Outputs (173)

Market linkages: characterizing business-to-business relationships in Vietnamese vegetable supply chains (2009)
Journal Article
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, A. P., Giac Tam, P. T., Moustier, P., & Poole, N. (2009). Market linkages: characterizing business-to-business relationships in Vietnamese vegetable supply chains. Acta Horticulturae, 809, 135-146. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.809.11

When attempting to help farmers link to markets, development organizations emphasize the nature of the target organization (private trader, cooperative, non-government organization, processing plant, etc.) as a crucial element in developing a sustain... Read More about Market linkages: characterizing business-to-business relationships in Vietnamese vegetable supply chains.

The failure of multinational food retailers in Japan: a matter of convenience? (2009)
Journal Article
Haddock-Fraser, J., Poole, N., & Doishita, M. (2009). The failure of multinational food retailers in Japan: a matter of convenience?. British Food Journal, 111(4), 327-348. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070700910951489

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the question of why world major supermarket chains have been unsuccessful so far in the Japanese market. The paper considers arguments from the literature that differences in consumer attitudes and be... Read More about The failure of multinational food retailers in Japan: a matter of convenience?.

Markets, knowledge strategies and poverty reduction among forest-dependent people (2009)
Book Chapter
Poole, N. (2009). Markets, knowledge strategies and poverty reduction among forest-dependent people. In R. Uma Shaanker, A. J. Hiremat, G. C. Josep, & N. D. Rai (Eds.), Non-Timber Forest Products: Conservation, Management and Policy in the Tropics (79-101). Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

The role of inter-personal relationships in the dissolution of business relationships (2009)
Journal Article
Gedeon, I.-M., Fearne, A. P., & Poole, N. (2009). The role of inter-personal relationships in the dissolution of business relationships. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 24(3/4), 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1108/08858620910939769

Purpose - This paper aims to explore the role that inter-personal relationships play in promoting or hindering the dissolution of business relationships operating in the UK food industry. Design/methodology/approach - The case study methodology was u... Read More about The role of inter-personal relationships in the dissolution of business relationships.

Making markets - and institutions - work for the poor (2009)
Journal Article
Poole, N. (2009). Making markets - and institutions - work for the poor. EuroChoices, 8(1), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-692X.2009.00120.x

'Making Markets Work for the Poor' (MMW4P) is an approach to poverty reduction in developing countries that stresses the importance of commercial activities in the livelihoods of poor peoples, but acknowledges that the competitive market ideal, like... Read More about Making markets - and institutions - work for the poor.

Fresh Perspectives 4 – Ethical consumerism: development of a global trend and its impact on development (2009)
Book Chapter
García Martínez, M., & Poole, N. (2009). Fresh Perspectives 4 – Ethical consumerism: development of a global trend and its impact on development. In A. Borot de Battisti, J. MacGregor, & A. Graffham (Eds.), Standard Bearers: Horticultural Exports and Private Standards in Africa (18-21). International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Natural Resources International (NRI)

Key messages: Consumers increasingly wish to shop ethically, but require clearer navigation of the ethical categories; Third-party accreditation systems are proving an effective mechanism to formulate and communicate ethical attributes to consumers;... Read More about Fresh Perspectives 4 – Ethical consumerism: development of a global trend and its impact on development.

Linking Smallholders to Markets for Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports: a Review of Experiences in the Caribbean Basi (2008)
Report
Donovan, J., & Poole, N. (2008). Linking Smallholders to Markets for Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports: a Review of Experiences in the Caribbean Basi

Understanding poverty in rural Mexico (2008)
Other
Poole, N. (2008). Understanding poverty in rural Mexico

In situations where inequality and ethnicity are important aspects of poverty, policymakers need to understand the range of strategies people use to survive. Different groups within communities use different livelihood strategies, according to their... Read More about Understanding poverty in rural Mexico.

Constructing livelihoods in rural Mexico: milpa in Mayan culture (2008)
Journal Article
de Frece, A., & Poole, N. (2008). Constructing livelihoods in rural Mexico: milpa in Mayan culture. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 25(2), 335-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150802151090

A Global Review of Rural Community Enterprises: the long and winding road for creating viable businesses (2008)
Book
Donovan, J., Stoian, D., & Poole, N. (2008). A Global Review of Rural Community Enterprises: the long and winding road for creating viable businesses. Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)