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Market Information Services - Theory and Practice - Full Document

Year of publication 1998

Pages 78 p.

Author Andrew W. Shepherd;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division;Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category Technical book

ISBN 92-5-103964-X

Series title Food Into Cities Collection

Series number 10101365|1010-1365

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Recent years have seen an increased interest in the provision of market information. In part, this reflects the movement away from state-sponsored marketing in many countries and especially those which have been undergoing structural adjustment. This has been accompanied by a recognition that if marketing activities formerly carried out by the state are to be taken over by the private sector then some government support needs to be provided to promote the creation of a competitive market. Even c ountries in which the private sector has always played a thriving role in agricultural marketing are increasingly coming to recognise the need for a greater measure of official assistance in areas such as legislation, infrastructure provision, marketing extension and Market Information Services.

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