FAO
"Food Supply and Distribution to Cities"
"Food into Cities" Collection
NOËLLE TERPEND
and
KALIL KOUYATÉ
Paper delivered at the Sub-regional FAO-ISRA
Seminar
"Food supply and distribution in Francophone African
Towns"
Dakar, 14-17 April 1997
AC/13-97E - © FAO
1 Categories involved in marketing of foodstuffs
1.1.1 Producers
1.1.2 Traders
1.1.3 Transporters
1.1.4 Processors1.2 Indirect private operators - banks
1.3 Public sector1.3.1 Central government
1.3.2 Equalization fund
1.3.3 Quality control
1.3.4 Customs division
1.3.5 Chambers of commerce and/or agriculture
1.3.6 Law and order divisions
1.3.7 Market management1.4 Donor projects and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
2 Constraints in supplying food to cities
2.1.1 Producers
2.1.2 Traders
2.1.3 Transporters
2.1.4 Government officials
2.1.5 Market managers
2.1.6 Banks
2.1.7 Chambers of commerce
2.1.8 Consumers2.2 Administrative constraints
2.2.1 Traders
2.2.2 Transporters
2.2.3 Government officials
2.2.4 Consumers2.3 Legislative constraints for traders
2.3.1 Inflexible trade regulations
2.3.2 Abuse of political power
2.3.3 Absence or inadequate application of fair trade legislation2.4 Lack of infrastructure and facilities
2.4.1 Producers and processors
2.4.2 Traders
2.4.3 Transporters
2.4.4 Market managers
2.4.5 Consumers2.5 Organizational constraints for traders
2.6 Human and social constraints
3 Conclusions and recommendations
3.1 Need for further liberalization of the trade sector
3.2 The need for better organized trader associations
3.3 Training for traders and government officials
3.4 Financing private sector FSDS operators3.4.1 Loans for infrastructure development
3.4.2 Financing imports
3.4.3 Credit for small-scale operators3.5 Promoting consumer associations
3.6 Improving security on roads and at the borders
3.7 Promoting regional economic integration