Vegetable production and marketing in Africa

Socio-economic research

authored by

Dagmar Mithöfer, Hermann Waibel

Abstract

Vegetables are a significant component of agricultural farming systems in Africa and have recently moved into the focus of research organizations, development partners and policy makers. Beyond income generating opportunities for producers, vegetable production for domestic and export markets is an important driver for growth due to employment opportunities in production, processing and trade. Providing the latest socioeconomic research methodologies alongside empirical examples, this volume explores the potential for vegetable production to alleviate poverty, the impact of food production standards on various stakeholders, an assessment of markets and marketing potential for different crops and advanced economic approaches to production.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Development and Agricultural Economics

External Organisation(s)

Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

Type

Monograph

No. of pages

271

Publication date

09.06.2011

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Environmental Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 2 - Zero Hunger