Is it all about the money? Extent, reasons and triggers for side-selling in Malawi's paprika supply chain
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2018-01
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Repar, Lana A.
Onakuse, Stephen
Bogue, Joe
Afonso, Ana
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CentMa Publications
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The purpose of this paper is to advance the knowledge on side-selling. The case study of the paprika supply chain in Central Malawi showed that 36.9% of small-scale farmers engaged in side-selling. It was projected that the focal company lost between 19.9% to 44.6% of paprika due to side-selling. The main reason for side-selling was the higher price offered by local vendors. Binary logit regression indicated that the geographical location, education and income levels, distance to the collection point, a negative impact of contracting on livelihoods, membership in farmers' association and assistance from the Government significantly influenced small-scale farmers’ side-selling.
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Binary logit regression , Chain management , Food supply contracts , Malawi , Opportunism
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Repar, L. A., Onakuse, S., Bogue, J. and Afonso, A. (2018) 'Is it all about the money? Extent, reasons and triggers for side-selling in Malawi's paprika supply chain', International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 9(1) pp. 38-53. doi: 10.18461/ijfsd.v9i1.913