Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries

Food value chains (FVCs) play a critical role in food systems by linking from agricultural input providers to farmers and producers to consumers. Over the past 50 years, the economic, demographic, and policy context of FVCs in low- and middle-income countries has changed enormously. This chapter dis...

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Main Authors: Reardon, Thomas, Minten, Bart, Narayanan, Sudha, Swinnen, Johan
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174235
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Narayanan, Sudha
Swinnen, Johan
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description Food value chains (FVCs) play a critical role in food systems by linking from agricultural input providers to farmers and producers to consumers. Over the past 50 years, the economic, demographic, and policy context of FVCs in low- and middle-income countries has changed enormously. This chapter discusses major phases and revolutions that shaped the growth, structure, and importance of FVCs to economies, employment, and diets, as well as policy research issues and contributions, and looks ahead to key trends that will continue to shape FVCs. Book link: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174108
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spelling CGSpace1742352025-11-06T03:42:24Z Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries Reardon, Thomas Minten, Bart Narayanan, Sudha Swinnen, Johan value chains markets agrifood systems small and medium enterprises agricultural transformation agricultural value chains Food value chains (FVCs) play a critical role in food systems by linking from agricultural input providers to farmers and producers to consumers. Over the past 50 years, the economic, demographic, and policy context of FVCs in low- and middle-income countries has changed enormously. This chapter discusses major phases and revolutions that shaped the growth, structure, and importance of FVCs to economies, employment, and diets, as well as policy research issues and contributions, and looks ahead to key trends that will continue to shape FVCs. Book link: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174108 2025-05-28 2025-04-16T15:50:47Z 2025-04-16T15:50:47Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174235 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174108 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Reardon, Thomas; Minten, Bart; Narayanan, Sudha; and Swinnen, Johan. 2025. Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries. In Global food policy report 2025: Food policy: Lessons and priorities for a changing world, eds. Johan Swinnen and Christopher Barrett. Part Two: Sustainability and Natural Resources, Chapter 7, Pp. 157-192. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174235
spellingShingle value chains
markets
agrifood systems
small and medium enterprises
agricultural transformation
agricultural value chains
Reardon, Thomas
Minten, Bart
Narayanan, Sudha
Swinnen, Johan
Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries
title Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries
title_full Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries
title_fullStr Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries
title_full_unstemmed Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries
title_short Food value chains: Transformations in low- and middle-income countries
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topic value chains
markets
agrifood systems
small and medium enterprises
agricultural transformation
agricultural value chains
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