Value Chains for Development

Sustainable agro-supply chains

| cop. 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Wageningen UR (WUR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, agribusiness, market access, small farms
The Sustainable Agro-Supply Chains theme of the DGIS-Wageningen UR Partnership develops: (1) Capacity and expertise to strengthen small producers' roles in supply chains; (2) Pilot chain analyses and lessons in facilitating market access; (3) Market-orientation for improved rural livelihoods.

Inclusive value chains

| cop. 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Food and agriculture organnization of the United nations (FAO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, development strategies, agribusiness, standards
This website provides resources on the many ways in which small farmers can be successfully included in value chains in Africa, the Caribbean and in the Pacific (ACP) regions.

Shared interest : investing in a fairer world

| cop. 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Shared interest society
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: international trade, social justice, finance, poverty alleviation
Shared Interest is a co-operative lending society that finances disadvantaged communities to trade their way out of poverty. It works with Fairtrade Labelling Organisation and the World Fair Trade Organization.

Financial services in agriculture value chain report : a study of five Kenyan sub-sectors namely potato, dairy, coffee, extensive livestock and domestic horticulture

| cop. 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Oiko credit
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, finance, women, credit, small enterprises
Scalable approaches to increase access to finance for women entrepreneurs in developing countries are identified, and policy recommendations on empowering women entrepreneurs to pursue economic opportunities, invest additional capital, and hire more employees are provided.

The role of ICT in agricultural value chains

| cop. 2009-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Food and agriculture organization of the United nations] (FAO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: small farms, agricultural product marketing, information technology, communication technology
The e-Agriculture website has a section within its Key Topics, titled The Role of ICTs in Agricultural Value Chains, resulting from a virtual forum (7-18 December 2009). The Forum discussed the key opportunities and challenges of ICT interventions in agricultural value chains.
 

About this portal

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