An Analysis on Types and Business Activities of Farmer Middlemen in Strawberry Production-A Case Study
Among all the types of distributors who play different roles in the vegetables and fruits distribution system, farmer middlemen have attracted increasing attention. Farmer middlemen, who hold more than 80% of the market in strawberry distribution in Jiande Strawberry Wholesale Market located in Xutang village, have fulfilled a very important function in the distribution process. The paper takes farmer middlemen in this village as a case study to clarify their types and highlight their function through systematically analyzing their business activities. Farmer middlemens limitations and development tendency are also analyzed in the end.
Farmer middlemen Distribution Multi-family management Mingle family management
Guowei Wan Guojun Ji Xiaoyan Shang Abe Jun
Faculty of Business Administration,Zhejiang Shuren University,Hangzhou,China School of Management,Xiamen University,Xiamen Fujian,361005,China Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences,Gifu University,Gifushi,Japan
国际会议
2009 6th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management( 2009 第六届服务系统与服务管理国际会议)
厦门
英文
658-663
2009-06-08(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)