Value Chains for Development

Participatory value chain analysis for improved farmer incomes, employment opportunities and food security

Bammann, Heiko | 2007
  • Author(s): Bammann, Heiko
  • Publisher: Asia Pacific press
  • Pages: 113--125
  • Keywords: agribusiness, marketing, agricultural products, small farms, income, employment, food security, islands, oceania
Recommendations are made to encourage the use of the value chains concept and participatory value chain analysis in defining and formulating agricultural development interventions in Pacific island countries.

Handmade paper in Nepal : upgrading with value chain approach

Banjara, G.B. | cop. 2007
  • Author(s): Banjara, G.B.
  • Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ). PSP-RUFIN
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: purchasing, paper, enterprise development, export promotion, marketing, competition, quality control, nepal
The value chain approach was adopted to improve the competitiveness of the handmade paper subsector in Nepal. The approach comprised analysing the value chain and developing a value chain strategy.

Engaging end-market buyers in value chain development

Barber, Ted | 2008
  • Author(s): Barber, Ted
  • Publisher: U.S. Agency for international development (USAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: purchasing, private enterprises, development strategies, development models, nongovernmental organizations, market access, small enterprises, small farms
This briefing paper offers practical recommendations for engaging end-market buyers in the development and implementation of strategies for improved value chain competitiveness of small-scale rural producers.

Smallholder participation in agricultural value chains : comparative evidence from three continents

Barrett, Christopher B. | 2010
  • Author(s): Barrett, Christopher B.
  • Publisher: Munich personal RePEc archive (MPRA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, small farms, africa, asia, latin america
The authors developed a conceptual framework through which to study contracting between smallholders and a commodity-processing firm, and conducted an empirical meta-analysis of agricultural value chains in five countries across three continents (Ghana, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nicaragua).

Extending social protection to informal workers in the horticulture global value chain

Barrientos, Armando and Barrientos, Stephanie Ware | 2002
  • Author(s): Barrientos, Armando and Barrientos, Stephanie Ware
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, globalization, agricultural workers, social justice, fruit, exports, chile, south africa
A global value chain approach is used to explore social protection for informal horticultural workers, drawing on the example of fruit exports from Chile and South Africa to the UK.
 

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