Distance to Market and Search Costs in an African Maize Market

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dc.creatorMahdi, Shireen
dc.date2012-12-21T20:37:52Z
dc.date2012-12-21T20:37:52Z
dc.date2012-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:04:05Z
dc.descriptionFarm-gate buying by small itinerant buyers is the dominant mode of primary marketing in Tanzania's maize market. This paper estimates the effect of household distance to market on maize farm-gate prices, and the extent to which seasonally determined search costs can explain price variations between the lean and the harvest seasons using data from the most recent Tanzania Household Budget Survey (2007). The author observes that greater distance to market depresses farm-gate prices but that it is a relatively modest effect, and that this effect is pro-cyclical in that it is stronger during the harvest season when prices are lowest. The paper discusses the latter result with reference to search costs as an explanatory factor. It also briefly places the findings in the context of Tanzania's food security patterns, making a link between food insecurity and high search costs. The main policy conclusion is that coordinating mechanisms such as village market places (in parallel with farm-gate buying) may reduce transaction costs in rural markets.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16611055/distance-market-search-costs-african-maize-market
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12016
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6172
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414939
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;6172
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBASIC FOODS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUYER
dc.subjectBUYERS
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE PRICE
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELECTRONIC MARKETPLACES
dc.subjectFLOUR
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD MARKETS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCERS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTION
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLONGER DISTANCES
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMARKET ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKET LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectMARKET PLACES
dc.subjectMARKET POWER
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET REFORMS
dc.subjectMARKET SEGMENT
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETPLACE
dc.subjectMARKETPLACES
dc.subjectMENUS
dc.subjectMILLS
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectMONOPOLY PRICES
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectONLINE SALES
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPADDY
dc.subjectPDF
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRICE FLUCTUATION
dc.subjectPRICE FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectPRICE INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRICE VARIATIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCER PRICES
dc.subjectPRODUCT DESIGN
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGIN
dc.subjectPURCHASING
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRADIOS
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRESTAURANTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSEARCH
dc.subjectSTANDARDIZATION
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSTORAGE FACILITIES
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSURPLUS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTELEPHONES
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SERVICES
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWFP
dc.subjectWHOLESALERS
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAM
dc.titleDistance to Market and Search Costs in an African Maize Market

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