Agricultural Markets in Benin and Malawi : The Operation and Performance of Traders

Agricultural Markets in Benin and Malawi : The Operation and Performance of Traders

Drawing on original surveys of agricultural traders, the authors examine how traders operate in two Sub-Saharan African countries, Benin and Malawi. They find the following: The largest transaction costs for traders are search and transport. Search...

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Main Authors: Fafchamps, Marcel, Gabre-Madhin, Eleni
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
TRANSACTIONS
MARKETING COSTS
TRANSACTION COSTS
BRAND IDENTIFICATION
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
RETURNS TO SCALE
ARBITRAGE
SMALL FARMS AGRICULTURE
ASSETS
AUCTION
COMMERCE
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
EFFICIENT MARKETS
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GROSS MARGINS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
MARKET BEHAVIOR
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET LIBERALIZATION
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MARKET SURVEYS
MARKET TOWNS
MARKETING
OPERATING COSTS
PRICE FIXING
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPERTY VALUES
RETAIL
SALES
SAVINGS
STATE INTERVENTION
STORAGE CAPACITY
SUPPLIERS
TOTAL SALES
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADERS
TRANSPORT
UNFAIR COMPETITION
URBANIZATION
WAGES
WEALTH
WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/12/1660273/agricultural-markets-benin-malawi-operation-performance-traders
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19415

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/12/1660273/agricultural-markets-benin-malawi-operation-performance-traders
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19415

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