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We live in a volatile global economy. This impacts the food and agriculture industry in profound ways. Stakeholders are grappling with questions such as:

In the midst of change, where are opportunities that can be leveraged across the value chain?
How can players within the industry partner together to benefit the poor, contributing to inclusive and sustainable development?
How do food and trade affect healthy diets?

GVC analysis has been used to answer these and many other related questions.

IMPACT SUMMARY: FOOD & AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

Reports: 39
Publications: 20
Geographies covered: 28 countries throughout Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and North America.
Topic areas: competitiveness, workforce development, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), upgrading, inclusive development and public-private partnerships (PPPs)

Clients: The World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Environmental Defense Fund, Oxfam, OECD, US Department of Defense-Minerva Initiative, Walton Foundation, The World Health Organization, USAID/ACDI-VOCA and RTI International. The following is a snapshot of the ways it has generated impact for these clients.

CLIENT CASE STUDIES IN THE FOOD & AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

Basic Principles and Guidelines for Impactful and Sustainable Inclusive Business Interventions in High-Value Agro-Food Value Chains

Client: Inter-American Development Bank-Multilateral Investment Fund (IDB-MIF)

Challenge: IDB-MIF wanted to capture the lessons from its experience in inclusive business and value chain development interventions in high-value agricultural markets. They sought to improve these interventions based on good practices and facilitate systematic institutionalization of this knowledge.

Approach & Outcome: The Duke GVC Center’s report summarized key lessons of IDB-MIF’s projects in seven countries throughout Latin America. The team proposed a model to overcome constraints and provided a step-by-step guide to deploy it in high-value agriculture markets. The report was based on extensive primary and secondary research of IDB-MIF projects, interventions by development agencies and literature on SME inclusion in value chains. Over 50 interviews were conducted with country specialists, implementing agencies, industry experts, associations and producers.

Belize in the Cocoa Global Value Chain

July 10, 2018

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Belize in the Cocoa Global Value Chain

Belize in the Shrimp Global Value Chain

Jamaica in the Arabica Coffee Global Value Chain

Barbados in the Rum Global Value Chain

The Philippines in the Rubber GVC

The Philippines in the Cocoa-Chocolate GVC

The Philippines in the Coffee GVC

The Philippines in the Mango GVC

Measurement in a World of Globalized Production: What are Potential Drivers of 'Unequal' Value Distribution in Agri-Food Value Chains?

Russian Wheat Value Chain and Global Food Security

Maize Value Chains in East Africa

Dairy Value Chains in East Africa

Peru in the Table Grape Global Value Chain: Opportunities for Upgrading in Peru

Pro-Poor Development and Power Asymmetries in Global Value Chains

Public-Private Partnerships in Global Value Chains: Can They Actually Benefit the Poor?

Wheat Value Chains and Food Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Burundi in the Agribusiness, Coffee and Energy Global Value Chains: Skills for Private Sector Development: Project Overview

Burundi in the Agribusiness Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development

Burundi in the Coffee Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development

The Tobacco Global Value Chain in Low Income Countries

Capturing the Gains in Africa: Making the Most of Global Value Chain Participation

Realizing the Potential of African Agriculture: Innovations and Market Access for Smallholders Farmers

Assessment of Five High-Value Agriculture Inclusive Business Projects

Basic Principles & Guidelines for Impactful & Sustainable Inclusive Business Interventions in High-Value Agro-Food Value Chains

Inclusion of Small- and Medium-Sized Producers in High-Value Agro-Food Value Chains

Case: Development of Micro and Small Rural Apicultural Producers in Nicaragua & Honduras

Case: Strengthening the Competitiveness of Organic Producers in Andean Microwatersheds

Case: Strengthening the Competitiveness of the Stevia Value Chain in Paraguay

Supporting the Competitiveness of Central American Coffee

The Fruit and Vegetables Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development: Chapter 2

Agricultural Value Chains in the Mexicali Valley of Mexico: Main Producers and Buyers

A Value Chain Analysis of the Sinaloa, Mexico Shrimp Fishery

A Value Chain Analysis of the U.S. Pork Industry

A Value Chain Analysis of Selected California Crops

The Competitiveness of Small Organic Cocoa Producers of CONACADO

Roles of the Business Environment in Global Value Chains

Occupational safety and health improvement in agricultural global supply chains

Comparing Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s Wheat GVC

Comparing Russia’s and Ukraine’s Wheat GVC

Hubs and Communities: A Structural Analysis of MENA’s Wheat Network

Moroccan Food Security and the Wheat Value Chain

Shifting Sources of Wheat Supply for MENA Countries: the Rise of the Black Sea

Syria Wheat Value Chain and Food Security

Role of Private Firms in the Egyptian Maize Value Chain

U.S.-Based Food and Agricultural Value Chains and Their Relevance to Healthy Diets

A Global Value Chain Approach to Food Safety and Quality Standards

A Global Value Chains Approach to Food, Healthy Diets, and Childhood Obesity

Changing Food Systems and Inequality: Implications for Food Security and Public Policy

Global Value Chain Analysis and Food Security

Global Value Chains and Agrifoods Standards: Challenges and Possibilities for Smallholders in Developing Countries

Inclusive Value Chain Interventions in the High-Value Agrifood Sector in Latin America

Connecting to the World Market through Regional Value Chains: Partnership Opportunities in Coconut Value Chain for the Small Caribbean Economies

Global Value Chains, Economic Upgrading and Gender: Case Studies of the Horticulture, Tourism, and Call Center Industries

Review of Ecuador’s Agri-Industries Global Value Chains: Bottlenecks and Roadmap for Implementation

Connecting Local Producers in Developing Countries to Regional and Global Value Chains

The Marketing and Distribution of Fast Food

Trade, Transnational Corporations and Food Consumption: A GVC Approach

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