Value Chains for Development

The global food & product chain : dynamics, innovations, conflicts, strategies : book of abstracts

Tielkes, Eric | 2005
  • Author(s): Tielkes, Eric
  • Publisher: Universitنt Hohenheim
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, purchasing, agricultural product marketing, food standards, trade liberalization, tropical crops, conferences, eu, germany
The abstracts of the oral and poster presentations on a wide variety of subjects, including: market requirements, animal health, food safety; market protection; and, global value chains in development cooperation.

Lessons learnt in value chain promotion

Tomecko, Jim and Jorg, Meyer-Stamer | 2009
  • Author(s): Tomecko, Jim and Jorg, Meyer-Stamer
  • Publisher: LEDcast
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, purchasing, small farms, agriproduct processing, industrial development, development strategies, south east asia, thailand
A conversation with Jim Tomecko (GTZ, Thailand) on some of the main lessons learnt in value chain development initiatives.

Empowering smallholder farmers in markets : collaborative research with national farmer organisations to improve advocacy for smallholder market access

Ton, Giel | 2011
  • Author(s): Ton, Giel
  • Publisher: LEI Wageningen UR [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: farmers associations, small farms, market access, developing countries
A presentation of experiences in collaborative research with national farmer organisations to improve pro-active advocacy for smallholder market access.

Contract farming checklist : a tool for reflection on critical issues in contract farming arrangements in developing countries

Ton, Giel and Mheen, Jennie van der | [2009]
  • Author(s): Ton, Giel and Mheen, Jennie van der
  • Publisher: Wageningen university [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, contracts, guidelines, investment analysis, risk management
Guidelines for risk minimization by investors that plan to work with contract farming in developing countries are presented. Proposals are frequently based on overly optimistic assumptions.

Innovation through (international) food supply chain development : a research agenda

Trienekens, Jacques H. | cop. 2003
  • Author(s): Trienekens, Jacques H.
  • Publisher: International food and agribusiness management association (IAMA)
  • Pages: 84--98
  • Keywords: food supply, globalization, innovations, enterprise development, management research, ghana, south africa, thailand
Three agri-supply chain projects in developing countries (Thailand, South-Africa, Ghana) are analysed to identify focus areas in supply chain development projects and important gaps.
 

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