Linking African Smallholders to High-Value Markets : Practitioner Perspectives on Benefits, Constraints, and Interventions

This paper provides the results of an international survey of practitioners with experience in facilitating the participation of African smallholder farmers in supply chains for higher-value and/or differentiated agricultural products. It explores their perceptions about the constraints inhibiting and the impacts associated with this supply chain participation. It also examines their perceptions about the factors affecting the success of project and policy interventions in this area, about how this success is and should be measured, and about the appropriate roles for national governments, the private sector, and development assistance entities in facilitating smallholder gains in this area. The results confirm a growing 'consensus' about institutional roles, yet suggest some ambiguity regarding the impacts of smallholder participation in higher-value supply chains and the appropriateness of the indicators most commonly used to gauge such impacts. The results also suggest a need to strengthen knowledge about both the 'old' and 'new' sets of constraints (and solutions) related to remunerative smallholder inclusion, in the form of the rising role of standards alongside more long-standing concerns about infrastructure and logistical links to markets.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Henson, Spencer, Jaffee, Steven, Cranfield, John, Blandon, Jose, Siegel, Paul
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2008-03
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ACCOUNTING, ADVERSE IMPACTS, ADVISORY SERVICE, ADVISORY SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL INCOME, AGRICULTURAL MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURE, BARGAINING, BARGAINING POWER, BIASES, BUSINESS ADVISORY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENTS, BUSINESS STRATEGY, CASH FLOW, CHANGE IN SUPPLY, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, COMPETITIVENESS, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONSUMERS, COOPERATIVES, CORRUPTION, CULTIVABLE LAND, CURRENCY EXCHANGE, DAIRY PRODUCTS, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, DISCRIMINATION, DIVISION OF LABOR, ECOLOGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EMPLOYMENT, EMPOWERMENT, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EXCHANGE RATES, EXCLUSION, EXPORT CROPS, EXPORTS, EXTENSION, FAIR TRADE, FAMILY LABOR, FAMILY LABOUR, FARM ENTERPRISE, FINANCE ACCESS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FLOWS OF INFORMATION, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, GENDER, GENDER EQUALITY, GROSS VALUE, HOUSEHOLDS, INCOMES, INFORMATION ON MARKET, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES, INTEGRATION, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, LACK OF ACCESS, LACK OF FINANCE, LIMITED ACCESS, LIQUIDITY, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MARKET CONSTRAINTS, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKETING, MULTINATIONAL, NEW MARKET, NGOS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUTRITION, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCERS, PRODUCT MARKETS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC GOOD, QUALITY STANDARDS, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY, SAFETY STANDARDS, SMALL FARMER, SMALL FARMERS, SMALL FARMS, SMALLHOLDER, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SMALLHOLDER INCOME, SMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATION, SMALLHOLDERS, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAINS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TRADEOFFS, TRANSACTION COSTS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9123463/linking-african-smallholders-high-value-markets-practitioner-perspectives-benefits-constraints-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6501
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