How are vegetables and fruits delivered to supermarkets in the Global South? The interrelations between the expansion of supermarket-chains and the development of procurement systems/intermediaries for fresh products

At a glance

Project duration
02/2017  – 04/2020
DFG classification of subject areas

Human Geography

Funded by

DFG Individual Research Grant DFG Individual Research GrantDFG Individual Research GrantDFG Individual Research Grant

Project description

The planned project will analyse the interdependencies between the spatial-temporal expansion process of national supermarket-chains and the development of procurement systems/intermediaries for fresh products based on case studies in Kenya and Tanzania.