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State Intervention for Food Price Stabilisation in Africa: Can It Work? (2006)
Journal Article
Poulton, C., Dorward, A., Kydd, J., & Wiggins, S. (2006). State Intervention for Food Price Stabilisation in Africa: Can It Work?. Food Policy, 31(4), 342-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.02.004

Although its arguments may have more general applicability, this paper discusses the desirability and options for the stabilisation of staple food prices principally in Eastern and Southern Africa. It addresses three broad questions: (i) why is stabi... Read More about State Intervention for Food Price Stabilisation in Africa: Can It Work?.

Traditional vs. Modern Food Systems? Insights from Vegetable Supply Chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) (2006)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Cadilhon, J. J., Giac Tam, P. T., & Moustier, P. (2006). Traditional vs. Modern Food Systems? Insights from Vegetable Supply Chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Development Policy Review, 24(1), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7679.2006.00312.x

This article describes the development of vegetable marketing in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), where modern distribution outlets are competing fiercely with traditional traders for wholesale and retail customers. Data from interviews with supply chain... Read More about Traditional vs. Modern Food Systems? Insights from Vegetable Supply Chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).

Food safety performance in European Union accession countries: benchmarking the fresh produce import sector in Hungary (2006)
Journal Article
García Martínez, M., Poole, N., Skinner, C., Illés, B., & Lehota, J. (2006). Food safety performance in European Union accession countries: benchmarking the fresh produce import sector in Hungary. Agribusiness, 22(1), 69-89. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.20073

Countries that accede to the European Union face a complex and urgent task to adopt and implement the acquis communautaire on food safety. For the food industries in such countries, this implies that the European Union’s standards of food production... Read More about Food safety performance in European Union accession countries: benchmarking the fresh produce import sector in Hungary.