Village Markets Research Articles

“Village market” formation and livelihood conundrums among displaced rural Zimbabwean flood victims

PurposeThe primacy of commerce in livelihood security cannot be overstated. However, in a rural context defined by involuntary socio-ecological displacement, commerce can assume a sociologically distinct character, with far-reaching implications. Based on first-hand encounters with victims of the devastating 2014 flood in Tokwe-Mukorsi, Zimbabwe, this paper analyses how the processes of “recreating” village markets in the resettlement site of Chingwizi impacted the victims’ experiences of resource provisioning and livelihood security.Design/methodology/approachQualitative data were collected through 10 in-depth interviews, 10 key informant interviews and two focus group discussions, five years into the flood victims’ resettlement in Chingwizi. The data analysis focused on the dynamics around the recreation of village markets, and the consequences of this on the household economic standing of the resettled flood victims.FindingsThe paper reveals how the formation of village markets in Chingwizi was influenced not primarily by the ethno-commercial and ethno-economic impulses reminiscent of life in their ancestral home but mostly by new, disruptive dynamics and challenges unique to the resettlement site. The paper elucidates the constellation of factors that, together, exacerbated the flood victims’ overall socio-economic dislocation and disadvantage.Originality/valueThe study provides a systematic understanding of the dynamics of ethno-commerce, particularly on the evolution of village market activities and livelihoods, among Zimbabwe’s Chingwizi community over a period of five years into their resettlement. It brings to the fore, the often ignored, but significant nuances that 'village market' formation and livelihoods recreation takes in a resettlement context.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-09-2023-0682

DETERMINAN PENDAPATAN PEREMPUAN PEKERJA INFORMAL (STUDI KASUS PASAR DESA ADAT DI DESA DALUNG)

This observe ambitions to decide the impact partly and concurrently on paintings experience, age, operating capital and wide variety of own circle of relatives dependents at the profits of ladies casual employees (Case Study of Traditional Village Markets in Dalung Village). The statistics used on this observe is number one statistics, specifically via way of means of dispensing questionnaires to casual area ladies employees on the Traditional Village Market in Dalung Village. The populace used on this observe had been all casual area ladies employees withinside the Traditional Village Market of Dalung Village. The overall populace used is eighty lady employees the usage of the approach of figuring out the sample, specifically, Random Sampling. The evaluation approach used on this observe is a couple of linear regression evaluation. The consequences of statistics processing of the a couple of linear regression version located that the consequences of labor experience, age, operating capital and wide variety of own circle of relatives dependents had a vast simultaneous impact at the profits of lady casual employees on the Traditional Village Market in Dalung Village. Partially, paintings experience, operating capital and wide variety of own circle of relatives dependents have a advantageous and vast impact at the profits of lady casual employees on the Traditional Village Market in Dalung Village. The age variable partly has a terrible and vast impact at the profits of casual ladies employees on the Traditional Village Market in Dalung Village.
 keyword: Work Experience, Age, Working Capital, Number of Family Dependents, and Women Informal Workers.

ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATORY-BASED VILLAGE MARKET DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS

This research aims to provide input on the arrangement of the Village Market. The research case study is the Village Market in Serang Regency, Banten Province. The locus was chosen because the Pamarayan Village Market crosses Serang Regency and Lebak Regency and has been running activities since independence. The research approach combines qualitative and quantitative. The research informants amounted to 15 people consisting of market traders associations, village market managers, Village-Owned Enterprises, RT/RW heads, youth leaders, and local community leaders. The main data used are primary data through Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The analysis technique used is MICMAC, by analyzing through a systematic solution to a problem. Research results show: First, based on existing conditions and analysis of Village Markets regulations, Pamarayan Market is a village market whose governance is under the authority of the village government. Second, based on the MICMAC analysis, the research results obtained in quadrant II, namely the relay variables including regional governance arrangements (zoning) of traditional markets, traditional market management (waste management and parking management), increasing trader competence, building revitalization, market trading facilities, and market financial management are seen to significantly affect the arrangement of the Pamarayan Market in Serang Regency. Third, the existence of Pamarayan Market is considered by stakeholders in the long term of around 3-6 years requires relocation due to the current conditions that harm the accumulation of waste, air and water pollution, and cause congestion. The relocation is expected to meet the location criteria: easy access to public/private vehicles, close to the highway, clean and comfortable location, and relatively cheap shop/trade location prices.

