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| Content Provider | Taylor & Francis Online |
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| Author | Wale, Edilegnaw Ortmann, Gerald F. Toerien, Danie Francois Senyolo, Grany M. |
| Abstract | The aim of this study has been to analyse the value chain of African leafy vegetables in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. This was done by identifying the prominent value chain actors, institutions governing the chain, the infrastructural endowments, key factors and challenges affecting the success or failure of the value chains for African leafy vegetables. Relationships among the value chain actors were weak, with transactions based mostly on spot markets. While smallholder farmers attain high gross margins, their intention to take part in the mainstream markets are prevented by lack of technical advice on production, lack of packaging and processing services, poor infrastructure, deficiency of contractual agreements between actors, and lack of access to finance. Although producers currently attain relatively higher gross margins, more benefits might be realized if government services (such as training, seed production and distribution) could either be decentralized or privatized. Future policy interventions should focus on promoting value addition along the African leafy vegetable chain, provision of cold storage facilities by municipalities closer to smallholder farmers in the rural areas and this will stabilize farm gate prices to encourage continuation of production. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 16 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Journal | Cogent Social Sciences |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cogent |
| Publisher Date | 2018-09-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | African leafy vegetables Value chain analyses Value chain actors Limpopo province Smallholder farmers |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
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