Agro-industries for Development.
Material type: TextPublisher: Wallingford : CABI, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (290 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781845935795Subject(s): Agricultural industries -- Developing countries | Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries | Competition -- Developing countries | Economic development -- Developing countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Agro-industries for DevelopmentDDC classification: 338.109172/4 LOC classification: HD9018.D44 -- A39 2009ebOnline resources: Click to ViewContents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. 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. Annex: Agriculture for Development - Implications for Agro-industries -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the quality of and demand for farm products. This book addresses strategies required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can generate employment and fight poverty in the developing world.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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