Strengthening the Role of Village-Owned Enterprises for Agriculture and Livestock SMEs

Village-Owned Enterprises, or BUMDes, are local business institutions that use village resources to enhance the village economy. However, in numerous locations where BUMDes already exist, some of these BUMDes are not working smoothly and are inactive. As a result, the construction of a BUMDes business unit must be tailored to the capabilities of the community. The purpose of this research is to explore more into the role of BUMDes for SMEs in agriculture and livestock. This study employed a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. This study's data is derived from primary sources. While data gathering is accomplished by the use of observation, interviews, and documentation. According to the study's findings, BUMDes Purworejo and BUMDes Lugusari have been able to support the community's economy in their villages, where the majority of residents work in the agricultural and livestock industries. BUMDes Purworejo and BUMDes Lugusari contribute to the village economy through business units such as PAMDes, Quail Farms, Village Markets, and Pond Management Businesses.

Analysis of beef cattle marketing channels under transaction costs in rural Ethiopia

The study was designed to analyze beef cattle marketing channel choice under transaction costs. Multistage sampling technique was used to acquire primary data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Multinomial Logit Model. The findings verified that most of the respondents (49%) were selling at the village markets, followed by farm gate and secondary market with 28% and 23%, respectively. The model results revealed that the probability of selling at farm gate and village market versus selling at secondary market increased with season sales, indicating level of market uncertainty. The results affirmed the probability of selling at village market versus selling at secondary market outlet increased with knowledge of buyer and decreased with trust in buyers. Other significant predictors were volume of beef cattle supplied, farmers' experience, and education level. Thus, policies aimed at improving the smallholder farmers’ access to cattle marketing channels should be informed by these factors.
 Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 11(1): 37-48, June 2021

Effective strategies for developing retirement village public – private partnership

Purpose The growth in ageing population globally has led to the increase in demand for retirement or aged care homes. Adopting public–private partnership (PPP) in the global retirement village market has become the new approach to address some of the emerging challenges. This paper aims to explore and analyse the critical success factors (CSFs) for the adoption of PPP in the global retirement village market. Design/methodology/approach An empirical questionnaire survey was conducted with experienced practitioners in the global PPP and retirement village markets. Mean score analysis, normalization range method, Kendall’s coefficient of concordance and factor analysis were used for analysis. Findings Results show that out of the 27 CSFs identified, the most significant ones in developing PPP retirement village projects are “the age-friendly design of villages”, “appropriate location of PPP retirement village”, “reliable and accessible health and physical facilities” and “effective social inclusion and integration in villages”. Further analysis shows that the 27 CSFs can be grouped into 7 major factor groupings, namely, “effective project monitoring”, “financial support”, “social integration”, “effective contractual arrangement between parties”, “government commitment and support”, “sustainable design of village” and “effective payment structure”. Originality/value The outputs of this study will adequately inform retirement village developers, retirement village stakeholders and local government authorities of the best practices they should put in place to ensure the sustainable growth of the global retirement village market.

Various medicinal plants traded in the village market of Karangwangi Village, Southern Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia

