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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Emerging Farmers’ Markets in Slovakia
Authors : Laura Dittel, Peter Džupka
Published in: SMEs as the Unknown Stakeholder
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Small farmers in the European Union experience problems placing their produce in international food store chains (hyper- and supermarkets) because they are unable to compete with larger producers on price and quantity. Associations, unions or similar groups of small farmers are fragmented in Slovakia. While there are a number of associations established around a certain commodity or a particular region or location, their bargaining powers vis-à-vis international food store chains, or local, regional or national authorities, are relatively small.