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022			_a1542-7536 (Online)
022			_a1542-7528
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2011.574224
040			_aMX-TxCIM
041			_aeng
090			_aCIS-6349
100	1		_9852 _aHellin, J. J. _gFormerly Socioeconomics Program _8INT2698
245	1	0	_aHigh-value agricultural products and poverty reduction : _bsmallholder farmer access to maize markets
260			_aUSA : _bTaylor and Francis, _c2011.
500			_aPeer review
500			_aPeer-review: No - Open Access: Yes|http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=wcim20#.UxehIvldX2M
520			_aStaple commodities can be turned into high-value agricultural products (HVAPs) through a process of product differentiation. Using three high-value maize products as examples—sweet corn (Zea mays L.), baby corn, and green maize—this article illustrates the growing importance of maize as a vegetable crop. It highlights the challenges that need to be overcome to fulfill the potential pro-poor impact of the growing demand for high-value maize products. Smallholder farmers' access to high-value markets is often stymied by their having to meet strict phytosanitary standards and private food safety standards. Successful farmer access to HVAP markets depends on how the value chains are structured, the relationship between chain actors, and the judicious mix of public and private provision of business development services. The failure of perception of maize's multiple products and lack of recognition of the transaction costs that farmers face in accessing maize high-value markets have important implications for crop improvement, the seed industry, and policy if maize and other agricultural crops are to contribute more to poverty reduction and farmers' livelihood security.
526			_aMCRP _bFP1
536			_aSocioeconomics Program
546			_aText in English
591			_aCIMMYT Informa No. 1758
594			_aINT2698
650		7	_aFarmers organizations _2AGROVOC _97798
650		7	_aMarket access _2AGROVOC _95027
650		7	_aPoverty reduction _2AGROVOC _927574
650		7	_aMaize _2AGROVOC _91173
700	1		_91553 _aDixon, J.
700	1		_922346 _aHigman, S.
700	1		_95654 _aKeleman, A.
773	0		_tJournal of Crop Improvement _gv. 25, no. 4, p. 371-391 _dUSA : Taylor and Francis, 2011. _wG94851 _x1542-7528
856	4		_yAccess only for CIMMYT Staff _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/1227
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