Value Chains for Development

Sustainable agro-food chains : challenges for research and development

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.

The value chain framework and rural finance

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.

Nature-oriented tourism in Ecuador : an assessment applying the Value chain and Nature, wealth and power frameworks

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.

Value chains and their significance for addressing the rural finance challenge

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.

Value chain finance guide : tools for designing project interventions that facilitate investment in key value chain upgrades

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.
 

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The Value Chains for Development portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on pro-poor value chains.