Fruit and vegetable sectors are principally seen as sectors where small producers are able to participate due to their low demand on land and their high labor requirements. However, the concern exists that small producers’ participation in the international fruit and vegetable trade could be...

Within the debate about developing countries export competitiveness the increasingimportance of food safety and quality standards especially in OECD countries appeals to be one ofthe major sources of concern. The paper analyses the trade performance of 73 developing countrieswithin the context...