Dunn, Elizabeth and Villeda, Lillian | 2005
- Author(s): Dunn, Elizabeth and Villeda, Lillian
- Publisher: ACDI/VOCA. Accelerated microenterprise advancement project (AMAP)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: globalization, purchasing, small enterprises, handicrafts, competition, co-operation between organizations, private sector, central america, guatemala
The extent to which small enterprises can benefit from participation in global and domestic value chains was examined in 2004-2005. Trust, social networks, and transaction costs are important issues.
Eaton, Derek | 2007
- Author(s): Eaton, Derek
- Publisher: European association of agricultural economists (EAAE)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, horticulture, vegetables, marketing, agricultural prices, contracts, institutional infrastructure, east africa
Institutional arrangements for vegetable marketing in East Africa are analysed from a transaction cost perspective. Better understanding of institutional change is necessary if donor agencies wish to support this process.
Eenhoorn, Hans | 2007
- Author(s): Eenhoorn, Hans
- Publisher: Wageningen university
- Pages: --
- Keywords: enterprise development, small farms, entrepreneurship, risk management, food production, food security
The new chair of Food security and Entrepreneurship at Wageningen University contributes to food security by focusing on the constraints which hold back smallholder farmers from taking entrepreneurial risks.
Eiligmann, Alfons | 2005
- Author(s): Eiligmann, Alfons
- Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: enterprise development, small enterprises, advisory services, markets, development strategies, poverty alleviation
Development approaches based on business development services are examined and ways to make the BDS approach more relevant to poverty alleviation are identified.
Elias, Marlène and Bayala, Jules and Dianda, Mahamadi | 2006
- Author(s): Elias, Marlène and Bayala, Jules and Dianda, Mahamadi
- Publisher: KM4Dev community]
- Pages: 52--67
- Keywords: oilseed plants, vegetable oils, commodity trade, marketing, quality control, profit, small scale industry, information exchange, africa south of sahara, burkina faso
General impediments to knowledge sharing in the shea sector are discussed. Divergent visions of the sector's actors prevent the development of a strategy that adds value to the benefit of producers.