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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rao, Elizaphan J.O.
• Brümmer, Bernhard
• Qaim, Matin

Titel

Farmer Participation in Supermarket Channels, Production Technology, and Efficiency: The Case of Vegetables in Kenya

Ist Teil von

• American journal of agricultural economics, 2012-07, Vol.94 (4), p.891-912

Ort / Verlag

Malden: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

Business Source Ultimate

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Supermarkets are gaining ground in agrifood systems of many developing countries. While recent research has analyzed income effects in the small farm sector, impacts on productivity and efficiency have hardly been studied. We use a meta-frontier approach and combine this with propensity score matching to estimate treatment effects among vegetable farmers in Kenya. Participation in supermarket channels increases farm productivity in terms of meta-technology ratios by 45%. We also find positive and significant impacts on technical efficiency and scale efficiency. Supermarket expansion therefore presents opportunities for agricultural growth in the small farm sector, which is crucial for poverty reduction in Africa.