Whitfield, Lindsay | 2012
- Author(s): Whitfield, Lindsay
- Publisher: Danish institute for international studies (DIIS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, industrial development, development strategies, africa
Dominant poverty reduction approaches of many official aid agencies focus on livelihoods, marginal income increases and food security. However, focusing on small-scale farmers/producers alone will not do the job. An integrated industry-wide approach is necessary to help smallholders out of poverty.
Wiegratz, Jِrg and Nyabuntu, Paschal and Omagor, Charles | cop. 2007
- Author(s): Wiegratz, Jِrg and Nyabuntu, Paschal and Omagor, Charles
- Publisher: Authors
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, coffee, flowers, fruit, vegetables, export promotion, tourism development, market research, communication process, capacity building, uganda
Business relations between exporting firms in Uganda and their European buyers are examined, using a value chain approach for the sub-sectors of coffee, fish, flowers, fruits and vegetables, and tourism.
Wiemer, Joris and Plugge, Leontien | 2007
- Author(s): Wiemer, Joris and Plugge, Leontien
- Publisher: Global reporting initiative (GRI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: industrial procurement, transnational corporations, laws and regulations, sustainable development, cost effectiveness
Nurturing transparency can help create bottom-up efforts for sustainability in value chain development. The proactive nature of reporting involved in increased transparency can be both more effective and less costly.
Will, Margret | 2008
- Author(s): Will, Margret
- Publisher: Global facilitation unit for underutilized species (GFU)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, food crops, genetic resources, resources conservation, purchasing, small farms
Case studies of neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are used to identify methodologies, instruments, and success factors enhancing the development of value chains of NUS.
Will, Margret and Guenther, Doris | 2007
- Author(s): Will, Margret and Guenther, Doris
- Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: food standards, food imports, quality control, food hygiene, europe, trade liberalization, europe, mediterranean countries
An overview of legislative and private industry market requirements in the EU for product groups, including fresh an processed fruit and vegetables, herbs and spices, and dried fruit and nuts.