Factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: Empirical evidence from the Philippines
Empirical evidence collected from comprehensive personal interviews with potato farmers in The Philippines reveals five factors that best explain a farmer's choice of seed supplier. Seed quality and the seed supplier's reputation are the two most important factors. Given the high cost of s...
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| description | Empirical evidence collected from comprehensive personal interviews with potato farmers in The Philippines reveals five factors that best explain a farmer's choice of seed supplier. Seed quality and the seed supplier's reputation are the two most important factors. Given the high cost of seed and the impact seed quality has not only on the current crop but any future crops derived from that seed, such is not unexpected. Results suggest that by providing technical support, enhancing offer quality and facilitating regular communication, it is possible for a proximal seed supplier to differentiate their product offer from alternative suppliers. Fortuitously, such investments are most appreciated by the larger potato farmers. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-180442017-09-13T15:45:16Z Factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: Empirical evidence from the Philippines Batt, Peter supplier selection criteria seed potatoes the Philippines Empirical evidence collected from comprehensive personal interviews with potato farmers in The Philippines reveals five factors that best explain a farmer's choice of seed supplier. Seed quality and the seed supplier's reputation are the two most important factors. Given the high cost of seed and the impact seed quality has not only on the current crop but any future crops derived from that seed, such is not unexpected. Results suggest that by providing technical support, enhancing offer quality and facilitating regular communication, it is possible for a proximal seed supplier to differentiate their product offer from alternative suppliers. Fortuitously, such investments are most appreciated by the larger potato farmers. 2001 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18044 10.1300/J047v12n02_04 Taylor & Francis fulltext |
| spellingShingle | supplier selection criteria seed potatoes the Philippines Batt, Peter Factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: Empirical evidence from the Philippines |
| title | Factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: Empirical evidence from the Philippines |
| title_full | Factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: Empirical evidence from the Philippines |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: Empirical evidence from the Philippines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: Empirical evidence from the Philippines |
| title_short | Factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: Empirical evidence from the Philippines |
| title_sort | factors influencing a potato farmer's choice of seed supplier: empirical evidence from the philippines |
| topic | supplier selection criteria seed potatoes the Philippines |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18044 |