Promoting Agro-Enterprise and Agro-Food Systems Development in Developing and Transition Countries : Towards an Operational Strategy for the World Bank Group
This paper sets out a strategic framework for WBG assistance for the modernization of agro-food systems in client countries. The objective of this strategy is to enhance the competitiveness of food, feed, and fiber systems-as a powerful source of g...
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AGRO-INDUSTRY; AGRIBUSINESS; MODERNIZATION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; PRIVATIZATION; MARKET LIBERALIZATION; INCOME GENERATION; DEMOGRAPHICS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNMENT ROLE; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SAFETY; MARKET INTEGRATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRADE FACILITATION; INVENTORIES; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; PROJECT DESIGN; STAFFING; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS; NETWORKS; PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURE BENCHMARKING BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS CASE STUDIES COMMODITIES COMMUNITY ACTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PREFERENCES CONSUMERS CROPS DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FARMS FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY FUNCTIONING MARKETS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME IMPORTS INCOME INCOME GENERATION INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOCAL LEVELS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACRO POLICY MANUFACTURING SECTOR MARKET COMPETITION MARKET FAILURES MARKET INSTITUTIONS MARKET LIBERALIZATION NATIONAL LEVELS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITY COST ORGANIZATIONAL FORM POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROUPS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS REDUCING POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY SANCTIONS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL FARMERS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TASK TEAM LEADERS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT TTLS URBAN AREAS URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY VALUE ADDED WEALTH WEALTH CREATION WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO |
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AGRO-INDUSTRY; AGRIBUSINESS; MODERNIZATION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; PRIVATIZATION; MARKET LIBERALIZATION; INCOME GENERATION; DEMOGRAPHICS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNMENT ROLE; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SAFETY; MARKET INTEGRATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRADE FACILITATION; INVENTORIES; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; PROJECT DESIGN; STAFFING; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS; NETWORKS; PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURE BENCHMARKING BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS CASE STUDIES COMMODITIES COMMUNITY ACTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PREFERENCES CONSUMERS CROPS DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FARMS FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY FUNCTIONING MARKETS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME IMPORTS INCOME INCOME GENERATION INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOCAL LEVELS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACRO POLICY MANUFACTURING SECTOR MARKET COMPETITION MARKET FAILURES MARKET INSTITUTIONS MARKET LIBERALIZATION NATIONAL LEVELS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITY COST ORGANIZATIONAL FORM POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROUPS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS REDUCING POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY SANCTIONS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL FARMERS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TASK TEAM LEADERS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT TTLS URBAN AREAS URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY VALUE ADDED WEALTH WEALTH CREATION WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO World Bank Promoting Agro-Enterprise and Agro-Food Systems Development in Developing and Transition Countries : Towards an Operational Strategy for the World Bank Group |
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This paper sets out a strategic
framework for WBG assistance for the modernization of
agro-food systems in client countries. The objective of this
strategy is to enhance the competitiveness of food, feed,
and fiber systems-as a powerful source of growth and income
generation-and to do so in a manner in which the poor are
major beneficiaries in their capacities as consumers,
farmers, workers, and entrepreneurs. This is a major
challenge, not only because of the long-standing constraints
faced by developing country farmers and agro-enterprises
(i.e., weak infrastructure, anti-business policies, etc.)
