Network Paper No. 14
April 1987
by
Brent M. Swallow * and Ray P. Brokken **
* Research Fellow, National University of Lesotho, and Project Leader of the IDRC-funded Agricultural Marketing Research Project being jointly conducted by the University of Saskatchewan and the National University of Lesotho.**Formerly Marketing Specialist, Farming Systems Research Project, Research Division, Lesotho Ministry of Agriculture and Marketing and Professor, Washington State University.
The authors wish to acknowledge the research assistance of None Mokitimi, Limpho Sopeng and Mabaitsi Motsamai, and the useful comments provided by Addis Anteneh, Wes Combs, Steve Lawry and Chris Weaver on an earlier draft of this paper. In addition, the support of the International Development Research Centre (Canada) and the United States Agency for International Development is gratefully acknowledged. However, the views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of any of the institutions or agencies which have supported the research.
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