INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION TO INCREASE FARMERS' REVENUE: A CASE STUDY OF SMALL SCALE FARMING IN SHEEP TRANSKEI REGION, SOUTH AFRICA / доклад на 25 конференции IAAE, Reshaping Agriculture’s Contribution to Society, International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa, 16-23 August 2003
Опубликовано на портале: 30-12-2003
Durban, 2003
Тематический раздел:
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool
supply chain in South Africa.
Until recently smallholder farmers in the Transkei region had limited access to a
profitable market outlet for
their wool. In response, the South African wool industry has taken the
initiative to help local farmers by
building shearing sheds, under which the local association can bulk the
wool and trade directly with the
brokers. More direct access to the wool brokers is a prerequisite for the farmer
to develop a viable business.
This article investigates on the effect of membership in the local shearing shed association on the farmers. revenue. A two-step regression model of the gross margin is used to analyse whether farmers selling through the local association have better financial records as compared to those who sell their wool to local traders. This article exemplifies how institutional innovation through local marketing associations can contribute to economic development in poor rural areas. |

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Ключевые слова
Heckman procedure institutional innovation rural area rural development South Africa transaction cost
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