Ferris, Shaun | 2012
- Author(s): Ferris, Shaun
- Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural products, food security, international trade, exports, africa
This paper focuses on collaborative efforts to link white pea bean farmers in Ethiopia to canning factories and retailers in the UK. It explores the benefits and risks of working closely with a key intermediary and of tailoring a supply chain to meet the needs of a lead retailer.
Ferris, S. | 2006
- Author(s): Ferris, S.
- Publisher: Centro internacional de agricultura tropical (CIAT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, enterprise development, small enterprises, rural areas, project implementation, popular participation, reference materials, africa, asia, latin america
Provides an overview of area-based or “territorial” approach to rural agroenterprise development, which involves the use of methods and tools that have been developed over the past decade.
Finkel, Thomas | [2005]
- Author(s): Finkel, Thomas
- Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: industrial procurement, transnational corporations, labelling, social justice, environmental protection, small enterprises, enterprise development, south east asia, vietnam
Local suppliers of international companies should work with others to introduce quality, eco-friendly and social labels to outperform suppliers from competing exporting countries. This requires local accreditation and certification capacity.
Fitter, Robert and Kaplinksy, Raphael | 2001
- Author(s): Fitter, Robert and Kaplinksy, Raphael
- Publisher: Institute of development studies (IDS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: commodity trade, coffee, industrial procurement, consumption, income distribution, social justice
Higher farm gate prices for specialty coffee could be achieved if consumers can be educated to recognize that better coffees are directly linked to their place of origin.
Fortanier, Fabienne | 2006
- Author(s): Fortanier, Fabienne
- Publisher: Expert centre for sustainable business and development cooperation (ECSAD) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: purchasing, private sector, transnational corporations, public sector, co-operation between organizations, co-operatives, small farms, development aspects
The impact of partnerships between foreign-owned firms and local farmers cooperatives - often facilitated by NGOs - on national and general development goals in third-world host countries is examined.