but also because major changes in the global agro-food
market are tilted toward those economic agents who have
capital, superior organizational and marketing skills, and
an acute understanding of consumer requirements. Those
lacking such assets and capabilities risk being (further)
marginalized. The focus of attention here is on those
enterprises, activities, institutions, and relationships
that occur off the farm-in other words, those entities and
functions that deliver material inputs to the farming sector
and transform, distribute and otherwise add value to food
and fiber products, yet are not directly engaged in primary
production and natural resource management. The shorthand
term for this sphere of activity and institutions is
agro-enterprise activity. As already demonstrated in a
number of countries (including China, Chile, Thailand,
Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico and Kenya), agro-enterprise
activity-sometimes also referred to as agribusiness can be a
powerful source of growth, income diversification and
poverty alleviation. However, competitive agro-enterprise
activity does not emerge spontaneously. It requires a
resourceful, market-oriented private sector which is willing
and able to bear commercial and other risks, and a
facilitative enabling environment comprising policies,
rules, and infrastructure. With consumer demand and
agricultural markets undergoing continuous change, sustained
agro-enterprise success requires flexibility and the
capacities to refine one's approaches, products, and services. |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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Promoting Agro-Enterprise and Agro-Food Systems Development in Developing and Transition Countries : Towards an Operational Strategy for the World Bank Group |
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Promoting Agro-Enterprise and Agro-Food Systems Development in Developing and Transition Countries : Towards an Operational Strategy for the World Bank Group |
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Promoting Agro-Enterprise and Agro-Food Systems Development in Developing and Transition Countries : Towards an Operational Strategy for the World Bank Group |
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Promoting Agro-Enterprise and Agro-Food Systems Development in Developing and Transition Countries : Towards an Operational Strategy for the World Bank Group |
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Promoting Agro-Enterprise and Agro-Food Systems Development in Developing and Transition Countries : Towards an Operational Strategy for the World Bank Group |
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promoting agro-enterprise and agro-food systems development in developing and transition countries : towards an operational strategy for the world bank group |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2875174/promoting-agro-enterprise-agro-food-systems-development-developing-transition-countries-towards-operational-strategy-world-bank-group http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14676 |
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okr-10986-146762021-04-23T14:03:17Z Promoting Agro-Enterprise and Agro-Food Systems Development in Developing and Transition Countries : Towards an Operational Strategy for the World Bank Group World Bank AGRO-INDUSTRY; AGRIBUSINESS; MODERNIZATION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; PRIVATIZATION; MARKET LIBERALIZATION; INCOME GENERATION; DEMOGRAPHICS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNMENT ROLE; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SAFETY; MARKET INTEGRATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRADE FACILITATION; INVENTORIES; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; PROJECT DESIGN; STAFFING; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS; NETWORKS; PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURE BENCHMARKING BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS CASE STUDIES COMMODITIES COMMUNITY ACTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PREFERENCES CONSUMERS CROPS DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FARMS FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY FUNCTIONING MARKETS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME IMPORTS INCOME INCOME GENERATION INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOCAL LEVELS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACRO POLICY MANUFACTURING SECTOR MARKET COMPETITION MARKET FAILURES MARKET INSTITUTIONS MARKET LIBERALIZATION NATIONAL LEVELS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITY COST ORGANIZATIONAL FORM POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROUPS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS REDUCING POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY SANCTIONS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL FARMERS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TASK TEAM LEADERS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT TTLS URBAN AREAS URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY VALUE ADDED WEALTH WEALTH CREATION WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO This paper sets out a strategic framework for WBG assistance for the modernization of agro-food systems in client countries. The objective of this strategy is to enhance the competitiveness of food, feed, and fiber systems-as a powerful source of growth and income generation-and to do so in a manner in which the poor are major beneficiaries in their capacities as consumers, farmers, workers, and entrepreneurs. This is a major challenge, not only because of the long-standing constraints faced by developing country farmers and agro-enterprises (i.e., weak infrastructure, anti-business policies, etc.) but also because major changes in the global agro-food market are tilted toward those economic agents who have capital, superior organizational and marketing skills, and an acute understanding of consumer requirements. Those lacking such assets and capabilities risk being (further) marginalized. The focus of attention here is on those enterprises, activities, institutions, and relationships that occur off the farm-in other words, those entities and functions that deliver material inputs to the farming sector and transform, distribute and otherwise add value to food and fiber products, yet are not directly engaged in primary production and natural resource management. The shorthand term for this sphere of activity and institutions is agro-enterprise activity. As already demonstrated in a number of countries (including China, Chile, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico and Kenya), agro-enterprise activity-sometimes also referred to as agribusiness can be a powerful source of growth, income diversification and poverty alleviation. However, competitive agro-enterprise activity does not emerge spontaneously. It requires a resourceful, market-oriented private sector which is willing and able to bear commercial and other risks, and a facilitative enabling environment comprising policies, rules, and infrastructure. With consumer demand and agricultural markets undergoing continuous change, sustained agro-enterprise success requires flexibility and the capacities to refine one's approaches, products, and services. 2013-07-30T21:59:31Z 2013-07-30T21:59:31Z 2003-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2875174/promoting-agro-enterprise-agro-food-systems-development-developing-transition-countries-towards-operational-strategy-world-bank-group http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14676 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Rural Development Assessment Economic & Sector Work |