Neven, David | 2007
- Author(s): Neven, David
- Publisher: USAID
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, horticulture, small farms, export promotion, competition, standards, eu, east africa, tanzania
The viability of Tanzania as an exporter of high-value vegetables to the EU is discussed. Challenges include changing procurement strategies by specialized wholesalers and the compliance with standards.
Neven, David and Downing, Jeanne | 2007
- Author(s): Neven, David and Downing, Jeanne
- Publisher: USAID
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, vegetables, export promotion, organic farming, social justice, competition, east africa, tanzania, kenya
Major strategic options for Tanzania to enter into the horticulture export market are to: (1) add differentiation; (2) explore organic and fair trade vegetables; and (3) identify unique selling propositions.
Nielsen, Henrik and Gibbon, Peter | 2011
- Author(s): Nielsen, Henrik and Gibbon, Peter
- Publisher: Danish institute for international studies (DIIS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, exports, small farms, agricultural development
Ensuring the inclusion of smallholders in international export agricultural value chains has received much attention, and some successes in this area have been recorded. No examples were found of successful integration of smallholders into global value chains for high value non-traditional products.
Nill, Dieter and Bِhnert, Elke | 2006
- Author(s): Nill, Dieter and Bِhnert, Elke
- Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, nature conservation, genetic resources, food security, andean region, ethiopia, morocco, west africa
By creating market value, value chains can help to ensure the conservation of genetic diversity in agriculture, contribute to improve food security, and guarantee the future supply of raw material.
Nogueron, Ruth and Laestadius, Lars and Lawson, Joe | 2008
- Author(s): Nogueron, Ruth and Laestadius, Lars and Lawson, Joe
- Publisher: World business council for sustainable development (WBCSD) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: purchasing, sustainable development, wood products, guidelines
Organizations that want to implement a sustainable procurement policy for wood and paper based-products are informed about central issues, key tools, initiatives, programmes and labels currently available, and jargon.