03184oam 22007575 450 99632020800331620200520144314.01-282-46122-297866124612240-8213-7964-X10.1596/978-0-8213-7952-3(CKB)2550000000005678(EBL)476207(OCoLC)593219399(SSID)ssj0000085673(PQKBManifestationID)12014804(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085673(PQKBWorkID)10025514(PQKB)10346728(MiAaPQ)EBC476207(Au-PeEL)EBL476207(CaPaEBR)ebr10364109(CaONFJC)MIL246122(The World Bank)ocn318872837(US-djbf)15739873(EXLCZ)99255000000000567820090515d2010 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBuilding competitiveness in Africa's agriculture : a guide to value chain concepts and applications /C. Martin Webber and Patrick LabasteWashington, DC :World Bank,[2010]copyright 2010.xii, 187 pages illustrations, maps ;28 cmAgriculture and rural developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7952-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Section 1: Introduction and Overview; FIGURES; TABLES; Section 2: Concepts and Definitions of Value Chains and Supply Chains; Section 3: Review of Existing Literature on Value Chains and Supply Chains; Section 4: Discussion of Individual Tools; BOXES; Bibliography; IndexThe development and business communities recently have experienced a tremendous resurgence of interest in promoting value chains development as a way to add value, lower transaction costs, diversify rural economies, and contribute to increasing rural household incomes. This Guide is designed for those who want to know more about value chain-based approaches and how to use them in ways that can contribute to sound operational decisions, improved market linkages, and results for enterprise and industry development Using real examples, mostly from African countries, this book reviews and iillustrWorld Bank e-Library.Agricultural industriesAfricaAgricultureEconomic aspectsAfricaAgricultural industriesAgricultureEconomic aspects338.1096Webber C. Martin1037943Labaste Patrick1952-937389World Bank.DLCDLCBTCTAUKMC#PBWXYDXCPAGLCDXHEBISDLCBOOK996320208003316Building competitiveness in Africa's agriculture2459219UNISA