ch. 1. Including small-scale producers in dynamic markets : Carrefour's quality lines in China / Dinghuan Hu and Xia Dandan -- ch. 2. Local procurement from small-scale farmers by rural supermarkets in South Africa / Estelle Bienabe and Hester Vermeulen -- ch. 3. Integrating small farmers in...

This study examined the acceptability and perceptions of traditionally prepared maize meal porridge, cooked from commercial roller-mill white maize meal and hammer-mill white and yellow maize meal (with and without fibre), among female Tsonga consumers in Giyani in Limpopo Province, South...

Urbanisation and a growing middle class with changing consumption patterns provide an ideal setting for supermarkets to prosper. With South Africa's urban population approaching 60 per cent, supermarket retail chains are now important players in the agro-food sector. Over the last two decades...

It is widely acknowledged that lack of market participation and limited access to agricultural services contribute to keeping semi-subsistence farmers trapped in poverty. This paper discusses the potential of an innovative business scheme to enhance smallholders' situations by providing access...