A systematic review of the supply of agriproducts to supermarkets in emerging markets of Africa and Asia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Diagram of a flow chart for systematic article retrieval.

Figure 2. Distribution of articles by journals.

Figure 3. Distribution of articles by field of research.

Figure 4. Volume of the article used based on year intervals.

Table 1. Summary of variables explaining the impact of supermarket

Variables	Impact	References
Farm Income	+/NS/-	Andersson et al. (2015); Emongor and Kirsten (2009); Minten et al. (2009); Miyata (2009); Neven et al. (2009); Ogutu et al. (2020); Rao et al. (2012); Rao and Qaim (2011); Reardon et al. (2009); Reardon and Timmer (2007)
Assets	+	Reardon et al. (2009)
Total Output	+	Minten et al. (2009); Ogutu et al. (2020); Rao et al. (2012)
Productivity	+	Rao et al. (2012); Wang et al. (2009)
Efficiency	+/NS	Andersson et al. (2015); Emongor and Kirsten (2009); Minten et al. (2009); Miyata (2009); Neven et al. (2009); Ogutu et al. (2020); Rao et al. (2012); Rao and Qaim (2011); Reardon et al. (2009); Reardon and Timmer (2007)
Small-scale producers participation	+	Reardon et al. (2009)

(+) positive impact(-) negative impact; NS = not significant

Figure 5. Distribution of articles by country.

Figure 6. Distribution of articles by continent.

Andersson, C. I. M., Chege, C. G. K., Rao, E. J. O., & Qaim, M. (2015). Following up on smallholder farmers and supermarkets in Kenya. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 97(4), 1247–1266. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aav006

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Emongor, R., & Kirsten, J. (2009). The impact of South African supermarkets on agricultural development in the SADC: A case study in Zambia, Namibia and Botswana. Agrekon, 48(1), 60–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2009.9523817

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Neven, D., Odera, M. M., Reardon, T., & Wang, H. (2009). Kenyan supermarkets, emerging middle-class horticultural farmers, and employment Impacts on the rural poor. World Development, 37(11), 1802–1811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.08.026

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Ogutu, S. O., Ochieng, D. O., & Qaim, M. (2020). Supermarket contracts and smallholder farmers: Implications for income and multidimensional poverty. Food Policy, 95(October 2019), 101940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101940

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Rao, E. J., Brümmer, B., & Matin, Q. (2012). Farmer participation in supermarket channels, production technology, and efficiency: The case of vegetables in Kenya. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 94(4), 891–912. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aas024

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Rao, E. J. O., & Qaim, M. (2011). Supermarkets, farm Household income, and poverty: Insights from Kenya. World Development, 39(5), 784–796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.09.005

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Reardon, T., Barrett, C. B., Berdegué, J. A., & Swinnen, J. F. M. (2009). Agrifood industry transformation and small farmers in developing countries. World Development, 37(11), 1717–1727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.08.023

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Reardon, T., & Timmer, C. P. (2007). Transformation of markets for agricultural output in developing countries since 1950: How has thinking changed? Handbook of Agricultural Economics, 3, 2807–2855. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1574-0072(06)03055-6

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Wang, H., Dong, X., Rozelle, S., Huang, J., & Reardon, T. (2009). Producing and procuring horticultural crops with Chinese characteristics: The case of Northern China. World Development, 37(11), 1791–1801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.08.030

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Data availability statement

Data was searched from Scopus database which is readily available online