Some Aspects of Rural Marketing Systems and Peasant Farming in Maridi District, Southern Sudan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8962380 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cleophas Lado (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-361 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/622997 |
| OpenAlex | W2082195048 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
It is well established by agricultural geographers that peasant farming is not exclusively 'subsistence-oriented' in the sense that all production is wholly for consumption--a certain proportion of the production may be available for sale in rural markets. The purpose of this paper is to assess briefly the role or importance of rural markets and how they, and transport systems, function to support agricultural specialization and trade. A nomenclature of rural markets and the organization of traders and their circulation patterns is elucidated as a mechanism of agricultural change and innovation diffusion, resulting in changing economic opportunities at intraand inter-regional scales. It is generally concluded that improvements in peasant farming systems must be accompanied by infrastructure development if rural marketing problems are to be
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Agroforestry · Archaeology · Biology · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Peasant · Socioeconomics · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Land Rights and Reforms
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Periodic Markets in Southern Ethiopia
Shifting Cultivation in Africa
The Periodic Market System in Northeastern Ghana
Regional Inequality and Rebellion in the Sudan
The Spatial Structure of Rural Northern Nigeria
Innovation Diffusion among the Gusii of Kenya
The Spatial and Temporal Synchronization of Periodic Markets
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 1995 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |