Value Chains for Development

Empowering smallholder farmers in markets : changing agricultural marketing systems and innovative responses by producer organizations

Onumah, Gideon E. | 2007
  • Author(s): Onumah, Gideon E.
  • Publisher: IFAP [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, small farms, empowerment, market access, agricultural product marketing, development research
New marketing arrangements, most of which linking grassroots producer groups to specific “uptakers” or niche markets, are discussed and proposals for future research are suggested.

T'ikapapa : linking urban consumers and small-scale Andean producers with potato biodiversity

Ordinola, Miguel and Bernet, Thomas and Manrique, Kurt | 2007
  • Author(s): Ordinola, Miguel and Bernet, Thomas and Manrique, Kurt
  • Publisher: International potato center (CIP) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, potatoes, genetic resources, small farms, market access, urban population, standards, latin america, peru
The Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) was used in Peru to develop the T'ikapapa product, which is a commercial brand supporting the sale of native potatoes under strict quality standards.

Virtual water : a case study of green beans and flowers exported to the UK from Africa

Orr, Stuart and Chapagain, Ashok | 2006
  • Author(s): Orr, Stuart and Chapagain, Ashok
  • Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, vegetables, flowers, export development, environmental aspects, water resources, environmental accounting, east africa, kenya
This short study assesses the significance of the virtual water trade for selected fresh products imported to the UK from African countries, and makes a number of water management recommendations.

Introducing purchase order financing in Bolivia

Ortega Landa, Ramiro | 2009
  • Author(s): Ortega Landa, Ramiro
  • Publisher: USAID
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, financing, bananas, coffee, pineapples, purchasing, export diversification, latin america, bolivia
A project to introduce purchase order financing in 2 coca-growing areas of Bolivia strengthened the competitiveness of rural enterprise in 4 agricultural value chains of the Chapare and Yungas regions.

Value chain financing in rural Bolivia : introducing purchase order financing

Ortega Landa, Ramiro | 2009
  • Author(s): Ortega Landa, Ramiro
  • Publisher: USAID
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: financing, agricultural product marketing, purchasing, agricultural production, small farms, small enterprises, latin america, bolivia
Increased access to financial services by small scale producers and rural small and medium enterprises was achieved by introducing Purchase Order Finance into the Bolivian rural finance market.
 

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