Farmers as shareholders : a close look at recent experience /

Farmers as shareholders : a close look at recent experience /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Koning, Maurits de
Imprint:	Amsterdam : KIT, c2009.
Description:	63 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Bulletin, 0922-7911 ; 390 Bulletin (Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen) ; 390.
Subject:	Farms, Small -- Economic aspects. Farms, Small -- Economic aspects -- Case studies. Farm produce -- Marketing. Farm produce -- Marketing -- Case studies. Agriculture, Cooperative. Agriculture, Cooperative. Farm produce -- Marketing. Farms, Small -- Economic aspects. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7900122

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Other authors / contributors:	Piters, Bart de Steenhuijsen. Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen.
ISBN:	9789460220395 (pbk.) 9460220398 (pbk.)
Notes:	"Development Policy & Practice." Includes bibliographical references (p. 59). committed to retain 20170930 20421213 HathiTrust

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Introduction
Empowering farmers in value chains
Ownership, entrepreneurship and voice
Power to the shareholder!
Farmers as shareholders: cooperatives vs. corporations?
2. Cases
Case 1. Divine Chocolate Company: from fair trade start-up to mainstream player
Case 2. Kuyichi: breaking into the fashion jeans market
Case 3. Cafédirect: taking on the competition
Case 4. Nshili Tea Corporation: bringing processing closer to home
3. Analysing the experience, drawing out lessons
The corporate perspective
The farmer perspective
Access to information and chain transparency
Chain empowerment and farmer influence
The donor perspective
Financing farmer shareholding
Sustaining farmer shareholding
Success factors in the start-up and expansion phases
Shareholding in good and bad times, more questions than answers
References and websites
Annex
1. Answers to common questions about shareholding and farmer organizations
Acknowledgements
About the authors