Fresco, Louise O. | cop. 2006
- Author(s): Fresco, Louise O.
- Publisher: Springer
- Pages: 205--208
- Keywords: agribusiness, food supply, food standards, agricultural development, globalization, small farms, research
Ongoing changes in global agro-food chains are examined and the role that knowledge institutions like universities can play in supporting sustainable agro-food chains and networks is discussed.
Fries, Bob | 2005
- Author(s): Fries, Bob
- Publisher: ACDI/VOCA
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, agricultural production, finance, innovations, merchants, retail trade, small farms, contracts
The Value Chain (VC) Framework is useful for expanding financial services. Financial institutions can learn from and engage more with value chain actors to develop new products and reach new markets.
Fries, Robert | 2006
- Author(s): Fries, Robert
- Publisher: ACDI/VOCA. Accelerated microenterprise advancement project (AMAP)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: tourism, natural resources, sustainable development, development planning, latin america, ecuador
An assessment of Ecuador's ecotourism industry, integrating elements of both the value chain approach and Nature Wealth and Power framework, shows that nature-oriented tourism is not a well-integrated value chain.
Fries, Robert and Akin, Banu | 2004
- Author(s): Fries, Robert and Akin, Banu
- Publisher: ACDI/VOCA. Accelerated microenterprise advancement project (AMAP)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, coffee, finance, rural areas, informal sector, warehouses, contracts
The relevance of value chains for donors and practitioners in their work to expand rural finance is examined. Specific implications for programme design and implementation are outlined.
Fries, Robert and Chalmers, Geoffrey and Grover, Dun | 2012
- Author(s): Fries, Robert and Chalmers, Geoffrey and Grover, Dun
- Publisher: United States agency for international development (USAID)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural credit, financing, finance, agricultural product marketing, agribusiness
This guide provides tools and references to help practitioners (people who design, implement and support value chain development and agricultural finance programs) assess the financial products, strategic alliances and methodologies that can facilitate financing for investment in value chains.