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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455978903321

Titolo

Building businesses with small producers [[electronic resource] ] : successful business development services in Africa, Asia and Latin America / / edited by Sunita Kaila and Donald Mead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : ITDG Publishing

Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, 2002

ISBN

1-280-71753-X

9786610717538

1-55250-099-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KapilaSunita

MeadDonald C. <1935->

Disciplina

338.6/42/091724

Soggetti

Small business - Developing countries

Economic development projects - Developing countries

Non-governmental organizations - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; List of contributors; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Food processing to promote sustainable livelihoods in Bangladesh; 3 Creating export markets for Bolivia's dry beans; 4 Increasing the volume and value of smallholder coffee in El Salvador; 5 Empowering Ghana's cereal producers in the marketplace; 6 Linking small ornamental fish producers in Sri Lanka to the global market; 7 Light engineering to generate employment in Zimbabwe; 8 Building Zimbabwe's edible oil industry; 9 Overview and conclusions;

Sommario/riassunto

Building Businesses with Small Producers presents the findings and a comparative analysis of seven case studies that challenge current beliefs about good practice in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and micro enterprises. The book also highlights issues concerning the assessment of impact, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of such services. Three services were given particular attention in the case studies: marketing, access to technology, and



business and management skills acquisition. Each case study – from Bolivia, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ghana, Sri Lanka,