| 2011]
- Author(s):
- Publisher: ILRI
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, development projects, africa
IPMS Ethiopia introduced a participatory, market-oriented commodity value chain development approach to help boost production and productivity of smallholder farmers. Fruit was one of the intervention areas of the project. This article summarizes project experience in fruit value chain development.
| 2011-
- Author(s):
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, small enterprises, small farms, rural development, purchasing, domestic trade
Local sourcing refers to agri-business companies in developing countries that source their food inputs locally and sell their end product to the domestic market. Local sourcing is an opportunity for companies that want to ensure sustainable supply and reduce costs by substituting imports.
| 2011-
- Author(s):
- Publisher: Business minds Africa (BMA)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, education, development assistance, africa
Business Minds Africa is a consortium of knowledge institutes from East Africa and the Netherlands that seek to address the capacity gap in the field of agricultural entrepreneurship. It aims to deliver \"business minds\": professionals in agricultural entrepreneurship for the East African job market.
| 2010-
- Author(s):
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, foreign direct investment, transnational corporations, economics, social development, rural development, finance, sustainable development, africa
This dossier explores the possibilities and challenges of investing with a pro-poor, sustainable development outlook, focusing on Africa, a continent with a high business potential and a dire need for positive social impact. It is based on experiences of Dutch multinationals and investment funds.
| 2009-
- Author(s):
- Publisher: ILEIA : centre for information on low external input and sustainable agriculture]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, poverty alleviation, income, development strategies, rural development, gender equality
The June 2009 issue of the LEISA magazine opens the debate on the value of value chain development for poverty reduction. Can innovative, pro-poor agribusiness lift farmers out of poverty?