African food systems to 2030: Toward inclusive business models
Organisation: Center on Food Security and the Environment
Publish Date: February 2013
Country: Africa
Sector: Agriculture
Method: Forecasting
Theme: Food
Type: Other publication
Language: English
Tags: Agricultural production, Smallholder production, Commercial production, Business models, Inclusive growths, Policy challenges, Public investments, Broad-based agricultural growth
This paper lays out a number of models of inclusive agribusiness growth, grouped into three categories (i) institutional arrangements for improving productivity of smallholders operating in spot markets, (ii) various types of contract farming arrangements, and (iii) large-scale farms that generate jobs and/or include community equity shares. The institutional and policy context as well as commodity characteristics that favor these models are discussed within a simple transactions cost framework. Examples of apparent successes with each of these models are provided, many based on direct interviews and case studies of innovative firms.
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