Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private Strategies for Agro-Enterprise Development

369 Pages·2014·4.63 MB·English

by  R D Christy

INNOVATIVE INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC POLICIES
AND PRIVATE STRATEGIES FOR
AGRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
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INNOVATIVE INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC POLICIES
AND PRIVATE STRATEGIES FOR
AGRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Edited by
Ralph D Christy
(Cornell University, USA)
Carlos A da Silva
(UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy)
Nomathemba Mhlanga
(UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy)
Edward Mabaya
(Cornell University, USA)
Krisztina Tihanyi
(Market Matters Inc., USA)
Published by
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Market Matters Inc.
with World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
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Christy, Ralph D.
Innovative institutions, public policies and private strategies for agro-enterprise development / by
Ralph D Christy (Cornell University, USA), Carlos A da Silva (Food and Agriculture Organization,
Italy), Nomathemba Mhlanga (Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy), Krisztina Tihanyi (Market
Matters Inc., USA) & Edward Mabaya (Cornell University, USA).
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Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-9814596602
1. Agricultural industries--Developing countries. 2. Produce trade--Developing countries. I. Title.
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CONTENTS
Preface ix
About the Editors xi
About the Contributors xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
Chapter 1 Institutional Innovations Linking Small-Scale
Farmers to Produce Markets in South Africa 1
Joyce M. Chitja and Edward Mabaya
Chapter 2 Innovative Business Models in the Thai
Horticultural Sector: A Panel Data Analysis
of the Impacts of GlobalGAP Certification 25
Sarah Holzapfel and Meike Wollni
Chapter 3 Innovative Networks in Conservation
Agriculture: Bajio Hub Case Study, Mexico 61
Gabriela Monsalvo-Velázquez,
Ricardo Romero-Perezgrovas, Bram Govaerts
and Roberto Rendón-Medel
Chapter 4 Geography Matters: Evidence and Implications
of Spatial Selection in Contract Farming Schemes
in Southern India 87
Sudha Narayanan
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Chapter 5 Capabilities and Performance in Collective
Marketing: The Importance of Learning
to Cope with Agency Dilemmas 113
Giel Ton, Lithzy Flores, Rubén Monasterios
and Evaristo Yana
Chapter 6 Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship and
New Green Jobs: Successful Experiences
in Mexico 151
Artemisa Montes Sylvan
Chapter 7 Sweet Sorghum: A Smart Crop to Meet
the Demands for Food, Fodder, Fuel and Feed 169
G. Basavaraj, P. Parthasarathy Rao,
C. Ravinder Reddy, A. Ashok Kumar,
S. Datta Mazumdar, Y. Ramana Reddy,
P. Srinivasa Rao, S.M. Karuppan Chetty
and Belum V.S. Reddy
Chapter 8 Promoting Food Processing through
Food Parks and Food Processing Special
Economic Zones: The Indian Experience 189
Aradhna Aggarwal
Chapter 9 Autonomy, Competence and Market Structure:
Self-Determination Theory Applied to Small
Agricultural Exporters from Latin America 221
Linda M. Young and Theresa C. Bushman
Chapter 10 Promoting Agro-Enterprises in the
Highlands of Ethiopia through Improved
Institutional Support Services: Experiences
of Market-Oriented Dairy and Fattening
Development 245
Berhanu Gebremedhin, Dirk Hoekstra
and Azage Tegegne
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Chapter 11 The Role of Government in Ensuring a Level
Playing Field: The Case of South Africa’s
Competition Commission and the Maize
Milling Industry 277
Lulama Ndibongo Traub
Chapter 12 The Quiet Revolution in Agri-Food Value
Chains in Asia: Understanding the Fast
Emergence of Cold Storages in Poor
Districts in India 313
Bart Minten, Thomas Reardon, K.M. Singh
and Rajib Sutradhar
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PREFACE
In collaboration with the International Association of Agricultural
Economists (IAAE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) and the Cornell International Institute for
Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD), Cornell University,
organized an international symposium on the topic “Innovative
Institutions, Public Policies, and Private Strategies for Inclusive Agro-
Enterprise Development,” as part of the Triennial Meetings of the
IAAE held in Foz do lguaçu, Brazil, in August 2012.
Agro-enterprises, broadly defined as the businesses related to the
agricultural sector, are an important source of employment and
income generation in developing countries. Often small in scale, they
offer market access to smallholder producers and enhance incomes in
both farm and non-farm sectors. Spanning both rural and urban
areas, agro-enterprises can be an important element for reducing
overall poverty within developing countries, thus contributing to
inclusive development.
This book of readings includes the major papers presented at the
joint FAO/CIIFAD/Cornell University symposium. They were
selected competitively from 180 proposals submitted by scholars,
researchers and development practitioners from around the world.
The presentations highlighted innovative institutional arrangements,
novel analytical methods for analyzing them, and key policy prescrip-
tions for bringing these innovations to scale. The papers examined
the influence of markets and the transfer of technology to agro-
enterprises on food security, poverty, and economic growth and
identified alternative market access strategies for sustainable
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