Value Chains for Development

Biodiesel in India : value chain organisation and policy options for rural development

Altenburg, Tilman | 2009
  • Author(s): Altenburg, Tilman
  • Publisher: German development institute (DIE)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: biomass energy, agricultural development, rural development, purchasing, private sector, south asia, india
In India biodiesel production has much more positive development effects than elsewhere, because it will only be promoted on the basis of non-edible oil seeds on marginal lands.

Donor approaches to supporting pro-poor value chains

Altenburg, Tilman | 2007
  • Author(s): Altenburg, Tilman
  • Publisher: Donor committee for enterprise development
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: development policy, economic growth, poverty alleviation, development strategies, enterprise development
The implications of the increasing coordination and globalization of value chains for pro-poor growth in developing countries are examined and new strategies for economic growth and poverty reduction are identified.

Value chains in developing countries : research situation and relevance to development policy

Altenburg, Tilman | 2005
  • Author(s): Altenburg, Tilman
  • Publisher: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: industrial procurement, international trade, transnational corporations, decision-making, developing countries
International trade is increasingly taking place in tightly coordinated forms such as quasi-integrated value chains and production networks. The enhanced role of lead firms has far-reaching consequences for developing countries.

Operational procedures of a certification scheme for fresh fruits and vegetables in trade

Ambrose, Everton | 2006
  • Author(s): Ambrose, Everton
  • Publisher: Inter-American institute for cooperation on agriculture (IICA). Office in Saint Lucia
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, food standards, guidelines, commodity trade, agriproduct processing, latin america, caribbean region
A certification scheme for fresh fruits and vegetables was developed, based on material from an inter-American programme for quality control and a good agricultural practices and certification project on Saint Lucia.

Integrating innovation systems perspective and value chain analysis in agricultural research for development : implications and challenges

Anandajayasekeram, Ponniah and Gebremedhin, Berhanu | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Anandajayasekeram, Ponniah and Gebremedhin, Berhanu
  • Publisher: International livestock research institute (ILRI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, agricultural product marketing, purchasing, institution building, development strategies
An attempt is made to integrate the innovation systems perspective and the value chain approach. Their disjunction has thus far constrained effective institutionalization of the concepts in agricultural research.
 

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