Title: Value adding, agroenterprise and poverty reduction : a territorial approach for rural business development

Authors: Lundy, Mark and Ostertag, Carlos Felipe and Best, Rubert

Place: Cali

Publisher: Centro internacional de agricultura tropical (CIAT). Rural agroenterprise development project

Year: 2002

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Subject: Value Chains for Development

Keywords: agribusiness, globalization, income, small farms, small enterprises, rural areas, enterprise development, market access

Abstract: Increased yields are not enough to increase smallholder income within a context of globalization and declining commodity prices. Instead, they should focus on value adding and niche or specialty markets.

URL: http://webapp.ciat.cgiar.org/agroempresas/pdf/value_adding.pdf

Document type: Portal