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Making agricultural value chains more inclusive through technology and innovationSome entry barriers in agricultural and agro-processing value chains, particularly for smallholder farmers and small/medium-sized processors, can be overcome with innovation and technology adoption...
Innovation Technology agricultural technologyWorking Paper
Agro-processing, value chains, and regional integration in Southern AfricaRegional integration in Africa is underway but ongoing progress requires that the gains are widely spread...
Regional integration Agriculture Agro-processingWorking Paper
Exploring the potential for growth and trade in fruit and oilseed-to-edible oils value chains following political shifts in ZimbabweZimbabwe’s persistent economic challenges since the early 1990s have been largely attributed to unpopular political decisions at the expense of building productive capacity in different sectors of the economy...
Agriculture Edible oils OilseedsResearch Brief
Deepening regional integration in Southern AfricaRegional integration is making steady progress in Southern Africa, leading to the development of regional value chains (RVCs) that could strengthen the competitiveness of the region...
Apparel industry Automotive industry Food retailingWorking Paper
Moving up the copper value chain in Southern AfricaSouthern African countries—mainly Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo—account for around a seventh of global production of copper...
copper Industrialization AgglomerationWorking Paper
Spreading the gains?: Prospects and policies for the development of regional value chains in Southern AfricaRegional integration is making steady progress in Africa and a key objective is to improve the prospects for industrialization by expanding the regional market...
Apparel industry Automotive industry Food retailingBook Chapter
The agro-processing industry and its potential for structural transformation of the Ghanaian economyFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Agro-processing Economic growth Value chainsJournal Article
Resource-based industrialisation in Southern Africa: Domestic policies, corporate strategies and regional dynamicsPart of Journal Special Issue Regional Growth Opportunities
Mineral industries Industrial development Value chainsWorking Paper
The expansion of regional supermarket chains: Implications for local suppliers in ZambiaThe last two decades have seen rapid economic growth in Zambia and the proliferation of foreign supermarket chain stores. However, this growth has translated into neither significant job creation nor significant poverty reduction...
Supermarkets Regional growth Value chainsProject
Natural resources, structural change, and industrial development in AfricaTheme: Transformation
This project focuses on three specific areas that impact the pace of structural transformation and job creation in five emerging African natural resources economies: Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Natural resources Africa Extractive industriesWorking Paper
The agro-processing industry and its potential for structural transformation of the Ghanaian economyThe paper explores the potential of Ghana’s agro-processing industry in contributing to the development and structural transformation of the economy...
Agro-processing Economic growth Value chainsWorking Paper
Identifying growth opportunities in the Southern African Development Community through regional value chains: The case of the animal feed to poultry value chainThis paper considers findings of studies analysing the development of a regional animal feed to poultry value chain in southern Africa (Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe)...
Value chains southern Africa PoultryResearch Brief
Food production competitiveness and regional growth in southern Africa: The animal-feed-to-poultry value chain15-20% of local demand for poultry in South Africa is met by imports Evidence from Zambia suggests that capital investments in the value chain can increase local production Increased demand due to growing urban populations poses critical challenges f...
Value chains Trade Poultry