Abstract. Iskandar BS, Iskandar J, Partasasmita R, Irawan B. 2020. Various medicinal plants traded in the village market of Karangwangi Village, Southern Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 4440-4456. In the past traditional village, the market was predominantly found in many villages of West Java. The village markets were usually held once a week. The traders of the village market mainly were from both local villagers or people coming from the nearby towns. Nowadays, the village markets of West Java have dramatically decreased because of the existence of permanent shops (toko) and minimarkets in the rural areas that operate daily. However, in some villages, such as Karangwangi Village, Cidaun Sub-district, Southern Cianjur, West Java, village markets still exist. In the Karangwangi Village market, various plants are commonly traded, such as staple foods, vegetables, fruits, spices, and traditional medicines. The purpose of this study was to discuss the various traditional medicinal plants traded in the village market, some diseases treated by the various herbal plants, various plant parts used for traditional medicines, and original medicinal plants in the village markets of Karangwangi Village. The research method used was qualitative, with data collection carried out by observation, by recording various traditional medicinal plants traded in the village market, and by interviewing informants regarding the use of each medicinal plant species for the treatment of diseases and the origin of plant traded in village markets. The results of the study showed that 35 species representing 23 families of the medicinal plant were documented to be traded in the traditional village markets of Karangwangi Village. These plants are predominantly used to treat 20 kinds of diseases and other disturbance conditions, namely anemia, cough, fever, diabetes, wound, gastritis, malaria, bruised, supplement, toothache, kidney disease, mouth sores, stomachache, high blood pressure, postpartum healing, low back pain, urinary disease, rich breastfeeding produce, dermatitis, and gastroenteritis. Plant parts used for medicinal ingredients in the form of leaf, fruit, bulb, rhizome, root, seed, and shoot. Some medicinal plants have been known to have dual function, such as medicine and vegetables (13 species (36.36%)), medicines and herbs (12 species (34.28 %)), medicines and spices (10 species (28.57 %)), medicines and fruits (8 species (22.85 %)), medicines and staple food (3 species (8.57 %)), medicines, vegetables and spices (1 species (2.85 %)), and medicine and to betel ingredient (1 species (3.03%)). Most of the origin of medicinal plants traded in the village market is from the village with 23 species (65.71%), from cities with 9 species (25.71%), and from both villages and cities with 3 species (8.57 %). On this basis, it can be concluded that the traditional village market has played an important role not only for social-economic interests but also for biodiversity conservation, including biological ingredients for traditional medicines of the rural communities.

Status of formalin in commercially important fishes from the northeastern region of Bangladesh

The study revealed the status of formalin used in four commercially important fishes namely Rohu (Labeo rohita), Catla (Catla catla), Mrigal (Cirrhinus cirrhosus) and Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) from Sylhet and Moulvibazar district for a period of four months from April to July 2016. A total of 100 fish samples from different town and village markets were collected and analyzed instantly on the market to detect the presence of formalin by using a kit developed by Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR). Among the analyzed fishes 46.7, 26.7, 20.0 and 13.3% of Rohu, Catla, Mrigal and Hilsa, respectively were found treated with formalin from Sylhet district. Similarly, formalin was also detected in 40, 20, 20 and 20% of investigated Rohu, Catla, Mrigal and Hilsa from Moulvibazar district, individually. There was no significant difference in formalin used between town and village market, whereas a significant difference in application of formalin in domestic and imported fishes except Catla has been identified. Two-third of imported Rohu (66.7%) was found formalin positive followed by Hilsa (44.4%), Mrigal (40%) and Catla (35.7%). Amongst the domestic fishes, presence of formalin was detected in 27.8, 18.8, 10.0 and 4.8% in Rohu, Catla, Mrigal and Hilsa, separately. This devastating use of formalin in food fishes should be banned through proper enactment of the existing laws of the country, as well as timely and appropriate implementation of government monitoring is mandatory to combat the unethical formalin use.

Peranan Kepala Desa Muara sungai dalam Pengelolaan Pasar

Village planning provides the flexibility and opportunity for villages to explore local initiatives (ideas, desires and local will) which are then institutionalized into policies, programs and activities in the field of village governance and development. The purpose of the study was to explain the role of the village head in the management of the Muara Sungai village market in the management of the village market in the Muara river village, CambaiPrabumulih Timur District. The research method is descriptive-analytical with the juridical-empirical method. The results showed that the role of Muara Sungai village head Cambai Subdistrict, Prabumulih Timur Regency in issuing a policy in village market management had not been done properly and correctly, this proved the village head could not issue a form of policy according to his authority, so that it did not provide benefits and income to the village treasury. This is seen as unproductive due to unclear management patterns. So in essence the village market has not provided benefits to increase village income. Therefore, the management of village markets should be improved through standardized management mechanisms and systems as well as accountability in order to avoid irregularities.
 Keywords : Management, Market, Village, Village Head

