Value Chains for Development

Synthesis of ongoing and planned development initiatives in support of rural producer organisations and their role on making markets work for pro-poor development

Proctor, Felicity | 2007
  • Author(s): Proctor, Felicity
  • Publisher: ECART : with IFAD etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, poverty alleviation, development strategies, development assistance, bilateral aid
A review of the development initiatives in support of rural producer organizations (RPOs) and pro-poor market development showed that almost all bilateral donors and international development agencies interact with RPOs.

Making a difference : a impact assessment of the regoverning markets programme

Proctor, Felicity and Digal, Larry N. | 2008
  • Author(s): Proctor, Felicity and Digal, Larry N.
  • Publisher: Regoverning markets
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, small enterprises, poverty alleviation, market access, agribusiness
A review of the contribution of the Regoverning Markets programme to the inclusion of small farms and entreprises in modern agrifood value chains on domestic markets in developing countries.

Aid for trade and public-private partnerships

Proksch, Marc and Azhari, Noordin | 2007
  • Author(s): Proksch, Marc and Azhari, Noordin
  • Publisher: UN. ESCAP]
  • Pages: 89--107
  • Keywords: export promotion, development assistance, trade agreements, market access, developing countries, co-operation between organizations, public sector, private sector
This paper explores various modalities for aid for trade (AFT) by governments, international organizations, business and, in particular, public-private partnerships. Trade facilitation initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region are reviewed.

The rapid rise of supermarkets and the use of private standards in their food product procurement systems in developing countries

Reardon, Thomas | cop. 2006
  • Author(s): Reardon, Thomas
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Pages: 79--105
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, local food production, retail trade, purchasing, food standards, small farms, agricultural development, development policy, asia, latin america
Procurement systems of supermarkets in developing countries in Latin America and Asia are developing the capacity to implement private standards. Implications for small producers, agricultural development, and policy are discussed.

Links among supermarkets, wholesalers, and small farmers in developing countries : conceptualization and emerging evidence

Reardon, Thomas | 2005]
  • Author(s): Reardon, Thomas
  • Publisher: IFPRI
  • Pages: 45--60
  • Keywords: agribusiness, economic relations, retail trade, small farms, industrial organization, microeconomics
This heuristic model of the links between supermarkets, wholesalers, and small farmers in developing countries combines: (1) industrial organization economics; (2) agribusiness strategic research; and (3) farm microanalytics.
 

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