Dhawan, Mamta | cop. 2009
- Author(s): Dhawan, Mamta
- Publisher: South Asia pro poor livestock policy programme (SA PPLPP)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: poultry, small farms, purchasing, genetic improvement, poverty alleviation, rural areas, south asia, india, west bengal
This note from West Bengal, India, documents the transformation of a typical poultry company involved in broiler and layer production, to a social entrepreneur initiating poultry breeding efforts suitable for rural areas.
Diakité, Lamissa | 2008
- Author(s): Diakité, Lamissa
- Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: seeds, sorghum, millet, small farms, purchasing, private sector, informal sector, west africa, mali
This paper reviews the structure and performance of the sorghum and millet seed sector in Mali. One recommendation is the use of small packs and seed auctions where market infrastructure is sparse.
Diaz Villeda, Lillian and Hansel, Jennifer E. | 2005
- Author(s): Diaz Villeda, Lillian and Hansel, Jennifer E.
- Publisher: The SEEP network
- Pages: --
- Keywords: enterprise development, small farms, small enterprises, finance, rural areas, agribusiness
By addressing the challenge of enhancing the access of farmers and micro-entrepreneurs to finance, the PLP project hopes to identify effective, replicable practices and innovations for upgrading rural value chains.
Doherty, Martin and Harmes-Liedtke, Ulrich | [2007]
- Author(s): Doherty, Martin and Harmes-Liedtke, Ulrich
- Publisher: LEDcast
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, food standards, agricultural product marketing, globalization, market access
A podcast about the relevance of sanitary and phytosanitary standards in global value chains, their impact on producers, and possible responses by producers, including efforts to move into niche products.
Dolan, Catherine and Humphrey | 2001
- Author(s): Dolan, Catherine and Humphrey
- Publisher: University of East Anglia. School of development studies [etc.]
- Pages: 147--176
- Keywords: agribusiness, international trade, vegetables, retail trade, governance, africa south of sahara, kenya, zimbabwe
UK control over the fresh vegetables trade has consequences for inclusion and exclusion of producers and exporters, and for the prospects for the fresh vegetables industry in Kenya and Zimbabwe.