A study on disaster management practices for vulnerable rural communities in Bangladesh

The current disaster knowledge and practices of disaster affected rural people in Bangladesh were investigated. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected using structured questionnaire from 216 rural households. About 83% of the respondents perceived knowledge that brings about an increase in household income followed by learning new skills that contribute to reduction in disaster vulnerabilities (75%) and knowledge that helps in the decision making process (67%). A total of 91% of respondents, irrespective of literacy, are practicing tacit or oral knowledge sharing in their day to day lives. The sample respondents acquired disaster knowledge from different sources, including neighbors and relatives (82%), social workers (50%), mass media (45%), religious institutions (38%) and the village markets (32%). For those that received their knowledge from the village market, the information is mainly gathered by the literate people (37%) as opposed to those that are illiterate (26%). In updating acquired knowledge, 76% respondents validated through self observations and 58% by consultation and communication with family members or neighbors. Interestingly, more than 74% respondents reported that an inadequate financial resource is an important barrier to gaining improved knowledge on disaster management in rural areas. About 69% of the respondents stated that the early warning messages provided by various agencies are ‘very useful’, whereas 23% believed them to be ‘useful’ and 8% as ‘partially useful’. Posters, booklets and leaflets were identified as the most available and important disaster knowledge materials (82%). The study results suggested that the establishment of the rural information and knowledge centre and an easily understandable forecasting system would be very useful to improve the disaster knowledge for the rural poor.Bangladesh J. Sci. Res. 30(1&2): 55-67, December-2017

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella Isolates Recovered from Retail Pork in Major Village Markets in Tai'an Region, China

The current study was undertaken to evaluate Salmonella contamination in retail pork at major village markets of the Tai'an region, China. In total, 200 retail pork samples were collected from four village markets between June 2015 and February 2016, of which 69 samples (34.5%) were determined to be positive for Salmonella. Eleven serotypes were identified from the 69 Salmonella isolates, and Salmonella Derby was the most common (18 of 69, 26.1%), followed by Typhimurium (17 of 69, 24.6%) and Meleagridis (11 of 69, 15.9%). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that antimicrobial resistance against tetracycline was the most prevalent (42 of 69, 60.9%), but antimicrobial resistance against both ceftriaxone and cefotaxime was 1.4% (1 of 69) and 2.9% (2 of 69), respectively. Multilocus sequence typing revealed that the 69 Salmonella isolates were divided into 11 sequence types (STs), among which ST40 (18 of 69, 26.1%) was the most common, followed by ST34 (15 of 69, 21.7%) and ST64 (13 of 69, 18.8%). Collectively, retail pork at village markets in the Tai'an region has a high Salmonella contamination rate, and these isolates exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial resistance. However, the absence of a dominant ST demonstrates that the Salmonella isolates from retail pork may be of diverse origins.

BENTUK PERLAKUAN PATRON TERHADAP KLIEN DALAM PERDAGANGAN KAYU MANIS DI PASAR NAGARI KABUPATEN TANAH DATAR

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze any form of treatment patron of the client in the cinnamon trade in Nagari Pasar Tanah Datar. The research is a qualitative research, the naturalistic or natural, it is done on a particular natural background, and has a particular case. The results of the research are: 1). Rooted historically to trading activity in the village market, especially with the Client Patron export commodities traders. 2). Having a wide network klientisasi in control of the business, has the ability to build reciprocity to strengthen social insurance with business partners. 3). Patron business network and market traders in villages Clients who trade export crops can be used as a base to develop the agricultural product processing industry whose market is wide open in the ASEAN and China. 4). The creation of a network of business groups klientisasi to village markets can be a forerunner to form a business network Minangkabau to compete with China's business network, in exploiting investment opportunities provided by the government of West Sumatra. 5). With the capability of reciprocity and social insurance held so far, can create business linkages (business leakage) with groups of businesses along the corridor of Sumatra.Keywords: Treatment, clients, cinnamon

Interlocked Village Markets and Trader Idiosyncrasy in Rural India

The role of traders and traditional exchange institutions has received little attention in empirical research on rural markets in developing countries. We use detailed data on transactions in a village commodity market in India and identify two observed anomalies: first, the repeal of the law of one price, and second, a trader-idiosyncratic effect, namely that large volumes are sold to a trader who does not offer the best price. Econometric analysis demonstrates that trader idiosyncrasy can largely be explained by reciprocity motives in interlocked village markets. Reciprocity leads to market inefficiencies and can result in unexpected supply responses.

