This is Africa: Special report on smallholder value chains

In the wake of the 2008 food price crisis, the international development community, governments and businesses are looking to developing regions – particularly Africa – to play a key role in ensuring global food security. Yet the sector continues to suffer from underdevelopment, with most agricultur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: CTA / Financial Times Limited 2012
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81093
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Summary:In the wake of the 2008 food price crisis, the international development community, governments and businesses are looking to developing regions – particularly Africa – to play a key role in ensuring global food security. Yet the sector continues to suffer from underdevelopment, with most agricultural output in the hands of smallholder farmers. With in-depth coverage, analysis and perspectives from leading thinkers, this special report takes a close look at how value chains can be transformed to put smallholder farmers at the heart of development.