Saturday, May 20, 2017

CONSUMER DOMAINS AND FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SUPPLY NETWORKS.

An important issue in the design of intervention strategies is the fact that different types of consumers like socioeconomic groups. Acquire and utilize fruits and vegetables in different ways and there are different type of producers and suppliers in order to design sound.
Rural small holders producing fruits and vegetables for own consumption and market supply posses the following characteristics.
. Own production of fruit and vegetables
. Collection of fruits and vegetables
. Exchange of fruits and vegetables for other good including gifts
. Often tasks division between men and women whereby men produce cashcrops and women produce fruits and vegetables for own consumption around the house for in a small garden.
. Vegetables consumed are more often home grown fruits if consumed , more often purchased.
Mixed consumer rural and parricullary urban gardens but also dependant on market supply they have also posses the following characteristics.
. Often belonging to low-to mid income levels
. Fruits and vegetables which they grow are limited in range and amount.

PREPARED BY
KIPALULE WINFRIDA THOM
BAPRM 47527

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