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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456136103321

Autore

Harper Malcolm <1935->

Titolo

Inclusive value chains [[electronic resource] ] : a pathway out of poverty / / Malcolm Harper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

1-282-76343-1

9786612763434

981-4295-00-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Series on economic development and growth, , 1793-3668 ; ; v. 4

Disciplina

338.10954

Soggetti

Agricultural industries - India

Food industry and trade - India

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

About the Author; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Poverty in India and Value Chains; CHAPTER 2: Retail Winners and Losers - The Impact of Organised Retailing; CHAPTER 3: Inclusive Value Chains in Fresh Fruit and Vegetables; CHAPTER 4: Inclusive Value Chains in Commodity Crops; CHAPTER 5: Inclusive Value Chains in Fisheries, Honey, Coffee and Poultry; CHAPTER 6: Inclusive Value Chains in Non-Food Artisan Products; CHAPTER 7: What Do the Case Studies Tell Us? Lessons for the Future; Glossary

Sommario/riassunto

Modern' integrated value chains need not necessarily exclude the smallest producers as this book aims to explain in detail by case studies. The issue is particularly topical in India, where modern retailing has come to the scene only recently and the majority of whose population are still small farmers and artisans. Following a brief introduction to the problem, 14 case studies from India are presented to illustrate how it is being solved in practice. The book also discusses the impact of organized retailing on small-scale traders, and finally analyses the case studies for an overview,