Public food procurement and the support of smallholder farming: the importance of a conducive regulatory framework
Author:
Luana F. J. Swensson
Abstract:"Inclusive public food procurement initiatives are relevant policy instruments to support smallholder farmers and their integration into formal markets. They are based on the premise that public institutions, when using their procurement power to award contracts, can go beyond the immediate scope of simply responding to the state’s procurement needs by addressing additional social, environment or economic policy goals. Their implementation, however, requires a conducive public procurement regulatory framework". (...)
Keywords:Public, food, procurement, support, smallholder, farming, importance, conducive, regulatory, framework
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Type/Issue:One Pager/412
ISSN:2318-9118
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