Relational Contracts and Smallholder Farmers' Entry, Stay and Exit, in Kenyan Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Export Value Chain.
Buyer-driven governance systems and the related value chain entry and stay barriers are known to have led to smallholder farmers exiting the Kenyan fresh fruits and vegetables export value chain. This paper addresses two gaps in this literature. First, the paper addresses the question of how the fre...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 782 - 798 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2020
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