Enterprise clusters in Africa : on the way to industrialisation? (BAIFA Resources)
African enterprise clusters of very small to large firms foster collective industrial efficiency and enhance...
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industrial efficiency, industrial areas, small scale industry, artisans, industrial development, kenya, ghana, south africa
Lake Victoria's Nile perch fish cluster : institutions, politics and joint action (BAIFA Resources)
The Lake Victoria fish cluster is unable to respond effectively to recent crises due to...
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fishing, inland waters, small enterprises, fishermen, co-operatives, social action, lake victoria, kenya
Participatory monitoring and evaluation for stakeholder engagement, assessment of project impacts, and for institutional and community learning and change (BAIFA Resources)
Participatory monitoring and evaluation could improve community organization and learning, institutional organization and learning, targeting...
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project monitoring, popular participation, community development, social change, development projects, target population, decision-making, kenya, malawi, uganda
Linkages between farmer-oriented and formal research and development approaches (BAIFA Resources)
Farmer-led and formal agricultural research are not mutually exclusive. A successful outcome will often involve...
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agricultural research, on-farm research, farmers, small farms, statistical methodology, kenya, tanzania, zimbabwe
Improving livelihoods through innovative partnerships (BAIFA Resources)
The Maendeleo Agricultural Technology Fund (MATF) aims to: (1) disseminate innovative, proven technologies; (2) facilitate...
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rural development, nongovernmental organizations, technology transfer, information dissemination, innovations, east africa, kenya, tanzania, uganda
How national public policies encourage or impede agribusiness innovation : studies of six African countries : research proposal (BAIFA Resources)
A comparative assessment of 6 African nations will be carried out to assess whether public...
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agribusiness, innovations, economic policy, export promotion, technology, public finance, africa south of sahara, ghana, kenya, mozambique, rwanda, tanzania, uganda
Future agricultures : a learning consortium (BAIFA Resources)
Through stakeholder-led policy dialogues, the Future Agricultures Consortium encourages policy dialogue on the future of...
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agricultural policy, development planning, economic research, africa south of sahara, ethiopia, kenya, malawi
The governance of global value chains (BAIFA Resources)
A theoretical framework to help explain governance patterns in global value chains is built. Five...
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globalization, industrial procurement, commodity trade, governance, economic integration, kenya, united kingdom, japan, south korea, taiwan, china
Lessons learned on MSE upgrading in value chains : a synthesis paper (BAIFA Resources)
Case studies of 4 types of upgrading of small enterprises are analysed: process upgrading (for...
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enterprise development, small enterprises, agribusiness, handicrafts, guatemala, honduras, india, kenya, mexico, mozambique, pakistan
Can sub-Saharan Africa leap into global network trade? (BAIFA Resources)
Critical factors for Africa's effective participation in global network trade are: price, speed-to-market, labor productivity,...
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international trade, commodity trade, agricultural products, industrial products, purchasing, tourism, marketing, trade policy, globalization, africa south of sahara, ghana, kenya, nigeria, lesotho, south africa, mozambique