Value Chains for Development

Sustainable value chain finance workshop : April 20, 2011

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Rainforest alliance [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, sustainable development, finance, economics
The goal of Workshop was to understand the financial dynamics of the full value chain, offer a set of recommendations to the financial sector and value chain financiers on how to embed incentives for sustainable production as well as to explore piloting sustainable value chain finance innovations.

Strengthening access to finance for women-owned SMEs in developing countries

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International finance corporation (IFC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, finance, women, credit, small enterprises
Scalable approaches to increase access to finance for women entrepreneurs in developing countries are identified, and policy recommendations on empowering women entrepreneurs to pursue economic opportunities, invest additional capital, and hire more employees are provided.

Research on agricultural value chains in Kyrgyzstan

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Microfinance centre (MFC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, finance, credit, asia
Potential opportunities to engage microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the development of agricultural value chain financing in Kyrgyzstan were identified. Most MFIs provide loans to agricultural producers; some MFIs serve processors, input producers and traders as well as procurement companies.

Agribusiness in Burkina Faso : effects on land tenure and agricultural modernisation

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Groupe de recherche et d'action sur le foncier (GRAF) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, agricultural policy, development plans, development policy, agricultural development, africa
In view of the strong State support for agribusiness over the last 10 years, the Groupe de Recherche et d'Action sur le Foncier (GRAF) made an assessment of the impact of agribusiness, in relation to land issues and the socio-economic objectives proposed, including the modernization of agriculture.

An anchor firm approach to strengthening value chain competitiveness : a look at the PRODEL program in Ecuador

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: USAID microenterprise development (MD). Knowledge-driven international development (KDID)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, development projects, enterprise development, latin america
USAID’s Ecuador Local Economic Development program (PRODEL) is to identify and address major opportunities and constraints to growth in the market system. Key to its deign is the recognition that lead firms or \"anchor firms\" present significant capacity to multiply outputs and increase incomes.
 

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The Value Chains for Development portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on pro-poor value chains.