Sievers, Merten and Saarelainen, Emilia | 2011
- Author(s): Sievers, Merten and Saarelainen, Emilia
- Publisher: International labour office (ILO)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, development strategies, industrial development, industrial sector
Rural producers are the starting point of most value chains. Helping them capture market opportunities, obtain fair deals, and produce higher-quality products improves value chain performance while increasing rural incomes and employment and harnessing economic growth for rural areas.
Sievers, Merten and Vandenberg, Paul | 2007]
- Author(s): Sievers, Merten and Vandenberg, Paul
- Publisher: ILO. International training centre (ITC) [etc.
- Pages: --
- Keywords: small enterprises, enterprise development, capacity building, credit
Business development services for small enterprises must be demand-driven, managed in a sustainable manner and diversified beyond management training. For success, linkages must provide benefits to the key actors involved.
Simpson, Brent M. | 2011]
- Author(s): Simpson, Brent M.
- Publisher: Michigan state university etc.
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural extension, market access, development strategies
A presentation on Slideshare, by Brent M. Simpson, Deputy Project Director of MEAS (Modernernizing Extension and Advisory Services), Associate Professor, International Development at Institute of International Agriculture, Michigan State University (USA).
Sinja, J. | 2006
- Author(s): Sinja, J.
- Publisher: CGIAR systemwide program on collective action and property rights (CAPRi)]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: small farms, market access, milk, farmers associations, enterprise development, institutional infrastructure, poverty alleviation, women, east africa, kenya
The major determinants of traders participation in informal milk marketing groups were determined and the contribution of these groups to poverty reduction among women and poor farmers was examined.
Sjauw-Koen-Fa, R. | 2012
- Author(s): Sjauw-Koen-Fa, R.
- Publisher: Rabobank Nederland
- Pages: --
- Keywords: small farms, co-operatives, agricultural co-operatives, food security, developing countries, markets
The synthesis of this study is a framework for generation of food strategies that may help stakeholders along the food supply chain to design inclusive and sustainable business models, thus making themselves \"part of the solution\" for one of the most pressing global issues.