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TitleChain empowerment: supporting African farmers to develop markets  
Corp. authorsKIT, Faida market link, International institute of rural reconstruction (IIRR)
Year2010
PublisherKIT [etc.]
PlaceAmsterdam [etc.]
Pagesxvi, 211
ISBN978-94-6022-091-3  
OrganisationsKIT - Royal Tropical Institute, Faida market link, International institute of rural reconstruction (IIRR)
SubjectAgriculture and Rural Development
Keywordsagriculture, empowerment, sustainable development, markets, poverty
RegionAfrica
AbstractThis is a book of hope for Africa’s smallholder farmers. It shows how they can earn more from their crops and livestock by taking control over the value chains they are part of – chains that link them with consumers in Africa’s towns and cities, as well as in other countries. The book describes two basic strategies that groups of farmers can use to improve their incomes: vertical and horizontal integration. The book contains 19 case studies showing how groups of farmers throughout Africa have adopted one or both of these strategies to improve their incomes. It shows how development organizations have helped them do this – how they have succeeded, and how they have sometimes failed. It shows the need to invest in improving the quality of existing products, developing new products, establishing market linkages, and building farmer organization and capacity.  
LanguageEnglish
CategoryPractice
Document typeBook
Note1st publ.: 2006
Rights© 2010 KIT, Faida, IIRR
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