Value Chains for Development

The value chain approach : strengthening value chains to promote economic opportunities

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: ACDI/VOCA
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  • Keywords: agribusiness, development strategies, small farms, small enterprises, microcredit, information technology
A special issue on the value chains approach to promoting economic opportunities, with articles on: the importance of input supply, financial services, and ICT for micro and small producers.

Organic produce in the Nilgiris - promoting local markets : a market study report

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Keystone foundation
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  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, organic farming, markets, consumers, tourism, development assistance, nongovernmental organizations, south asia, india, tamil nadu
A marketing survey of the local demand for organic products from the Nilgiri Hills, India, showed that there is some demand, but that organization could be improved.

Making a mark : an introduction to trademarks for small and medium-sized enterprises

| 2006
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  • Publisher: World intellectual property organization (WIPO)
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  • Keywords: trademarks, marketing, labelling, branded merchandise, enterprise development, small enterprises
This guide explains trademarks from a business perspective. small and medium-sized enterprises are encouraged to use the guide with a view to integrating their trademark strategy into their overall business strategy.

Airfreight of fresh horticultural produce from least development countries : a round-table seminar, 20 November 2006 held at Friends meeting house, London

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Sustain
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  • Keywords: agribusiness, vegetables, air transport, climatic change, environmental policy, sustainable development, small farms, market access, least developed countries, united kingdom
With regard to airfreight of fresh horticultural, there is growing concern that food miles campaigns may have a disproportionate effect on smallholders from sub-Saharan African countries.

Specialty coffee : improved market linkages & increased profits

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: ACDI/VOCA
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agribusiness, coffee, market access, small farms, income, colombia, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda
ACDI/VOCA has helped coffee producers in Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and elsewhere, plan comprehensively to add value to their crop, become business savvy and achieve sustained success in the global marketplace.
 

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