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Smallholders and rural people: Making food system value chains inclusive
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
|---|---|
| Author | Vos, Rob Cattaneo, Andrea |
| Organization | IFPRI - Director General's Office |
| Organization | IFPRI - Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division |
| Description | Smallholders often struggle to connect with actors in the middle of the food supply chain as a result of limited access to land and inputs and lack of capacity to scale up or implement new practices. KEY FINDINGS - Propelled by urbanization, rising incomes, and changing diets, food markets are expanding in Africa and South Asia, creating enormous potential for job and income opportunities along food supply chains. - Small and medium-sized enterprises have prolifer-ated in storage, logistics, transportation, and wholesale and retail distribution to meet growing rural and urban food demands. This so-called quiet revolution appears to be taking place out of sight of policymakers, leaving much of the potential for inclusive value-chain develop-ment untapped. - Smallholders often struggle to connect with actors in the middle of the food supply chain as a result of lim-ited access to land and inputs and lack of capacity to scale up or implement new practices to meet qual-ity requirements. - Lack of infrastructure and skills is holding back the devel-opment of food supply chains in low-income Africa and Asia, especially where the potential is greatest: in small towns and intermediate cities near rural farmlands. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/a11f7e35-8a01-4b46-b5ac-4373d69d1de1 |
| File Format | |
| DOI | 10.2499/9780896293670_02 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2020-02-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC-BY-4.0 |
| Subject Keyword | Value Chains Food Policies Agricultural Policies Employment Smallholders Inclusion Markets Rural Areas Food Systems |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
