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Value Chains for Development

Standards : [topics in trade]

| cop. 2007-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: international trade, standards, trade restrictions, competition, developing countries, world bank
Provides information on the new Initiative to Mainstream Standards in World Bank Operations, a sample list of Bank supported projects, and information and links on complementary research programs on standards.

EPOPA : Export promotion of organic products from Africa : development through organic trade

| cop. 2007-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: EPOPA
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, organic farming, small farms, export promotion, kenya, tanzania
The EPOPA programme aims to give smallholders a better livelihood through developing local and international organic markets. Yields increase because of better practices and farmers are paid cash in hand.

Wageningen expertise centre for chain and network studies

| cop. 2007-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Wageningen UR (WUR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, information management, research centres, universities and colleges, curriculum development, netherlands
Wageningen CNS plays a central role in the coordination, development and application of chain and network knowledge at Wageningen. It mainly provides support to chain and network researchers and educators.

ValueLinks manual : the methodology of value chain promotion

| cop. 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: GTZ
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, development strategies, reference materials, poverty alleviation
A manual of action-oriented methods for promoting economic development with a pro-poor value chain (VC) perspective. Modules include: VC selection; VC analysis; and, determining the VC upgrading strategy.

Global value chains initiative

| cop. 2006-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Duke university. CGGC [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: industrial procurement, globalization, economic analysis
The Global Value Chain Initiative provides an industry-centric view of economic globalization that highlights the linkages between economic actors worldwide. Economic development can no longer be isolated from GVCs.
 

About this portal

The Value Chains for Development portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on pro-poor value chains.