Sustained interest by the business community in commercial agriculture in the global South
has been welcomed for its potential to bring capital into long neglected rural areas, but has …

We assess the literature on public and private quality standards and their impact in food
markets, international trade, and global supply chains. We focus on their effects on welfare …

Agri-food value chains (AVCs) intermediate the flow of products between largely rural
farmers, fisherfolk, or herders and increasingly urban consumers. The theoretical models …

Back cover blurb Rising agricultural productivity has driven improvements in living standards
for millennia. Today, redoubling that effort in developing countries is critical to reducing …

The paper provides a selective survey of the most significant literature on the rise of contract
farming in developing countries, with a focus on sub‐Saharan Africa. The review of the …

We analyze the inclusiveness and effectiveness of agricultural cooperatives in Rwanda. We
estimate mean income and poverty effects of cooperative membership using propensity …

This article focuses on two issues. First, it critically engages with the emerging global
databases on large-scale land deals and the 'data'on global trends so far circulated, paying …

Agricultural policies in Rwanda focus on agricultural intensification and increased market
orientation of the smallholder farm sector. Cooperatives are seen as key vehicles in this, but …

Almost a decade after a spike in land demand following the 2007–08 commodity boom,
evidence on impacts of this phenomenon remains limited and mostly case study based. We …

In this paper we descriptively investigate the Covid‐19 pandemic's early impact on the fruit
and vegetable supply chain in Senegal, using trade statistics and survey data collected …