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Value Chains for Development

Diversifying Tanzanian agricultural exports : opportunities for smallholder farmers

| [2008]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: University of Dar es Salaam
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: small farms, export promotion, fruit, vegetables, spices, agricultural product marketing, africa south of sahara, east africa, tanzania
Analysis of the opportunities and constraints for smallholder farmers in Tanzania to diversify into non-traditional crops in the sub-sectors of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs) and spices.

The value chain framework

| [2007]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: ACDI/VOCA. Accelerated microenterprise advancement project (AMAP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: enterprise development, small enterprises, development strategies, poverty alleviation, employment, globalization, purchasing, market access
Economic growth with poverty reduction can be achieved by targeting industries where the poor are concentrated, such as agriculture and informal sectors, and promoting equity with competitiveness.

Value chain approach to economic growth with poverty reduction

| [2006]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: ACDI/VOCA. Accelerated microenterprise advancement project (AMAP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agroindustry, informal sector, economic growth, poverty alleviation, development strategies, competition
Economic growth with poverty reduction can be achieved by targeting the agriculture and informal sectors and promoting strategies to enhance competitiveness while ensuring broad distribution of benefits at all levels.

Growing business with smallholders : a guide to inclusive agribusiness

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, agroindustry, small farms, development strategies, developing countries
The guide targets companies that are looking to enter or expand activities with smallholders in developing markets. It is designed for companies selling agricultural inputs to smallholder farmers and/or sourcing from them.

Gender and agriculture

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: SNV
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender, agriculture, women, africa, asia
This practice brief explores women and gender issues in SNV Netherlands Development Organisation’s support to agricultural value chains in Africa and Asia.
 

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