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Supermarkets and small horticultural product farmers in Central America.

Julio A. Berdegué, Thomas Reardon, Fernando Balsevich, Luis Gerardo Reyes Flores, Ricardo Hernández

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The first part of this chapter synthesizes findings (based on fieldwork carried out in Central American countries in 2002-05) concerning the retail sector in the horticultural product market, both as a marketer and a procurer of produce from wholesalers and farmers. The second part synthesize findings from studies conducted in Nicaragua and Guatemala on the determinants and effects of grower participation in the supermarket channel.

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The first part of this chapter synthesizes findings (based on fieldwork carried out in Central American countries in 2002-05) concerning the retail sector in the horticultural product market, both as a marketer and a procurer of produce from wholesalers and farmers. The second part synthesize findings from studies conducted in Nicaragua and Guatemala on the determinants and effects of grower participation in the supermarket channel.

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The first part of this chapter synthesizes findings (based on fieldwork carried out in Central American countries in 2002-05) concerning the retail sector in the horticultural product market, both as a marketer and a procurer of produce from wholesalers and farmers. The second part synthesize findings from studies conducted in Nicaragua and Guatemala on the determinants and effects of grower participation in the supermarket channel.

Key concepts: Product (mathematics), Business, Agricultural economics, Agricultural science, Marketing, Commerce, Economics, Mathematics

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