Description
Book SynopsisThe development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the demand for farm products. However, in order to avoid adverse effects to vulnerable countries and people, sound policies and strategies for fostering agro-industries are needed. This book has been developed from a meeting of policy makers, governments, UN technical agencies and agro-industry specialists. It addresses the strategies and actions required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can contribute to broad-based economic development and poverty reduction. This book is a co-publication with FAO and UNIDO
Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Building the political case for agro-industries and agribusiness in developing countries 3: Agro-industry trends, patterns and development impacts 4: Technologies shaping the future 5: Enabling environments for competitive agro-industries 6: Business models that are inclusive of small farmers 7: Corporate social responsibility for agro-industries development 8: Annexes A: Alain de janvry's plenary address on "agriculture for development - implications for agro-industries"
