Urban Shopping Patterns in Indonesia and Their Implications for Small Farmers

Bibliographic Data

ID8416845
AuthorsNicholas Minot (0000-0001-9657-0427), Randy Stringer (0000-0001-5809-5071, The University of Adelaide), Wendy J Umberger (0000-0003-4159-7782, The University of Adelaide), Wahida Maghraby (The University of Adelaide)
Year2015
Volume51
Issue3
Pages375-388
Publication date2015-09-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-4918 • E-ISSN: 1472-7234
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00074918.2015.1104410
OpenAlexW2217018315
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited7

In developing countries, the expansion of supermarkets and other modern food retailers has raised concerns about the potential impact on traditional retailers and fruit and vegetable farmers. Will small farmers, in particular, be squeezed out of this growing, remunerative market by the quality standards imposed by supermarkets? In an attempt to answer this question, we analyse data from a stratified random sample of 1,180 urban households in Indonesia. We find that only a small share of fruits and vegetables are purchased from modern outlets, even among high-income urban households. On the basis of the relation between income and shopping patterns in our data, we project that even after 15 years of income growth, supermarkets will account for less than 40% of urban food spending. The impact of supermarket standards on small farmers may be less dramatic than has been feared

Agricultural economics · Business · Economics · Quality (philosophy) · Sample (material) · Standard of living · Stratified sampling · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Marketing · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

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