Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted | 2003
- Author(s): Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted
- Publisher: Institute for international studies (IIS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: commodity markets, cotton, standards, agriproduct processing, africa south of sahara, french speaking africa, english speaking africa
It is shown that quality maintenance of cotton lint standards in sub-Saharan Africa standards largely depends on the effective substitution of formerly state-coordinated quality control and input supply systems.
Laven, Anna and Boomsma, Marije | 2012
- Author(s): Laven, Anna and Boomsma, Marije
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, commodity trade, agricultural policy, sustainable development, africa
This study has been conducted and funded under the Multi-Annual Strategic Plan 2012-2015 of the Netherlands Embassy to Ghana, and carried out to provide an overview of the incentives system in the cocoa chain in Ghana and The Netherlands in view of mainstreaming sustainable cocoa production.
Laven, Anna and Pelders, Pim | [2010]
- Author(s): Laven, Anna and Pelders, Pim
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute. KIT development policy & practice
- Pages: --
- Keywords: cocoa, sustainable agriculture, commodity trade, food processing, food industry, chocolate, agricultural product marketing, sustainable development, international trade, west africa, ghana, ivory coast, netherlands
The book is part of a wider effort aimed at achieving sustainable cocoa consumption in the Netherlands within 15 years and to contribute to a global sustainable cocoa economy (people, planet, profit). It examines the status of the Dutch knowledge sector and how it can strengthen its knowledge base.
Laven, Anna and Pyburn, Rhiannon | 2012
- Author(s): Laven, Anna and Pyburn, Rhiannon
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agriculture, gender, women in agriculture, entrepreneurship, agricultural development, agricultural product marketing, guinea, ghana, kenya, tamil nadu, sri lanka, bangladesh, java, indonesia, guatemala, rwanda, ethiopia, nicaragua, bolivia, tanzania, mali, uganda, india, philippines, peru
This book explains how development organizations and private entrepreneurs have found ways to improve the position of women in value chains, especially small-scale women farmers and primary processors. It presents cases from all over the world, covering a wide range of crops and livestock products.
Laven, Anna and Verhart, Noortje | 2011
- Author(s): Laven, Anna and Verhart, Noortje
- Publisher: Development policy review network (DPRN)]. On track with gender
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, gender, development strategies, women
This paper discusses a new gender and value chain framework. It looks at mainstreaming gender in the existing chain empowerment framework, developed by KIT (Royal Tropical Institute). The paper is part of the process \"On track with gender\" of the Dutch Development Policy Review Network (DPRN).