Efficiency in Wholesale, Retail and Village Markets

The article attempts to examine the marketing efficiency of potato markets in West Bengal’s Hooghly district. The analysis was made at three levels, namely wholesale markets, retail markets and the village market. The analysis using the Johansen and Juselius (1990) cointegration test revealed that the potato markets were integrated and efficient. Turning to the village level, primary data were collected from primary sources in the Arambagh block of Hooghly for the period of July 2000–December 2001. The study simultaneously covered two regions—the cold storage concentration zone and the non-concentration zone. We conclude that ‘efficiency’, as revealed by integration of wholesale and retail markets, cannot coexist with a complex and non-competitive market structure at the village level. This means that the village findings support the inefficiency of potato marketing. There is a need to intervene the private corporate sectors in the potato market to enhance the efficiency at the village level.

Hired hooves: Transactions in a south Indian village factor market

Bullocks are an important resource in Indian agriculture where they are used as draft animals. Previous research suggests that farmers who do not own bullocks, or own bullocks in insufficient numbers relative to their land holdings, adjust bullock‐land ratios through transactions in the land market, rather than by hiring bullock services. The reasons given for this behaviour are that there are ‘inhibited’ or ‘missing’ village markets for bullock services. Results from a survey of the activities and transactions of six bullock contractors during an entire cropping period show that village markets for bullock services exist continuously and are far from being inhibited. Close monitoring of the bullock contractors’ transactions supplied rich evidence of the manifold contractual arrangements used in this village market for bullock services.

The Structure and Function of Village Markets in Contemporary Egypt

Weekly markets in Egypt are a ubiquitous and colorful feature of the rural landscape. On any given market day, a motley procession of vendors and buyers wend their way over dusty country roads to the market area by foot, donkey cart, bus, or hired Datsun pickup: black-robed women with baskets or aluminum pots on their heads, carrying poultry or home-made cheese to sell in the market before buying the vegetables and spices they need to carry them through the week; peasants with donkey carts full of cabbages; men in flowing galabiyyas bringing cows, water buffalo, or camels to sell; the ice cream man peddling along with his brightly colored cart of ices to sell for a penny or two; hired Datsun pickup trucks carrying their loads of passengers or goods, be they camels, vegetables, mass-produced chickens, or the smelly but much awaited fish. Yet, despite their prevalence, weekly markets have received very little attention in the literature on rural Egypt, except in a very incidental way.1 This paper will try to correct for that omission by providing a preliminary analysis of the structure, function, and importance of weekly markets in Egypt, based on six months of participant observation of rural markets in the governorates of Sharqiyya and Bani Suwayf in 1981 -82. 2 During that time, I visited 27 weekly markets in villages and provincial towns, and briefly interviewed over 350 sellers of different kinds of

The Performance of Village Markets for Agricultural Produce: A Case Study of Pakistan

The role of marketing in the allocation of resources within the agricultural sector is an important one. This role consists in translating the market demand for various agricultural crops into profit incentives for the farmers. The marketing system that does not adequately perform the task of transmitting the profit signals from the consumers to the producers results in misallocation of resources and less than optimal application of inputs in the production of agricultural crops. Despite the importance of the marketing system, the analysis of the market structure and the dynamics of agricultural marketing have received little attention in the developing countries. Several recent works have explored the efficiency aspects of contemporary marketing systems [7,9]. A recent case study of the marketing system in Brazil has clarified some of the interrela¬tionships between marketing and development [23]. Literature on marketing in Pakistan is scarce and deals mostly with the description of the institutional system [2, 18,19,20,21]. No attempt is made to test hypotheses regarding efficiency of the agricultural markets. The evolution of the marketing system is not systematically traced.