The Agro-Food Chains and Networks for Development

Ruerd Ruben

ISBN 10: 1402046006 / ISBN 13: 9781402046001

Verlag: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Apr 2006, 2006

Beschreibung

Neuware -Agro-food chains and networks play an increasingly important role in providing access to markets for producers from developing countries. In developing countries companies become integrated into geographically dispersed supply networks that link producers, traders and processors from the South with retailers and consumers in urban centres and in the North. Globalization of trade and integration of supply chains lead to new demands regarding food quality, safety and health.Companies involved in global food and agri-business chains and networks face fast changes in their market and business environment. New procedures and practices for organizing food supply networks ¿ based on co-innovation between primary producers, processors and retailers ¿ are emerging to cope with food grades and standards. Optimizing chain performance asks for cooperation between all agents involved in the supply chain. Agro-food companies communicate consumers¿ demands to smallholders to guarantee stable market access. Public and voluntary agencies may provide important contributions for reinforcing the supply-chain environment.This volume combines insights from theory with a large number of business cases to enable a better understanding of the opportunities and constraints that supply-chain integration can offer for stimulating rural development.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 248 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781402046001

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Agro-Food Chains and Networks for Development
• Verlag: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Apr 2006
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1402046006
• ISBN-13: 9781402046001
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 233B x 155 H x 14 T Millimeter Breite: 233 mm, Höhe: 155 mm, Tiefe: 14 mm
• Gewicht: 379 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Agro-food chains and networks play an increasingly important role in providing access to markets for producers from developing countries. In developing countries companies become integrated into geographically dispersed supply networks that link producers, traders and processors from the South with retailers and consumers in urban centres and in the North. Globalization of trade and integration of supply chains lead to new demands regarding food quality, safety and health.

Companies involved in global food and agri-business chains and networks face fast changes in their market and business environment. New procedures and practices for organizing food supply networks – based on co-innovation between primary producers, processors and retailers – are emerging to cope with food grades and standards. Optimizing chain performance asks for cooperation between all agents involved in the supply chain. Agro-food companies communicate consumers’ demands to smallholders to guarantee stable market access. Public and voluntary agencies may provide important contributions for reinforcing the supply-chain environment.

This volume combines insights from theory with a large number of business cases to enable a better understanding of the opportunities and constraints that supply-chain integration can offer for stimulating rural development.

Reseña del editor

Agro-food chains and networks are increasingly important to producers in developing countries, where they become integrated into geographically dispersed supply networks linking producers, traders and processors from the South with retailers and consumers in urban centres and in the North. This volume combines theoretical insights with numerous business case examples to provide a better understanding of the opportunities and constraints that supply-chain integration can offer for stimulating rural development.