Building competitiveness in Africa's agriculture a guide to value chain concepts and applications /

• Main Author: Webber, C. Martin.
• Corporate Author: World Bank.
• Other Authors: Labaste, Patrick, 1952-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : World Bank, c2010.
• Series: Agriculture and rural development series.
• Subjects: Agricultural industries > Africa.; Agriculture > Economic aspects > Africa.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Agribusiness. > Industries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Sustainable Agriculture. > Agriculture; Electronic books.
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The development and business communities recently have experienced a tremendous resurgence of interest in promoting value chains development as a way to add value, lower transaction costs, diversify rural economies, and contribute to increasing rural household incomes. This Guide is designed for tho...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Section 1: Introduction and Overview; FIGURES; TABLES; Section 2: Concepts and Definitions of Value Chains and Supply Chains; Section 3: Review of Existing Literature on Value Chains and Supply Chains; Section 4: Discussion of Individual Tools; BOXES; Bibliography; Index.