Value Chains for Development

Value chain finance : understanding & increasing access : a concept paper

Jansen, Anicca | 2007
  • Author(s): Jansen, Anicca
  • Publisher: U.S. Agency for international development (USAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural credit, small farms, agricultural product marketing, agribusiness, microcredit, west africa, mali
This paper presents a conceptual framework for thinking about financing issues in the value chain, including direct versus indirect financing, the uses of financing, and the 4-A framework for analysing constraints.

Using the value chain approach for pro-poor development : experiences from SNV in Asia

Janssen, Nico and Greene, Davide | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Janssen, Nico and Greene, Davide
  • Publisher: SNV Asia
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: enterprise development, small enterprises, marketing, agribusiness, tourism, forest products, poverty alleviation, south asia, south east asia, bhutan, laos, nepal, vietnam
SNV's value chain approach to pro-poor development is outlined, using case studies of pro-poor sustainable tourism, forest products, and smallholder cash crops from Bhutan, Nepal, Laos, and Vietnam.

Determinants of women empowerment in the onion value chain : a case of Simanjiro district in Tanzania

Jeckoniah, John and Nombo, Carolyne and Mdoe, Ntengua | 2012
  • Author(s): Jeckoniah, John and Nombo, Carolyne and Mdoe, Ntengua
  • Publisher: International institute for science, technology & education (IISTE)
  • Pages: 89--99
  • Keywords: agriculture, gender, women, africa
The study recommends to the government, non governmental organization and farmers groups to introduce gender and life skills education in value chain programmes to sensitize and mobilize actors to challenge gender inequalities and promote women empowerment.

Business linkages : lessons, opportunities, and challenges

Jenkins, Beth | cop. 2007
  • Author(s): Jenkins, Beth
  • Publisher: International finance corporation (IFC) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: business enterprises, purchasing, globalization, development strategies, private sector, enterprise development, small enterprises, africa, asia, latin america
The models and challenges of the promotion of business linkage programmes by large farms are examined, using 21 cases from developing or transition countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Value chain finance methodology

Jimenez Galarza, Luis | 2009
  • Author(s): Jimenez Galarza, Luis
  • Publisher: USAID
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, financing, bananas, coffee, pineapples, purchasing, export diversification, latin america, bolivia
A project to introduce purchase order financing in 2 coca-growing areas of Bolivia strengthened the competitiveness of rural enterprise in 4 agricultural value chains of the Chapare and Yungas regions.
 

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