McCormick, Dorothy and Schmitz, Hubert | cop. 2002
- Author(s): McCormick, Dorothy and Schmitz, Hubert
- Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: purchasing, textile industry, globalization, research, reference materials, working conditions, sustainable development
Guidelines for research on the role of informal production in global value chains. Special emphasis is placed on the role of women. It was written for activists, practitioners, and researchers.
Mchome, Stanley | cop. 2006
- Author(s): Mchome, Stanley
- Publisher: IFAD
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, rice, market research, farmers, information networks, africa south of sahara, east africa, tanzania
Stanley Mchome is a market spy, who gathers the latest market news from traders. He then shares it with other Magugu rice farmers throughout the district in northern Tanzania.
McNicholl, Duncan | 2009
- Author(s): McNicholl, Duncan
- Publisher: University of British Columbia (UBC) etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agriproduct processing, cassava, small farms, milling industry, small enterprises, southern africa, malawi
Engineers Without Borders worked on the cassava value chain to improve food security and rural incomes by supporting rural entrepreneurs to produce cassava flour and stimulate the private sector.
Medius, Bihunirwa | 2012
- Author(s): Medius, Bihunirwa
- Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: small farms, market access, agriculture, africa
This paper presents findings from studies by the knowledge programme \"Small Producer Agency in the Globalised Market\". It describes how and where small-scale farmers are trading, how their markets work and how these markets can help improve mechanisms that support the flexibility of informality.
Meer, Cornelis L.J. van der | cop. 2006
- Author(s): Meer, Cornelis L.J. van der
- Publisher: Springer
- Pages: 209--217
- Keywords: food supply, globalization, competition, economics of scale, small farms, food standards, development policy
Analysis of factors that contribute to inclusion and exclusion indicates that there are market failures and policy failures contributing to relatively weak competitiveness of small-scale farmers.