Phillips, David and Tallontire, Anne | 2007
- Author(s): Phillips, David and Tallontire, Anne
- Publisher: University of Greenwich at Medway]. Natural resources institute (NRI). Natural resources & ethical trade (NRET)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, international trade, social justice, agricultural product marketing, cocoa, purchasing, branded merchandise, sustainable development
Better understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and motivations of key stakeholders in cocoa value chains is required to promote sustainable purchasing practices. Building on existing alternative trade initiatives is recommended.
Polderdijk, J.J. | cop. 2006
- Author(s): Polderdijk, J.J.
- Publisher: Springer
- Pages: 129--140
- Keywords: agribusiness, fruit, food standards, export marketing, information exchange, private enterprises, southern africa, south africa
Pilots were conducted to improve inter-company planning, information exchange, and logistical performance in the refrigerated fresh-fruit supply chain between South Africa and The Netherlands.
Ponte, Stefano | 2008
- Author(s): Ponte, Stefano
- Publisher: Chronic poverty research centre (CPRC)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: purchasing, agribusiness, international trade, poverty
A study of the integration of people in global value chains (wine, cut flowers, sustainable coffee and fish) shows that this will exacerbate poverty if these chains are left unchecked.
Porto, Guido and Chauvin, Nicolas Depetris and Olarreaga, Marcelo | cop. 2011
- Author(s): Porto, Guido and Chauvin, Nicolas Depetris and Olarreaga, Marcelo
- Publisher: World bank [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agriculture, agricultural products, agricultural product marketing, food exports, commodity trade, farmers, rural poverty, household surveys, simulation methods, small farms, exports, governance, economics, africa south of sahara, benin, burkina faso, ivory coast, ghana, malawi, rwanda, uganda, zambia, africa
The focus of this book is on a neglected source of \"real costs\" for farmers in low-income countries: market power along the supply chain. The authors argue that the exercise of market power along the supply chain will have a number of possible effects.
Posthumus, Hans | 2004
- Author(s): Posthumus, Hans
- Publisher: Hans Posthumus consultancy
- Pages: --
- Keywords: enterprise development, small enterprises, capacity building, reference materials
This training manual comprises units on entrepreneurship, business principles, sector mapping, designing an action plan for a particular sub-sector, profit analysis, and organizational landscaping. The minimum duration is 2 weeks.