Publications
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Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2016
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English 2016 by The World Bank -
Brokering Development
Based on four case studies of agricultural value chains developed, the report helps guide the design and implementation of public-private-producer partnerships (PPPPs) in agricultural value chains to achieve more sustained increases in income for smallholder farmers and broader rural development.
English 2015 by Jodie Thorpe and Mar Maestre -
Cultivating Nutritious Food Systems: a snapshot report
The report highlights some of the exciting innovations where nutrition is being woven into the agricultural value chain, illustrating bold and long-standing efforts to diversify and enrich diets.
English by McClafferty B. with J.C. Zuckerman -
Integrating very poor producers into value chains - Field guide
Provides field-level practitioners with tools and applications to increase market engagement for very poor households, especially women, through enterprise development activities.
by Norrell, D. and Brand M. -
Leaping and Learning - Case studies
Case studies from the Leaping and Learning report show what works on the ground.
by ODI -
Leaping and Learning - Linking smallhoders to markets
A comprehensive review of the existing literature on smallholder-centered market-based interventions.
by S. Wiggins and S. Keats -
Small producer agency in the globalised market: making choices in a changing world
Integrates knowledge from researchers and practitioners working or trading directly with small producers across 3 continents. It focuses on how small-scale farmers navigate formal and informal, global and local markets, their strategies, interests, expectations and limitations, and how they make choices in the dynamic context of a restructuring agrifood sector.
by Vorley B. et al. -
Growing business with smallholders. A guide to inclusive agribusiness
This hands-on practitioner guide documents existing experiences from inclusive agribusinesses, and summarizes key lessons and best practices.
by Endeva & joyn-coop -
LINK methodology: A participatory guide to business models that link smallholders to markets
The manual will assist facilitators of market linkage work understand conceptual frameworks, cases, and practical processes for linking small scale producers to modern markets. Also available in Spanish
by Lundy, M. et al. (CIAT) -
Spore Special Issue 2012 - Value Chains
This Special Issue of Spore provides a broad picture of interesting value chain innovations in ACP countries
by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)