Rural poverty is a widespread phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa. While most farmers produce for home consumption, some are engaged in high-value export agricultu

This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether t

Value chain based approaches offer tremendous scope for market-based improvements in production, productivity, rural economy diversification, and household inco

Using original research from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, this book reviews the recent restructuring of the global agri-food industry and the dramati

The purpose of this book is to fill the lack of micro evidences on a structural change of African producers. By collecting studies on single industries, we atte