Linking African Smallholders to High-Value Markets : Practitioner Perspectives on Benefits, Constraints, and Interventions
dc.contributor.author | Henson, Spencer | |
dc.contributor.author | Blandon, Jose | |
dc.contributor.author | Siegel, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Jaffee, Steven | |
dc.contributor.author | Cranfield, John | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-25T14:51:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-25T14:51:20Z | |
dc.date.created | 2013-10-24 15:30 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-05-29 | |
dc.identifier | oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/6501 | |
dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6501 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/316218 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | Washington, DC: World Bank | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4573 | |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 Unported | |
dc.subject | FAIR TRADE | |
dc.subject | OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE | |
dc.subject | RURAL DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | GENDER EQUALITY | |
dc.subject | COLLECTIVE ACTION | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO CREDIT | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | EXCLUSION | |
dc.subject | SMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATION | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE | |
dc.subject | SUPPLY CHAIN | |
dc.subject | MARKETING | |
dc.subject | PRODUCTIVITY | |
dc.subject | FAMILY LABOUR | |
dc.subject | INTEGRATION | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE INVESTMENT | |
dc.subject | GENDER | |
dc.subject | SMALLHOLDER | |
dc.subject | QUALITY STANDARDS | |
dc.subject | PROFITABILITY | |
dc.subject | LIQUIDITY | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | |
dc.subject | BIASES | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | SMALLHOLDER INCOME | |
dc.subject | MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | NUTRITION | |
dc.subject | DIVISION OF LABOR | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURE | |
dc.subject | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | |
dc.subject | PROPERTY RIGHTS | |
dc.subject | CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK | |
dc.subject | EXTENSION | |
dc.subject | CORRUPTION | |
dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS | |
dc.subject | COMPETITIVENESS | |
dc.subject | EXCHANGE RATES | |
dc.subject | CASH FLOW | |
dc.subject | EMPOWERMENT | |
dc.subject | STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | |
dc.subject | FAMILY LABOR | |
dc.subject | CHANGE IN SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIES OF SCALE | |
dc.subject | FLOWS OF INFORMATION | |
dc.subject | BARGAINING POWER | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES | |
dc.subject | FINANCE ACCESS | |
dc.subject | POLITICAL ECONOMY | |
dc.subject | EXPORT CROPS | |
dc.subject | TECHNICAL SUPPORT | |
dc.subject | SAFETY | |
dc.subject | LIVESTOCK | |
dc.subject | POVERTY ALLEVIATION | |
dc.subject | LIVELIHOODS | |
dc.subject | MARKET CONSTRAINTS | |
dc.subject | MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | PRODUCERS | |
dc.subject | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | |
dc.subject | ADVERSE IMPACTS | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC RESEARCH | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC GOOD | |
dc.subject | SMALL FARMS | |
dc.subject | BARGAINING | |
dc.subject | MULTINATIONAL | |
dc.subject | TRANSACTION COSTS | |
dc.subject | LACK OF ACCESS | |
dc.subject | INTEREST RATES | |
dc.subject | PRODUCT MARKETS | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS MANAGEMENTS | |
dc.subject | NGOS | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL INCOME | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO FINANCE | |
dc.subject | SMALLHOLDER FARMERS | |
dc.subject | SMALLHOLDERS | |
dc.subject | RISK MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | GROSS VALUE | |
dc.subject | FARM ENTERPRISE | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS STRATEGY | |
dc.subject | SUPPLIERS | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | RETURN ON INVESTMENT | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT POLICY | |
dc.subject | TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE | |
dc.subject | DAIRY PRODUCTS | |
dc.subject | ADVISORY SERVICE | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL MARKETS | |
dc.subject | NEW MARKET | |
dc.subject | EXPORTS | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE SECTOR | |
dc.subject | MARKET INFORMATION | |
dc.subject | TRADEOFFS | |
dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | SAFETY STANDARDS | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | |
dc.subject | ECOLOGY | |
dc.subject | CULTIVABLE LAND | |
dc.subject | FOOD POLICY RESEARCH | |
dc.subject | LACK OF FINANCE | |
dc.subject | DISCRIMINATION | |
dc.subject | ADVISORY SERVICES | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL BANK | |
dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES | |
dc.subject | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | MARKET DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | HOUSEHOLDS | |
dc.subject | INCOMES | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE | |
dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL | |
dc.subject | COOPERATIVES | |
dc.subject | ACCOUNTING | |
dc.subject | INFORMATION ON MARKET | |
dc.subject | ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES | |
dc.subject | SMALL FARMERS | |
dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS ADVISORY | |
dc.subject | CURRENCY EXCHANGE | |
dc.subject | LIMITED ACCESS | |
dc.subject | SMALL FARMER | |
dc.subject | CONSUMERS | |
dc.subject | SUPPLY CHAINS | |
dc.title | Linking African Smallholders to High-Value Markets : Practitioner Perspectives on Benefits, Constraints, and Interventions | |
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