Agribusiness Entrepreneurship

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When Markets do not work, should grants be used?

This document examines the theory of grants, draws lessons from a review of their use in twelve projects, discusses findings and recommends ways to deal with problems faced in grant projects More

Promoting agro-enterprise and agro-food systems development in developing and transition countries

This paper sets out a strategic framework for World Bank Group assistance for the modernization of agro-food systems in client countries. More

Market access agricultural policy reform and development countries

How private enterprise organized agricultural markets in Kenya

This paper investigates the organization and development of a dynamic African exports in which the private sector has long had a dominant role and its role on a more competitive market structure. More

Best practices for moving seed technology

This study emphasizes the increasing importance of improved seeds in agricultural development and advocates a re-direction in the strategies of governments and donor agencies. More

Agri-Supply Chain Management

A review of the issues involving supply chains development with emphasis on the challenges for developing countries. More

Agriculture and the transition to the market

This paper is part of a larger effort of the World Bank agricultural poicies to address issues related to the economic transition in Eastern and Central Europe. More

Exporting High-value food commodities

This reports aims to gain a better understanding of the particular technical, organizational, and commercial challenges faced in high-valued food export development and to draw lessons in this area. More

Agriculture and the Macroeconomy

This paper surveys the literature on the interaction between agriculture and the macroeconomy in both industrial and developing countries. More

World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development

This report calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries.The report warns that the sector must be placed at the center of the development agenda goals of halving extreme poverty More

Forests Sourcebook

Practical Guidance for Sustaining Forests in Development Cooperation More

Agricultural technologies for market-led development

Compilation of articles written by experts in technology development, management and applications documenting their experiences in he application of technology to SMEs and large enterprises. More

Land Management Sourcebook

Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook

Combines descriptive accounts of national and international experience in investing in agriculture with practical operational guidance on how to design agriculture-for-development strategies. More

Agricultural markets and risks: management of the latter, not the former

Review of the historical relationship between the work of applied economists and policy makers and the institutions that came to characterize the commodity and risk markets of the 1980s. More