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Abstract
In many African countries, the crop commercialization is produced along
a supply chain where farmers interact with intermediaries and traders. Using
detailed panel data from Uganda 2009-12 (LSMS-ISA), this article examines
whether farmer’s participation (inside or outside) and position (downstream
and upstream) to maize value supply chain (VC) affect their food security.
The paper finds some evidence that farmers’ food consumption, both in
terms of level and variability, is affected by selling maize inside the VC. The
results are suggestive that the gain from participation is driven by selling
maize upstream in the VC.