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This study examines the current state of tourism in The Gambia, West Africa, and proposes a series of practical measures to enhance the flow of benefits to the poor. It is based on a framework of international ‘best practice’ for boosting benefits for the poor, combined with innovative local economic analysis that maps the current flows of benefits to a range of stakeholders from the tourism value chain in The Gambia.

Este documento desarrolla las dinámicas de las cadenas productivas de arroz, lácteos, madera, cacao y cerdos en la región del atlántico norte de Nicaragua. Así mismo desarrolla propuestas para mejorar el acceso de los pequeños productores a mercados locales, nacionales e internacionales.

This publication is a collection of several articles which illustrate how to enhance the quality of life of the poor, how to enable all members of society to become productive economic agents, and how to include them in a more democratic society. It presents an overview of the current situation of poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, and discusses ways in which the market can help reduce them. It also provides recommendations and measures for both policy makers and actors of the private sector on how to integrate the poor as consumers, producer and supplier into the market and on how to overcome the challenges mentioned.

This guide describes the ‘what and why’ of more responsible or sustainable tourism, and provides practical tips on how to do it. It describes various approaches including: how to bring local producers into the supply chain; building links with local farmers; employing local staff; how to involve local people and products in tours, packages and excursions; and how to manage internal change for developing local linkages.

This presentation points out the inequality in many Brazilian states and gives an overview of measures and programmes of the Brazilian Federal Government. Further it gives a brief insight into different public private partnership projects.