Ashley, Caroline and Haysom, Gareth | 2009
- Author(s): Ashley, Caroline and Haysom, Gareth
- Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: enterprise development, hotels, purchasing, small enterprises, southern africa, south africa
Opening company supply chains to local entrepreneurs can be a win-win for companies and the local economy, but it requires practical adaptation by a company, as shown by Spier hotel in South Africa.
Ashraf, Nava and Giné, Xavier and Karlan, Dean | 2008
- Author(s): Ashraf, Nava and Giné, Xavier and Karlan, Dean
- Publisher: Harvard business school (HBS)]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, export promotion, horticulture, small farms, project evaluation, food standards, eu, east africa, kenya
DrumNet provided information, inputs, and credit to promote horticulture exports by smallholders in Kenya. Conditions did not satisfy European export requirements, so the project collapsed after one year.
Ashraf, Nava and Giné, Xavier and Karlan, Dean | 2006
- Author(s): Ashraf, Nava and Giné, Xavier and Karlan, Dean
- Publisher: World bank etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, development assistance, agricultural extension, agricultural credit, project evaluation, east africa, kenya
This paper evaluates DrumNet's programme of export promotion by providing smallholder farmers with credit linked to agricultural extension and marketing services. Credit was found to be the most important service.
Athmer, Gabrielle and Knottnerus, Roeline and Goddijn, Marie-Catrien | 2008
- Author(s): Athmer, Gabrielle and Knottnerus, Roeline and Goddijn, Marie-Catrien
- Publisher: ICCO [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: microcredit, rural areas, development assistance, agricultural product marketing, purchasing, agribusiness
Lessons were drawn from the support practices in the area of rural finance by member organizations of MicroNed. One of the conclusions was that linkages with value actors should be pursued.
Attipoe, Lawrence and Andel, Annette van and Kofi Nyame, Samuel | cop. 2006
- Author(s): Attipoe, Lawrence and Andel, Annette van and Kofi Nyame, Samuel
- Publisher: Springer
- Pages: 179--189
- Keywords: agribusiness, forest products, oilseed plants, vegetable oils, export development, transnational corporations, public sector, private sector, africa south of sahara, ghana
The Novella Project is a collaborative project between Unilever, SNV Ghana and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to develop a strong, effective and sustainable supply chain for Allanblackia oil.