Chain empowerment: supporting African farmers to develop markets
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Abstract:
This is a book of hope for Africa’s smallholder farmers. It shows how they can earn more from their crops and livestock by taking control over the value chains they are part of – chains that link them with consumers in Africa’s towns and cities, as well as in other countries. The book describes two basic strategies that groups of farmers can use to improve their incomes: vertical and horizontal integration. The book contains 19 case studies showing how groups of farmers throughout Africa have adopted one or both of these strategies to improve their incomes. It shows how development organizations have helped them do this – how they have succeeded, and how they have sometimes failed. It shows the need to invest in improving the quality of existing products, developing new products, establishing market linkages, and building farmer organization and capacity.
Note:
1st publ.: 2006
Corporate author(s):
KIT
,
Faida market link
,
International institute of rural reconstruction (IIRR)
Category:
Practice
ISBN:
978-94-6022-091-3
Keywords:
agriculture
,
empowerment
,
sustainable development
,
markets
,
poverty
Language:
eng
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Organization:
Faida market link
,
International institute of rural reconstruction (IIRR)
PAGE:
xvi, 211
Place:
Amsterdam [etc.]
Publisher:
KIT [etc.]
Year:
2010
Region:
Africa
Right:
© 2010 KIT, Faida, IIRR
Subject:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Title:
Chain empowerment: supporting African farmers to develop markets