An Investigation of Socially Sustainable Behaviour of Local Players in the Supply Chain of Shea Butter in Rural Borgu Nigeria: From a Role Theory Perspective
The Shea butter industry in Nigeria is fragmented, private-driven and less regulated. This paper explores the roles, practices, and behaviour of local supply chain stakeholders who mainly consist of rural women entrepreneurs that engage in Shea nut picking and Shea butter processing. Also, the r...
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| Language: | English |
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OMJP Alpha Publishing
2017
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17321/1/An%20Investigation%20of%20Socially%20Sustainable%20Behaviour%20%28abstract%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17321/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316044130 |
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| Summary: | The Shea butter industry in Nigeria is fragmented, private-driven
and less regulated. This paper explores the roles, practices, and behaviour
of local supply chain stakeholders who mainly consist of rural women
entrepreneurs that engage in Shea nut picking and Shea butter processing.
Also, the research examines the local buying agents (LBA) who serve as the
middlemen between the rural women and the exporters of Shea butter. This
study deploys qualitative research design, guided by the Role theory. The
study reveals that the rural women and the local buying agents are the key
stakeholders who participate in the agricultural supply chain. Granting the
fundamental principle of the sustainable supply chain, the findings indicate
that the present active engagement and practices of these local stakeholders
do not align with the principles of the sustainable supply chain. The study also
exposes that factors such as gender disparity, weak access to financial
support, and information asymmetry are major contributors to the present
roles, practices, and behaviour of the local actors. The current study,
therefore, put forward several recommendations to the Nigerian Government
to encourage the construction of sustainable engagement and sustainable
supply chain in the rural supply chain network |
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