Patterns of restructuring food markets in South Africa: The case of fresh produce supply chains
| dc.creator | Chikazunga, Davison | |
| dc.creator | Joordan, D. | |
| dc.creator | Bienabe, Estelle | |
| dc.creator | Louw, Andre | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T20:07:30Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T04:50:46Z | |
| dc.description | The restructuring process of the food markets in South Africa is at an advanced stages of consolidation and the emergence dominance of few supermarket chains expanding into non-traditional areas, through franchise format stores and forecourt stores overtaking informal wet markets and green grocers. The growth has been followed by consolidation of the procurement system from a decentralised to a centralised procurement and distribution mechanism replacing the wholesaling function of the National Fresh Produce Markets. The growth in disposable income, , population growth and urbanization have fuelled the demand food outlets like supermarkets which in turn fuels innovations and dynamic changes surrounding supermarkets Keywords: Fresh produce, Procurement, South Africa | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.51995 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/51995/files/Chikazunga.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/51995 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/555663 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/51995 | |
| dc.title | Patterns of restructuring food markets in South Africa: The case of fresh produce supply chains | |
| dc.type | Text |