Value Chains for Development

Human capacity development for income generation and organic market linkages in Uganda

Pali, P.N. | 2007
  • Author(s): Pali, P.N.
  • Publisher: Universitنt Hohenheim]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, vegetables, export promotion, small farms, organic farming, capacity building, development assistance, east africa, uganda
The institutional support provided by the organic farming sector in Uganda is analysed. Farmers are linked to markets through community empowerment, resource development and market linkage intervention strategies.

Value chain assessment : Indonesia cocoa

Panlibuton, Henry and Meyer, Maggie | 2004
  • Author(s): Panlibuton, Henry and Meyer, Maggie
  • Publisher: ACDI/VOCA. Accelerated microenterprise advancement project (AMAP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, cocoa, economic growth, investments, private sector, public sector, indonesia
A study was conducted to determine the major constraints and opportunities to growth and expansion of the cocoa sector in Indonesia and to assess current public and private sector investments.

Certified cocoa : scaling up farmer participation in West Africa

Paschall, Melissa and Seville, Don | cop. 2012
  • Author(s): Paschall, Melissa and Seville, Don
  • Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural products, quality control, standards, exports, africa
This case study describes efforts by Rainforest Alliance to meet growing industry demand for certified cocoa by rapidly scaling up its network of certified farmers in the cocoa-producing countries of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. A key focus of the paper is on reaching unorganised farmers.

Integrating ICT into value chain development

Payne, Judith and Kearns, Lisa and Schiff, Hannah | 2009
  • Author(s): Payne, Judith and Kearns, Lisa and Schiff, Hannah
  • Publisher: U.S. Agency for international development (USAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, project formulation, information technology, communication technology
This briefing paper describes some current trends in ICT, practical uses for ICT in value chain development, lessons learned from the field, and special considerations for conflict-affected environments.

Development through global value chains and the achievement of decent work : challenges to work and representational processes

Pegler, Lee | 2009
  • Author(s): Pegler, Lee
  • Publisher: Institute of social studies (ISS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: globalization, working conditions, fruit culture, agricultural product marketing, export marketing, brazil
The impact of value chain insertion and upgrading on labour rights and conditions is examined using 3 studies of agricultural (tomato, passion fruit) and industrial value chains in Brazil.
 

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