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This report documents the 'Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets conference' which aimed to assess how modernisation of the food system can include and benefit small-scale farmers. It focused on understanding if new food giants could be partners in the economic growth of rural areas; if small-scale farmers could meet the high expectations for food quantity, quality and safety; and if policy could help to make successful market linkages between business and small-scale farming.

Esta publicación presenta dos experiencias de articulación de pequeños productores de trucha con mercados nacionales en Perú.

This paper explores the possibility of aligning the goals of poverty reduction and economic profit through the market based approach of the Base of the Pyramid. It shows business examples and new market opportunities.

Este estudio presenta un análisis general de la situación actual de la cadena de valor del biodiésel en El Salvador. Se enfoca en mostrar la historia de la cadena, los actores principales alrededor de la misma, el análisis del entorno, una descripción del mercado, las relaciones entre los actores más importantes y la rentabilidade la cadena. Dicho estudio se aplica por igual para el higuerillo, tempate o piñón. No incluye a aceite de palma.

This guide provides concepts and tools for working with actors along the entire value chain so that modern markets can be more inclusive of small-scale producers and entrepreneurs. It explains the drivers of change in modern agri-food markets, provides a framework for analysing how institutions and policies shape the risks and opportunities for small-scale producers and entrepreneurs, shows how to design multi-stakeholder processes that help actors from along the chain work together to realise common interests and secure domestic and regional markets inclusive of small-scale producers and entrepreneurs and offers practical ideas for facilitating workshops and policy dialogues

Esta publicación presenta el caso de estudio de la conformación de una cadena de valor agro-industrial de jugos inclusiva en Paraguay. Se explican antecedentes, metodología, resultados, hallazgos y recomendaciones para replicar.

This report outlines the World Economic Forum's Business Alliance Against Chronic Hunger’s work in Kenya and its implications for the role of business in bringing about a 'Green Revolution' for Africa. It elaborates on key lessons learned from the Alliance and it highlights a set of business models that strengthen food value chains.

This report discusses SAB Millers work on ‘enterprise development’ which has three main strands: supporting smallholder farmers agriculture supply chain; investing in the value chain; and developing entrepreneurs in communities.

This book using 15 case studies to show how traders can generate demand for farm products and help improve the incomes and livelihoods of rural people. Including case studies from a number of countries including Ethiopia, Lesotho and Ghana in sectors from soybeans, coffee, milk and wool to show how relations have been strengthened between the farmers, traders, wholesalers, processors and retailers in the value chain, it describes how they have built institutions (such as market information systems) and agreed on rules (such as standard weights and quality grades) to enable agricultural markets to function better.

This comprehensive report looks at the main variables – the building blocks – involved in developing and managing public-private partnership 'PPPs' in the context of infrastructure for agricultural development. It reviews five types of infrastructure categories: (i) farm to market roads; (ii) water for irrigation; (iii) wholesale markets and trading centres; (iv) agro-processing facilities; and (v) information and communications technology.