Linking African Smallholders to High-Value Markets : Practitioner Perspectives on Benefits, Constraints, and Interventions
Keywords
FAIR TRADEOWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
GENDER EQUALITY
COLLECTIVE ACTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ACCESS TO CREDIT
EMPLOYMENT
EXCLUSION
SMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATION
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
SUPPLY CHAIN
MARKETING
PRODUCTIVITY
FAMILY LABOUR
INTEGRATION
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
GENDER
SMALLHOLDER
QUALITY STANDARDS
PROFITABILITY
LIQUIDITY
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ACCESS TO RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
BIASES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SMALLHOLDER INCOME
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
NUTRITION
DIVISION OF LABOR
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
AGRICULTURE
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
EXTENSION
CORRUPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
COMPETITIVENESS
EXCHANGE RATES
CASH FLOW
EMPOWERMENT
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
FAMILY LABOR
CHANGE IN SUPPLY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
FLOWS OF INFORMATION
BARGAINING POWER
ECONOMIC GROWTH
DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
FINANCE ACCESS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
EXPORT CROPS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SAFETY
LIVESTOCK
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
LIVELIHOODS
MARKET CONSTRAINTS
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
PRODUCERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ADVERSE IMPACTS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS
PUBLIC GOOD
SMALL FARMS
BARGAINING
MULTINATIONAL
TRANSACTION COSTS
LACK OF ACCESS
INTEREST RATES
PRODUCT MARKETS
BUSINESS MANAGEMENTS
NGOS
AGRICULTURAL INCOME
ACCESS TO FINANCE
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SMALLHOLDERS
RISK MANAGEMENT
GROSS VALUE
FARM ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS STRATEGY
SUPPLIERS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
DAIRY PRODUCTS
ADVISORY SERVICE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
NEW MARKET
EXPORTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
MARKET INFORMATION
TRADEOFFS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SAFETY STANDARDS
ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ECOLOGY
CULTIVABLE LAND
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
LACK OF FINANCE
DISCRIMINATION
ADVISORY SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOMES
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
ENVIRONMENTAL
COOPERATIVES
ACCOUNTING
INFORMATION ON MARKET
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
SMALL FARMERS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ADVISORY
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
LIMITED ACCESS
SMALL FARMER
CONSUMERS
SUPPLY CHAINS
واصفات البيانات
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6501Abstract
This paper provides the results of an international survey of practitioners with experience in facilitating the participation of African smallholder farmers in supply chains for higher-value and/or differentiated agricultural products. It explores their perceptions about the constraints inhibiting and the impacts associated with this supply chain participation. It also examines their perceptions about the factors affecting the success of project and policy interventions in this area, about how this success is and should be measured, and about the appropriate roles for national governments, the private sector, and development assistance entities in facilitating smallholder gains in this area. The results confirm a growing 'consensus' about institutional roles, yet suggest some ambiguity regarding the impacts of smallholder participation in higher-value supply chains and the appropriateness of the indicators most commonly used to gauge such impacts. The results also suggest a need to strengthen knowledge about both the 'old' and 'new' sets of constraints (and solutions) related to remunerative smallholder inclusion, in the form of the rising role of standards alongside more long-standing concerns about infrastructure and logistical links to markets.Date
2012-05-29Identifier
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/6501http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6501
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