Value Chains for Development

Purchase order finance in Bolivia : innovations in financing value chains

Schiff, Hannah and Stallard, Janice and Ortega Landa, Ramiro and Falvey, Megan | 2009
  • Author(s): Schiff, Hannah and Stallard, Janice and Ortega Landa, Ramiro and Falvey, Megan
  • Publisher: U.S. Agency for international development (USAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, purchasing, small farms, financial assistance, agricultural credit, coffee, latin america, bolivia
This case study details the methodology and experience of a rural finance innovator, who introduced a transaction-driven form of working financing capital to several value chains in Bolivia.

Value chains for a better integration of smallholders to trade : the case of chilli in Ghana

Schipmann, Christin | 2006
  • Author(s): Schipmann, Christin
  • Publisher: Humboldt-university Berlin. Faculty of agriculture and horticulture
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, small farms, agricultural product marketing, export earnings, trade restrictions, ghana
International and national value chains with regard to potential benefits for smallholders are compared. For reasons of product complexity, the national market offers smallholders more benefits than the export market.

Building partnerships for adding value : the role of agribusiness in developing trade

Schmid, Alfons | cop. 2006
  • Author(s): Schmid, Alfons
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Pages: 63--67
  • Keywords: agribusiness, retail trade, purchasing, agricultural products, food standards, social justice, competition
The mode of operation of the network of preferred suppliers of Albert Heijn Supermarkets (Ahold Networking) is explained. Among other things, the network exchanges best practices to improve food safety.

Value chain analysis for policy-makers and practitioners

Schmitz, Hubert | 2005
  • Author(s): Schmitz, Hubert
  • Publisher: International labour office (ILO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: enterprise development, agribusiness, industrial procurement, reference materials, decision-making, development strategies
This VCA guide targets policy-makers and planners at different levels of government, business associations and trade unions and others responsible for developing strategies for enterprise development and local economic development.

Learning from global buyers

Schmitz, Hubert and Knorringa, Peter | 1999
  • Author(s): Schmitz, Hubert and Knorringa, Peter
  • Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: industrial subcontracting, purchasing, shoe industry, capacity building, industrial marketing, exports, consumption, china, india, brazil, italy, united states, united kingdom, netherlands, denmark
An increasing number of developing countries engage in contract manufacturing for global buyers. What can researchers learn from global buyers about the relative strengths and weaknesses of developing country producers?
 

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