Tropical Food Chains provides a comprehensive overview of the interfaces between market outlet choice, supply chain governance, quality managemetn and value added distribution.

Contents

Market Outlets and Governance Regimes

• Determinants of Market Outlet Choice for Mango Producers in Costa Rica
• Meeting and Beating Market Requirements: Competing in the Big League

Supply Chain Governance and Quality Management

• The Plight of Small-Scale Primary Producers in International Nile Perch Marketing Channels
• Quality Management and Governance in Pork Processing Industries in China
• Promoting Milk Quality in Smallholders' Cooperatives: Evidence from Ethiopia

Quality Upgrading, Bargaining and Value Distribution

• Comparing Individual and Collective Group Contracts in the Fresh Pepper Market in Costa Rica: A Simulation Approach
• Who Is Interested in Good Quality Cocoa from Ghana?
• Standards and Market Access in Indian Cashew Processing and International Trade

Management and Policy Implications

• Quality Analysis Critical Control Points in Consumer-Oriented Agro-Food Chains
• The Role of Producer Organizations in Quality-Oriented Agrifood Chains; An Economic Organization Perspective
• Tropical Food Chains: Issues, Lessons and Challenges

Index

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