This is the scientific report from a research programme which explored the current lack of a suitable public system for protecting GIs in Southern Africa. In contrast to the European Union, the current South African legal framework only provides for the protection of GIs as collective and, in...

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...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensory characteristics and consumer acceptability of qualityprotein maize (QPM) in rural Tanzania. Due to the malnutrition problem facing consumers in developing countries,QPM which has almost double the amount of tryptophan and lysine, has been...

This paper reflected upon a wide range of situations in the evolution of the agroprocessing sector and its relations with farmers, in the context of national and international enabling policies. It highlights the importance or potential of contractual arrangements for governing the relationships...