Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania

Increasingly, value chain approaches are integrated with multi-stakeholder processes to facilitate inclusive innovation and value chain upgrading of smallholders. This pathway to smallholder integration into agri-food markets has received limited analysis. This article analyses this integration thro...

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Autores principales: Kilelu, C., Klerkx, Laurens, Omore, Amos O., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Leeuwis, Cees, Githinji, Julius
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113278
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author Kilelu, C.
Klerkx, Laurens
Omore, Amos O.
Baltenweck, Isabelle
Leeuwis, Cees
Githinji, Julius
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Githinji, Julius
Kilelu, C.
Klerkx, Laurens
Leeuwis, Cees
Omore, Amos O.
author_facet Kilelu, C.
Klerkx, Laurens
Omore, Amos O.
Baltenweck, Isabelle
Leeuwis, Cees
Githinji, Julius
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description Increasingly, value chain approaches are integrated with multi-stakeholder processes to facilitate inclusive innovation and value chain upgrading of smallholders. This pathway to smallholder integration into agri-food markets has received limited analysis. This article analyses this integration through a case study of an ongoing smallholder dairy development programme in Tanzania. Value chain upgrading and innovation systems perspectives were combined in an analytical framework to interpret the findings, which show that multi-stakeholder processes enhance horizontal and vertical coordination but limit process and product upgrading. The main conclusion is that, although such processes may catalyze smallholder market inclusion, their effects are largely bounded by existing value chain structures (e.g. production system, fragmented markets), timeframe and how prevailing institutional constraints are addressed, which may constrain the intentions of such collaboration action. This calls attention to the starting points of value chain interventions and the socio-political dynamics that are part of multi-stakeholder processes.
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spelling CGSpace1132782023-12-08T19:36:04Z Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania Kilelu, C. Klerkx, Laurens Omore, Amos O. Baltenweck, Isabelle Leeuwis, Cees Githinji, Julius value chains markets dairying smallholders Increasingly, value chain approaches are integrated with multi-stakeholder processes to facilitate inclusive innovation and value chain upgrading of smallholders. This pathway to smallholder integration into agri-food markets has received limited analysis. This article analyses this integration through a case study of an ongoing smallholder dairy development programme in Tanzania. Value chain upgrading and innovation systems perspectives were combined in an analytical framework to interpret the findings, which show that multi-stakeholder processes enhance horizontal and vertical coordination but limit process and product upgrading. The main conclusion is that, although such processes may catalyze smallholder market inclusion, their effects are largely bounded by existing value chain structures (e.g. production system, fragmented markets), timeframe and how prevailing institutional constraints are addressed, which may constrain the intentions of such collaboration action. This calls attention to the starting points of value chain interventions and the socio-political dynamics that are part of multi-stakeholder processes. 2017-11 2021-04-12T08:15:54Z 2021-04-12T08:15:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113278 en Open Access Springer Kilelu, C., Klerkx, L., Omore, A., Baltenweck, I., Leeuwis, C. and Githinji, J. 2017. Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania. European Journal of Development Research 29:1102–1121.
spellingShingle value chains
markets
dairying
smallholders
Kilelu, C.
Klerkx, Laurens
Omore, Amos O.
Baltenweck, Isabelle
Leeuwis, Cees
Githinji, Julius
Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania
title Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania
title_full Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania
title_fullStr Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania
title_short Value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets: Reflections on contributions of multi-stakeholder processes in dairy development in Tanzania
title_sort value chain upgrading and the inclusion of smallholders in markets reflections on contributions of multi stakeholder processes in dairy development in tanzania
topic value chains
markets
dairying
smallholders
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113278
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