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D-aggregator Dictionary

Aggregator

A business that buys and combines produce from many small farmers to supply large buyers

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Plain meaning
A business that buys and combines produce from many small farmers to supply large buyers
How to use it
If the venture is too small to supply a large buyer alone, supply through an aggregator, or become one for neighbours.
South African benchmark
South African supermarket chains buy much smallholder produce through aggregators and pack-houses.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
C10 Lesson 10.3, C4 Lesson 4.2
Calculate it
No calculator; the term is applied in the venture plan narrative.
Library sources
LIB-A054, LIB-A055, LIB-A143
See also
Cooperative, Off-taker
Eight small farms pooling produce through a co-operative to reach a buyer or lenderMany small farms, one strong sellerCO-OPERATIVEBuyer or lenderPooling volume gives small farms grading, transport and bargaining power.
Aggregator, shown as a diagram.

Introduced in C10 People and Industry Structure.