Evolution of Food Marketing Systems: Implications for Producers in Developing Countries

by John E. Lamb 

Presentation to World Bank Workshop - December 15, 2005 "Linking Small-Scale Producers to Markets: Old and New Challenges"

Main topics:

• Drivers and governors of change
• Trends in the structure, conduct, and performance of food marketing systems in developed country markets
• Similarities and differences between systems in developed and developing countries
• Challenges for developing country suppliers in general, and small-scale producers in particular
• Opportunities for developing countries and small-scale producers
• Implications for development programming and intervention

Available at www.abtassociates.com/presentations/Evolution_of_Marketing_Systems2.ppt