Agro-industries for development

The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the quality of and demand for farm products. This book addresses strategies required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can generate employment and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Other Authors: Da Silva, Carlos A.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : Rome : CABI ; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, c2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Building the political case for agro-industries and agribusiness in developing countries
  • Agro-industry trends, patterns and development impacts
  • Technologies shaping the future
  • Enabling environments for competitive agro-industries
  • Business models that are inclusive of small farmers
  • Corporate social responsibility for agro-industries development
  • Annex : Agriculture for development : implications for agro-industries.