Linking African Smallholders to High-Value Markets : Practitioner Perspectives on Benefits, Constraints, and Interventions

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...

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Main Authors:	Henson, Spencer, Jaffee, Steven, Cranfield, John, Blandon, Jose, Siegel, Paul
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTING ADVERSE IMPACTS ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL INCOME AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BIASES BUSINESS ADVISORY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENTS BUSINESS STRATEGY CASH FLOW CHANGE IN SUPPLY COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSUMERS COOPERATIVES CORRUPTION CULTIVABLE LAND CURRENCY EXCHANGE DAIRY PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DISCRIMINATION DIVISION OF LABOR ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXCHANGE RATES EXCLUSION EXPORT CROPS EXPORTS EXTENSION FAIR TRADE FAMILY LABOR FAMILY LABOUR FARM ENTERPRISE FINANCE ACCESS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOWS OF INFORMATION FOOD POLICY RESEARCH GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GROSS VALUE HOUSEHOLDS INCOMES INFORMATION ON MARKET INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INTEGRATION INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF FINANCE LIMITED ACCESS LIQUIDITY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MARKET CONSTRAINTS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET INFORMATION MARKETING MULTINATIONAL NEW MARKET NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE POLITICAL ECONOMY POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD QUALITY STANDARDS RETURN ON INVESTMENT RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SMALL FARMER SMALL FARMERS SMALL FARMS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SMALLHOLDER INCOME SMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATION SMALLHOLDERS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAINS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TRADEOFFS TRANSACTION COSTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9123463/linking-african-smallholders-high-value-markets-practitioner-perspectives-benefits-constraints-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6501

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9123463/linking-african-smallholders-high-value-markets-practitioner-perspectives-benefits-constraints-interventions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6501

Linking African Smallholders to High-Value Markets : Practitioner Perspectives on Benefits, Constraints, and Interventions

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