The rise of supermarkets and challenges for small farmers in South African food value chains

2014 ◽  
pp. 15-34
Author(s):  
Peter Dannenberg
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Food Value

Improving food value chains for cereal doughs in West Africa: case study of mawè in Benin

Food Chain ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Houngbédji ◽  
Sègla Wilfrid Padonou ◽  
Ana Maria d’Auchamp ◽  
Noël Akissoé ◽  
Moses Dachariga Mengu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Food Value

Circular agri-food systems: A governance perspective for the analysis of sustainable agri-food value chains

2021 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 120878
Author(s):  
Bruno Varella Miranda ◽  
Guilherme Fowler A. Monteiro ◽  
Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Food Value

scholarly journals Agricultural Cooperatives and COVID-19 in Southeast Africa. The Role of Managerial Capital for Rural Resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1046
Author(s):  
Nicola Francesconi ◽  
Fleur Wouterse ◽  
Dorothy Birungi Namuyiga
Keyword(s):  
Health Impact ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Elite Capture ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Reduced Mobility ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Food Value

While the health impact of COVID-19 in most African countries appears modest, the impact of social distancing measures, closing of markets and reduced mobility is felt across the board. Domestic, labor-intensive and traditional food value chains and the smallholders they serve appear to be particularly affected. During a systemic shock where idiosyncratic risk coping strategies fail, collective or organizational resilience becomes of the essence to protect the livelihoods of smallholders. In this study, we have used pre- and during-shock data on agricultural cooperatives from Southeast Africa to understand how resilient these smallholder-owned organizations are. We find that many organizations could not countervail market-disruptions and fell into a state of dormancy during the pandemic. One reason for this is that collective decision-making was heavily affected by the banning of gatherings. Only a few organizations devised innovative solutions to maintain the market linkages of rural smallholders. The lack of resilience demonstrated by most cooperatives appears to be associated with organizational immaturity, large membership size, elite capture and limited business-orientation, which underscore a general lack of managerial capital.

The Phantom of Upgrading in Agricultural Supply Chains

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Social Upgrading

This book addresses the controversies surrounding smallholders’ opportunities for economic and social upgrading by joining global agricultural value chains (AVC). While international organizations encourage small farmers to become part of AVC, critics point out its risks. Unlike previous single case studies, researchers from three continents compared the influence of the characteristics of the crop (coffee, mango, rice), the end markets, and the national political economic contexts on the social and economic conditions for smallholders and agricultural workers. Their findings highlight the importance of collective action by smallholders and of a supportive state for economic and social upgrading. With contributions by Angela Dziedzim Akorsu, Do Quynh Chi; Francis Enu Kwesi, Daniel James Hawkins, Jakir Hossain, Khiddir Iddris, Clesio Marcelino de Jesus, Manish Kumar, Michele Lindner, Mubashir Mehdi, Rosa Maria Vieira Medeiros, Antonio Cesar Ortega, Thales Augusto Medeiros Penha, Bruno Perosa, Sérgio Schneider and Santosh Verma.

scholarly journals Strategies to revitalise agro-food value chains in medium sized cities: the case of Vilanova i la Geltrú

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernández David ◽  
Reig Lourdes ◽  
Alba Martín ◽  
Kallas Zein ◽  
Lanzarote Lydia
Keyword(s):  
Value Chains ◽  
Food Value

scholarly journals Analyzing food value chains for nutrition goals

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily H. Morgan ◽  
Corinna Hawkes ◽  
Alan D. Dangour ◽  
Karen Lock
Keyword(s):  
Value Chains ◽  
Food Value

Decent work in global food value chains: Evidence from Senegal

2022 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 105790
Author(s):  
Anna Fabry ◽  
Goedele Van den Broeck ◽  
Miet Maertens
Keyword(s):  
Value Chains ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Food Value ◽  
Global Food
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