Value Chains for Development

Impact of EurepGAP on small-scale vegetable growers in Zambia

Graffham, Andrew and MacGregor, James | 2007
  • Author(s): Graffham, Andrew and MacGregor, James
  • Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, purchasing, international trade, food standards, quality control, rules and regulations, small farms, market access, southern africa, zambia
A detailed cost-benefit analysis of EurepGAP implementation by small-scale growers was carried out in Zambia as part of a wider effort to assess the problems associated with EurepGAP compliance.

Technical report : maize value chain in the SADC region

Grant, William and Wolfaardt, Andre and Louw, Anton | 2012
  • Author(s): Grant, William and Wolfaardt, Andre and Louw, Anton
  • Publisher: USAID. Southern Africa
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agriculture, agricultural product marketing, agricultural products, africa
This report synthesizes current available information for the maize value chain in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It identifies issues regarding the end consumer, trade, supply and demand. It also addresses issues regarding smallholder contributions to maize production in SADC.

Business minds Africa : [professionals for agricultural entrepreneurship

Gray, Bruce | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Gray, Bruce
  • Publisher: Business minds Africa
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, education, development assistance, africa
Business Minds Africa is a consortium of knowledge and education institutes from East Africa and The Netherlands. It aims to deliver skilled and dedicated \"business minds\", professionals in agricultural entrepreneurship and agri-business development, for the job market in East Africa.

Value chain finance methodology

Grell Azar, Stephanie and Jimenez, Luis | 2008
  • Author(s): Grell Azar, Stephanie and Jimenez, Luis
  • Publisher: World council of credit unions (WOCCU)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: credit unions, financing, small enterprises, rural areas, agricultural production, agricultural product marketing, latin america, peru
The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) is working in a local partnership to develop an integrated methodology for providing value chain finance in Peru's Andean and Amazon regions.

A conceptual framework for promoting inclusive agricultural value chains

Haggblade, Steven | 2012
  • Author(s): Haggblade, Steven
  • Publisher: Michigan state university. Department of agricultural, food and resource economics
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: small farms, gender, social development, developing countries
In an effort to help the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) improve the effectiveness of its inclusive value chain interventions, the paper reviews 3 case studies: the sorghum beer value chain in Botswana; the silk value chain in Northeast Thailand; and the Kenya dairy industry.
 

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