Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder Intensification
Most policies and incentives that aim to enable smallholder farmers towards the intensification of their agri-food production systems focus on supply-side strategies, such as training, technical assistance or credit services. Far less attention is usually given to demand-side drivers, such as the ro...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2022-12-01
|
| Series: | Land |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2319 |
| _version_ | 1797456725287108608 |
|---|---|
| author | Ruerd Ruben Rob Kuijpers Youri Dijkxhoorn |
| author_facet | Ruerd Ruben Rob Kuijpers Youri Dijkxhoorn |
| author_sort | Ruerd Ruben |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Most policies and incentives that aim to enable smallholder farmers towards the intensification of their agri-food production systems focus on supply-side strategies, such as training, technical assistance or credit services. Far less attention is usually given to demand-side drivers, such as the role of midstream value chain actors supporting smallholder’s investments in primary production. This explorative paper provides new insights on the value addition in the production vs. the midstream segments of agri-food value chains. It focusses attention on the influence of value chain integration on smallholders’ production and investment opportunities, and the implications for the structure of primary production. We use data from several value chains in sub-Saharan Africa to illustrate how farmers link to commercial midstream actors are able to enhance resource productivity, efficiency and profitability. In addition, we show that a larger role of the midstream in value added creation is associated with a more equal farm size distribution. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-09T16:11:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-693d31607d624c5e82b0110161d6b915 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2073-445X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-09T16:11:57Z |
| publishDate | 2022-12-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Land |
| spelling | doaj.art-693d31607d624c5e82b0110161d6b9152023-11-24T16:09:10ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-12-011112231910.3390/land11122319Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder IntensificationRuerd Ruben0Rob Kuijpers1Youri Dijkxhoorn2Wageningen Economic Research, 2502 LS The Hague, The NetherlandsRoyal Tropical Institute, 1092 AD Amsterdam, The NetherlandsWageningen Economic Research, 2502 LS The Hague, The NetherlandsMost policies and incentives that aim to enable smallholder farmers towards the intensification of their agri-food production systems focus on supply-side strategies, such as training, technical assistance or credit services. Far less attention is usually given to demand-side drivers, such as the role of midstream value chain actors supporting smallholder’s investments in primary production. This explorative paper provides new insights on the value addition in the production vs. the midstream segments of agri-food value chains. It focusses attention on the influence of value chain integration on smallholders’ production and investment opportunities, and the implications for the structure of primary production. We use data from several value chains in sub-Saharan Africa to illustrate how farmers link to commercial midstream actors are able to enhance resource productivity, efficiency and profitability. In addition, we show that a larger role of the midstream in value added creation is associated with a more equal farm size distribution.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2319smallholdersagri-food value chainsagricultural intensificationmidstream value addedfarm-size distribution |
| spellingShingle | Ruerd Ruben Rob Kuijpers Youri Dijkxhoorn Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder Intensification Land smallholders agri-food value chains agricultural intensification midstream value added farm-size distribution |
| title | Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder Intensification |
| title_full | Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder Intensification |
| title_fullStr | Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder Intensification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder Intensification |
| title_short | Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder Intensification |
| title_sort | mobilizing the midstream for supporting smallholder intensification |
| topic | smallholders agri-food value chains agricultural intensification midstream value added farm-size distribution |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2319 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ruerdruben mobilizingthemidstreamforsupportingsmallholderintensification AT robkuijpers mobilizingthemidstreamforsupportingsmallholderintensification AT youridijkxhoorn mobilizingthemidstreamforsupportingsmallholderintensification |