |
| dc.date | 2011-04-06T11:40:58Z | |
| dc.date | 2011-04-06T11:40:58Z | |
| dc.date | 1973 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-10T12:57:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-11-10T12:57:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 10-11-12 | |
| dc.identifier | Wilson, Frank A. (1973) Some economic aspects of the structure and organization of small scale marketing systems- marketing of fruit and vegetables in Kenya. Discussion Paper 176, Nairobi: Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi | |
| dc.identifier | http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/532 | |
| dc.identifier | 317767 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/handle/123456789/1885 | |
| dc.description | This paper puts forward the case for much more research attention in
the area of small scale marketing systems. The main findings of an investigation
into the structure and efficiency of the internal, marketing system for fruit and
vegetables which concentrated on the dominant urban markets and six case study
areas (selected from the Special Rural Development Programme areas) are discussed.
The paper concentrates on distilling some of the main findings under
the following headings.
( i ) Structure and Organization of the trade.
( i i ) Transportation.
( i i i ) Margin Analysis.
( i v ) Processing.
(v) The Role of Government.
( v i ) Co-operatives.
The urban market studies concentrate on Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru,
Kisumu and Nyeri. The role of Government is analysed at a number of different
levels. The distinction is made between overall and partial control measures
on the trade and aspects of grading and standardization and market information
are also critically reviewed. The summary of the main findings with respect
to the rural marketing systems are based on field work in;
(a) Vihiga Division of Kakamega District.
(b) Irianyi, Kisii
(c) Kiharu, Muranga
(d) Yatta,Machakos
(e) Three locations in Kwale District and
( f ) Wundanyi Division of Taita District. | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi | |
| dc.relation | Discussion Papers;176 | |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | |
| dc.rights | Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi | |
| dc.subject | Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Trade | |
| dc.title | Some economic aspects of the structure and organization of small scale marketing systems: marketing of fruit and vegetables in Kenya | |
| dc.type | Series paper (non-IDS) | |
