Agricultural markets in Benin and Malawi
Subtitle: operation and performance of traders
By: Marcel Fafchamps, Eleni Gabre-Madhin.
Contributors: Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude.; World Bank. Development Research Group. Rural Development.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2734; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2734.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Rural Development
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Benin.; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Malawi.; Farm produce -- Benin -- Marketing -- Costs.; Farm produce -- Malawi -- Marketing -- Costs.; Farm produce -- Prices -- Benin.; Farm produce -- Prices -- Malawi.
Description: Surveys of the operation of agricultural traders in two Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that their performance would benefit from policies aimed at increasing their asset base, reducing transaction risk, promoting more sophisticated business practices, and reducing physical marketing costs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68).
Title from title screen as viewed on Aug. 24, 2002.
"December 2001."
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.