Perspectives on Agricultural Marketing in 2008: Voices from the Rural Areas
| dc.creator | SIMA, Technical Team | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:06:37Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T04:58:30Z | |
| dc.description | This flash presents the perspectives of economic agents active in agricultural marketing of the 2007/2008 crop year compared to previous years. According to the agents interviewed, the current marketing season can be characterized by the following: 1) poor production and low yields for maize, beans, and other crops; 2) early start to the marketing season ; 3) very high prices at the beginning and increases during the period when prices usually decline; 4) strong competition between the formal and informal private sector agents particularly in areas with cell phone coverage; 5) active markets along the routes with best access and with good communication and transport networks; and 6) new economic agents (animal ration industry growing; new maize mills, new export alternatives, local purchase for food aid). With these observations, the agents predict high prices into the future. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.55258 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/55258/files/flash_51e.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/55258 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/557331 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/55258 | |
| dc.title | Perspectives on Agricultural Marketing in 2008: Voices from the Rural Areas | |
| dc.type | Text |