MALAWI - REFORMING THE STATES ROLE IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETING

Authors
SMITH LD
Citation
Ld. Smith, MALAWI - REFORMING THE STATES ROLE IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, Food policy, 20(6), 1995, pp. 561-571
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,"AgricultureEconomics & Policy","Food Science & Tenology","Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Food policy → ACNP
ISSN journal
03069192
Volume
20
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
561 - 571
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-9192(1995)20:6<561:M-RTSR>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The role of the state in agricultural marketing activities has been a contentious issue in many countries undergoing structural adjustment. This paper examines three examples of smallholder market reform in Mal awi to illustrate the case for various forms of state involvement and the complexities involved in reducing the state's role when this is re quired.