Smallholder business models for agribusiness-led development

Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division

Smallholder business models for agribusiness-led development

Good practice and policy guidance

Smallholder business models for agribusiness-led development

Good practice and policy guidance

Siobhan Kelly Agribusiness Economist

Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS)

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2012

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Contents

Acknowledgements

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Acronyms

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1. Introduction

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2. Easing the cost and risk of doing business with smallholders

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3 Supporting smallholder competitive advantage for agribusiness-led development 7

4. Institutional innovations and strategic value addition for sustained value capture 9

5. Smallholder organizational models for improved bargaining power

and value-chain governance

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6. Success factors for strengthening smallholder organizational models:

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6.1 Success factors and policy guidance for strengthening smallholder-buyer

business models within value chains

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6.2 Policy guidance principles for supporting smallholder-buyer business models

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Conclusions

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References

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