Value Chains for Development

Impacts of the KBDS and KHDP projects in the tree fruit value chain of Kenya

Sebstad, Jennefer and Snodgrass, Donald | 2008
  • Author(s): Sebstad, Jennefer and Snodgrass, Donald
  • Publisher: U.S. Agency for international development (USAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, fruit, purchasing, development projects, evaluation, east africa, kenya
This report presents the findings from a study of the impacts of these projects on smallholder farmers who grow avocados and passion fruit in Central and Rift Valley provinces in Kenya.

Gender in value chains : practical toolkit to integrate a gender perspective in agricultural value chain development

Senders, Angelica and Lentink, Anna and Vanderschaeghe, Mieke and Snelder, Roel | [2012]
  • Author(s): Senders, Angelica and Lentink, Anna and Vanderschaeghe, Mieke and Snelder, Roel
  • Publisher: Agri-ProFocus
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agriculture, gender, women, development plans, developing countries
This toolkit intends to motivate and help you as a practitioner in integrating a gender perspective in agricultural value chain interventions and programmes. It follows the logic of the value chain development project cycle, structuring practical tools for all stages accordingly.

\"Developing sustainable cocoa value-chains through the use of private-public partnerships : the IFAD experience in SaoTomé e Principe\"

Serpagli, Andrea | 2012
  • Author(s): Serpagli, Andrea
  • Publisher: IFAD
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, exports, export promotion, africa
Through the Participatory Smallholder Agriculture & Artisanal Fisheries Development Project, contact was made with KAOKA (leading enterprise in the French chocolate market). A new marketing strategy was recommended, based on aromatic/origin features, and organic certification to access EU markets.

Under what conditions are value chains effective tools for pro-poor development?

Seville, Don and Buxton, Abbi and Vorley, Bill | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Seville, Don and Buxton, Abbi and Vorley, Bill
  • Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: market access, small farms, agribusiness, development strategies, latin america, africa
Understanding the benefits, costs and risks when connecting small-scale producers to formal markets is critical to informing companies, farmers, NGOs and donors in their decisions. The paper seeks to address key questions based on a review of literature and experiences in Africa and Latin America.

India's agrarian crisis and smallholder producers' participation in new farm supply chain initiatives : a case study of contract farming

Sharma, Vijay Paul | 2007
  • Author(s): Sharma, Vijay Paul
  • Publisher: Indian institute of management (IIM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural contracts, small farms, private sector, public sector, agribusiness, purchasing, south asia, india, punjab
The socio-economic implications of corporate-led contract farming in Punjab, India, are examined. Long-term success will depend on the effectiveness of linking small and marginal farmers to restructured markets.
 

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