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1 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2014. Around the well: news, views and discussion on water and the environment in Sri Lanka. Around the well: news, views and discussion on water and the environment in Sri Lanka, 1. 8p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2014.217]
Sand ; Mining ; Lagoons ; Aquaculture ; Disaster prevention ; Flooding ; Wholesale marketing ; Farmers / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046589)
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2 Obuobie, E.; Hope, L. 2014. Characteristics of urban vegetable farmers and gender issues. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.28-37.
Vegetables ; Farmers ; Gender ; Women ; Males ; Urban agriculture ; Households ; Income ; Retail marketing ; Wholesale marketing / Ghana / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046600)
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This chapter presents a profile of farmers and sellers of irrigated urban produce and related gender issues. It explains why men dominate irrigated vegetable production and women vegetable retail.
3 Henseler, M.; Amoah, Philip. 2014. Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.51-61.
Irrigated farming ; Urban agriculture ; Vegetables ; Lettuces ; Wholesale marketing ; Retail marketing ; Food supply ; Consumers ; Surveys / Ghana / Kumasi / Accra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046602)
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This chapter provides qualitative and quantitative information on the distribution pathways of irrigated vegetables, with a focus on lettuce, produced in Kumasi and Accra from the farm to the consumer. The data from a survey carried out in 2005 show the contribution of irrigated urban farming and the size of the beneficiary group in Accra, which is also the group at risk from crop contamination which has been quantified.
4 Hailegiorgis, D. S.; Hagos, Fitsum. 2016. Structure and performance of vegetable marketing in East Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Journal of Marketing and Consumer Research, 26:7-16.
Marketing channels ; Wholesale marketing ; Vegetables ; Performance testing ; Wholesale prices ; Profitability ; Retail marketing ; Retail prices ; Agricultural production ; Agricultural prices ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Consumers ; Trade / Ethiopia / Oromia Region / East Shoa Zone
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047764)
http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JMCR/article/download/32249/33138
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047764.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047764.pdf
Analysis of marketing performance of vegetable plays an important role in an ongoing or future market development plan. The study primarily examines market structure of major actors and assessing the market performance for key vegetable marketing actors and channels by quantifying costs and profit margins. The data was generated by household survey using pre-tested structured questionnaires. This was supplemented by secondary data collected from different published and unpublished sources. The study result shows that the total gross marketing margin was 30% with producer participation margin of 70% implying higher marketing margin of smallholder producers. The market intermediaries incurred different marketing costs such as costs of packing, sorting, transportation, loading and unloading. Central wholesalers obtain relatively highest profit in channel numbered II and III, which amounted to Birr 204,827 and 58,675, respectively. The study result signifies that the first four largest volumes of vegetable purchased by first four big traders (CR4) constitute 50% of market share, which indicates the market structure for vegetable is strongly oligopolistic. OLS regression results also revealed that there are economies of scale for wholesalers at Meki market, which clearly indicates the presence of barrier to entry/exit for wholesalers in the market. Policy implications drawn from the study indicate that changing oligopolistic market structure, capacitating unions to supply inputs and outputs and supporting actors involved in local vegetable markets.
5 Carey, J.; Hochberg, K. 2016. The role of private sector in the Bristol (UK) city region food system: regional food supply into public sector food procurement. Wageningen, Netherlands: LEI-Wageningen University and Research Centre; Rotterdam, Netherlands: Paul de Graaf Ontwerp and Onderzoek; Leusden, The Netherlands: RUAF Foundation; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 59p.
Private sector ; Public sector ; Food supply ; Food production ; Retail marketing ; Wholesale marketing ; Catering industry ; Government procurement ; Supply chain ; Case studies ; Urban areas ; Legislation ; Local authorities ; Policy making / UK / Bristol
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047953)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/The%20role%20of%20private%20sector%20in%20the%20Bristol%20city%20region%20food%20system-final_1.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047953.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047953.pdf
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6 Semasinghe, C.; Benders, J.; Vairavamoorthy, V.; Fernando, Sudarshana; Drechsel, Pay. 2018. Vulnerability and resilience of the Colombo urban food system to extreme weather. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 34:26.
Urban areas ; Food supply ; Food production ; Food chains ; Supply chain ; Wholesale marketing ; Weather / Sri Lanka / Colombo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048967)
https://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/RUAF_UAM34_p26.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048967.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048967.pdf
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7 Drechsel, Pay; Karg, H.; Appoh, Richard Kofi; Akoto-Danso, E. K. 2018. Resilience of urban food supply in West Africa. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 34:27.
Urban areas ; Food supply ; Natural disasters ; Drought ; Flooding ; Wholesale marketing ; Crop production ; Supply chain / West Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048968)
https://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/RUAF_UAM34_p27.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048968.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048968.pdf
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8 Zavale, H.; Matchaya, Greenwell; Vilissa, D.; Nhemachena, Charles; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Wilson, D. 2020. Dynamics of the fertilizer value chain in Mozambique. Sustainability, 12(11):4691. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114691]
Fertilizer application ; Value chains ; Agricultural sector ; Farm inputs ; Agricultural productivity ; Costs ; Subsidies ; Maize ; Rice ; Crop yield ; Wholesale marketing ; Constraints ; Soil types ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Households / Mozambique
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049798)
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Mozambique is characterized by low agricultural productivity, which is associated with low use of yield-enhancing agricultural inputs. Fertilizer application rate averaged 5.7 kg ha-1 in Mozambique during the period 2006 to 2015, considerably low by regional targets, yet constraints that affect fertilizer use have not been thoroughly investigated. This study examined the constraints on fertilizer value chains in Mozambique to contribute to fertilizer supply chain strengthening. We used a combination of multivariate analysis and descriptive methods. Our findings indicate that fertilizer use has both demand and supply constraints. Key demand-side constraints include liquidity challenges, limited awareness about the benefits of using fertilizer, and low market participation, while the main supply-side constraints include high transaction costs, limited access to finance, and lack of soil testing results and corresponding fertilizer recommendations by soil type and crop uptake. These results suggest that scaling up the input subsidy program through vouchers (either paper-based vouchers or e-vouchers) with demonstration plots and effective targeting could drive up smallholders’ demand for fertilizer and fertilizer supply by strengthening a sustainable network of wholesalers and retailers. This would likely boost agricultural productivity.
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