Elzakker, Bo van | [ca. 2006]
- Author(s): Elzakker, Bo van
- Publisher: Export promotion of organic products from Africa (EPOPA)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: organic farming, export promotion, marketing, private sector, development assistance, standards, labelling, east africa, tanzania
EPOPA aims to give African smallholder farmers a better livelihood through developing local and international organic markets. The programme appears to be effective. Certification is costly, but pays back.
Esemu, Timothy | 2005
- Author(s): Esemu, Timothy
- Publisher: University of Cape Town. Graduate school of business
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, industrial development, infrastructure, innovations, industrial location, commodity trade, export marketing, capacity building, communication process, west africa, uganda
Integrates the theories of firm clusters and global value chains to examine the role of social capital in enhancing collaborative learning, competence building and firm upgrading in developing countries.
Ewert, Joachim and Eva, Gary and Hamman, Johann | [2006]
- Author(s): Ewert, Joachim and Eva, Gary and Hamman, Johann
- Publisher: Institute for environment and development] (IIED)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, fruit, wine, innovations, empowerment, export promotion, southern africa, south africa
In post-Apartheid South Africa, some former farm workers have established as landowners and shareholders through partnerships with existing growers, retailers and established export firms in both the fruit and wine industries.
Felgenhauer, Katharina and Wolter, Denise | ca. 2009]
- Author(s): Felgenhauer, Katharina and Wolter, Denise
- Publisher: OECD
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, transnational corporations, small farms, rural development
In this short document the attractiveness of partnerships, e.g. outgrower schemes or contract farming, between producers and private firms is described. Key ingredients for success are a long-term business interest and the development of mutual trust.
Felton, Nissa | 2009
- Author(s): Felton, Nissa
- Publisher: USAID
- Pages: --
- Keywords: purchasing, small enterprises, enterprise development, poverty alleviation, development strategies
This paper documents early lessons from three projects designed to apply a value chain approach to specific groups. Each project takes a unique approach to integrating a market-based approach with social objectives.