Value Chains for Development

Vegetables sourcing in Africa : the experience of Freshmark

Van Deventer, Johan | cop. 2006
  • Author(s): Van Deventer, Johan
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Pages: 57--62
  • Keywords: food supply, vegetables, small farms, private enterprises, agricultural product marketing, retail trade, south africa
Freshmark sources fresh produce to 30 million customers in 11 African countries. Although markets are highly segmented, Freshmark makes a large turnover at the lower end of the market.

Stimulating innovation in urban agriculture

Veenhuizen, René van | 2007
  • Author(s): Veenhuizen, RenĂ© van
  • Publisher: Network of resource centres on urban agriculture and food security (RUAF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, urban areas, agricultural research, small farms, urban poverty, china, congo, ethiopia, ghana, india, jamaica, peru, senegal, south africa
This special issue looks at how urban farmers can be supported in their efforts to improve their livelihoods. Two introductory articles systematize rural and urban experiences in enhancing local innovation processes.

Marketing for small-scale producers

Veld, Ad de | 2004
  • Author(s): Veld, Ad de
  • Publisher: Agromisa foundation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, urban areas, small farms, supply and demand, agriproduct processing, packaging, co-operatives, private enterprises, agricultural contracts
A practical guide to marketing for smallholders in developing countries. Subjects include: the theory of price formation, market information, direct marketing, middlemen and co-operatives, contract farming, packaging, and financing.

Value chains for pro-poor development

Vellema, Sietze | 2010
  • Author(s): Vellema, Sietze
  • Publisher: Wageningen university and research centre
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, agricultural product marketing, poverty alleviation, development strategies, development assistance
This document describes the rationale, scope and approach of the sub-programme \"Value chains for pro-poor development\" of the Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) and Wageningen UR (WUR) Partnership Programme.

Innovation and development : institutional perspectives on technological change in agri-food chains

Vellema, Sietze and Danse, Myrtille | 2007
  • Author(s): Vellema, Sietze and Danse, Myrtille
  • Publisher: Stichting DLO
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, innovations, technological change, development policy, technology transfer, communication process, south east asia, thailand
Two approaches to innovation (national systems of innovation and base of the pyramid) are compared to draw policy lessons with regard to learning and innovation in agrifood chains.
 

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