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OverviewBuilding Businesses with Small Producers presents the findings and a comparative analysis of seven case studies that challenge current beliefs about good practice in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and microenterprises. The book also highlights issues concerning the assessment of impact, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of such services. Each case study - from Bolivia, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe - shows how small producers were introduced to new production and marketing systems and how private sector participation was successfully promoted. The analysis of these experiences looks at the feasibility of market-based BDS provision and the role of non-governmental organizations in building BDS markets. The analysis presented here reminds us that, to provide effective assistance to small producers, business development services often need to be provided in a multi-faceted and flexible manner. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sunita Kapila , Donald MeadPublisher: Practical Action Publishing Imprint: Practical Action Publishing Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.385kg ISBN: 9781853394942ISBN 10: 1853394947 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 15 December 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface Acronyms and abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction Sunita Kapila and Donald Mead Chapter 2 Bangladesh-home based food-processing Sandra Yu Chapter 3 Bolivia-dry beans marketing Heather Rawlinson and Pamela Fehr Chapter 4 El Salvador-coffee production and processing Eric Hyman and Lisa Stosch Chapter 5 Ghana-inventory credit, cereal storing, processing and marketing Jonathan Dawson Chapter 6 Sri Lanka-ornamental fish production and marketing Sandra Yu Chapter 7 Zimbabwe-light engineering, manufacturing and equipment hiring Jonathan Dawson Chapter 8 Zimbabwe-oil-press manufacturing and marketing Jonathan Dawson Chapter 9 Conclusions Sunita Kapila and Donald Mead ContributorsReviewsAuthor InformationSunita Kapila has worked in international development for over two decades, especially in small enterprise development in South Asia and Africa. She has worked in the areas of women's informal income generation, the acquisition of employable and entrepreneurial skills, strengthening of micro- and small entrepreneurs' associations, and urban governance. She has worked for and as a consultant with non-governmental organizations and donor agencies. Donald Mead has over 40 years of experience as a development economist, including several long-term assignments in eastern and southern Africa. For the past 22 years, as professor of agricultural economics at Michigan State University, he has concentrated on prospects and problems of small enterprises and the design of effective interventions for the support of such enterprises. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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