Value Chains for Development

Cutting out the middleman?

Lundy, Mark and Meyer-Stamer, Jorg | [2007]
  • Author(s): Lundy, Mark and Meyer-Stamer, Jorg
  • Publisher: LEDcast
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, domestic trade, merchants, development strategies
In this podcast the middleman is the focus of attention. Who is he, or she, why is he or she so important, why do local stakeholders often suggest to cut out the middleman, and why is this not necessarily a good idea.

Value adding, agroenterprise and poverty reduction : a territorial approach for rural business development

Lundy, Mark and Ostertag, Carlos Felipe and Best, Rubert | 2002
  • Author(s): Lundy, Mark and Ostertag, Carlos Felipe and Best, Rubert
  • Publisher: Centro internacional de agricultura tropical (CIAT). Rural agroenterprise development project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, globalization, income, small farms, small enterprises, rural areas, enterprise development, market access
Increased yields are not enough to increase smallholder income within a context of globalization and declining commodity prices. Instead, they should focus on value adding and niche or specialty markets.

Value chain analysis

Lusby, Frank and Panlibuton, Henry | 2004
  • Author(s): Lusby, Frank and Panlibuton, Henry
  • Publisher: Action for enterprise (AFE)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: economic development, project planning, purchasing, competition
This powerpoint explains why value chain analysis is important to programme design. Value chain analysis is complementary to sub-sector analysis and provides information on competitiveness, governance, and inter-firm co-operation.

Ecological space and a low-carbon future : crafting space for equitable economic development in Africa

MacGregor, James | 2006
  • Author(s): MacGregor, James
  • Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural development, sustainable development, environmental protection, climatic change, exports, evaluation, africa
Background paper on the importance of using an ecological space evaluation framework within the climate change mitigation and adaptation debate for sustainable livelihoods in Africa supported by the export trade.

\"Fair miles\" : the concept of \"food miles\" through a sustainable development lens

MacGregor, James and Vorley, Bill | 2007
  • Author(s): MacGregor, James and Vorley, Bill
  • Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural development, sustainable development, food, purchasing, transport, environmental aspects, africa, united kingdom
The trade-offs between global environmental goods and local poverty are discussed, using the case of food exported from Africa to UK, with special attention to the environmental impact of “food miles.”
 

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