Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Skip to content

ADG channels:

Information by sector: Agriculture

Sub navigation

ADG TOOLBOX

Value chains

Global value chains in the agrifood sector (pdf 380kb)

This United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) UNIDO paper looks at agriculture and poverty reduction in the context of globalization. It examines the issue that agricultural growth is central to poverty reduction in rural areas.  The book also idenitifys the increase of exports of agricultural products from poor countries to global markets, as an opportunity for growth.

Chapters include:
- Agribusiness and poverty
- GVC analysis applied to agribusiness;
- Standards
- Concentration in agribusiness value chains
- Strategies for decreasing powerlessness in global markets
- Making a difference: policy options for agribusiness
- Poverty reduction

 

Footer: