Value Chains for Development

Business training markets for small enterprises in developing countries : what do we know so far about the potential?

Suzuki, Akiko | 2002
  • Author(s): Suzuki, Akiko
  • Publisher: International labour organization (ILO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: enterprise development, small enterprises, advisory services, training programmes, markets
This paper looks at training related to entrepreneurship and management skills for self-employment, including combinations with vocational or technical skills. Key challenges for developing sustainable training markets are formulated.

Rich consumers and poor producers : quality and rent distribution in global value chains

Swinnen, Johan F.M. and Vandeplas, Anneleen | 2009
  • Author(s): Swinnen, Johan F.M. and Vandeplas, Anneleen
  • Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, income distribution, rural poverty, purchasing, contracts, quality control
A model to derive the efficiency and distributional effects of quality standards in global supply chains is developed, taking into account supply chain characteristics between rich consumers and poor producers.

Commodity chain analysis : financial analysis

Tallec, Fabien and Bockel, Louis | cop. 2005
  • Author(s): Tallec, Fabien and Bockel, Louis
  • Publisher: EASYPol : for FAO
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: commodity trade, financial aspects, production costs, agribusiness
This module deals with the use of Commodity Chain Analysis (CCA) for economic policy analysis at sectoral level (in particular for the agriculture and food sector) or at global level.

Challenges facing fair trade : which way now?

Tallontire, Anne | 2001
  • Author(s): Tallontire, Anne
  • Publisher: Natural resources institute (NRI). Natural resources and ethical trade programme
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: international trade, social justice, nongovernmental organizations, enterprise development, private enterprises, competition
Explores issues of producer development, accountability, and competition in the consumer market by the Fair Trade movement as other approaches to trading ethically are becoming active in the market place.

The implications of value chains and responsible business for the sustainable livelihoods framework : case studies of tea and cocoa

Tallontire, Anne | 2001
  • Author(s): Tallontire, Anne
  • Publisher: University of Greenwich. Natural resources institute (NRI)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, purchasing, sustainable development, small farms, poverty alleviation, indonesia, kenya
Shows how value chain analysis can be used to foster greater understanding of sustainable livelihoods, especially in terms of the policies, institutions and processes part of the sustainable livelihoods framework.
 

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