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Book (stand-alone)Agro-based clusters in developing countries: staying competitive in a globalized economy 2010
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No results found.An agro-based cluster is a concentration of producers, agribusinesses and institutions that are engaged in the same agricultural or agro-industrial subsector, and interconnect and build value networks when addressing common challenges and pursuing common opportunities. Cluster approaches recognize that all the actors in the agricultural value chain are often more innovative and successful when they interact with supporting institutions and other actors in the supply chain. By promoting v ertical and horizontal links between local agricultural enterprises, as well as supporting relationships between them and facilitating organizations (e.g. local governments, research institutes and universities), cluster policies promote the diffusion of innovation, as well as the use and generation of important local externalities. Agro-based clusters can also enhance access to markets and information. Cluster policies are argued to be crucial for small-scale farmers and agribusiness, a s they enable them to engage in higher productivity, and more market-oriented and higher value-added production. Accordingly, central and local governments have discovered that cluster promotion is a valuable tool to support agricultural enterprises in their territory and help them link to global agricultural value chains in a more efficient and sustainable manner. The present paper presents existing literature and methodologies on agro-based cluster development, and provides insights into cluster promotion in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It offers as well a series of best practices recommendations to ensure that governments and other facilitating institutions provide effective support to agricultural clusters in the developing world. -
Book (stand-alone)A Response Analysis Framework for Food and Nutrition Security Interventions at Inter-Cluster and Cluster Level
Drawing on work done in relation to the IPC (version 1.1) and the IASC Cluster System in Somalia - A Facilitation Guide
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No results found.The proposal to develop a Response Analysis Framework (RAF) for food security in emergencies was grounded in the understanding that whilst situation analysis of food security has improved in recent years (through initiatives such as World Food Program’s (WFP) Strengthening Emergency Needs Assessment Capacity (SENAC) project and the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC)), this has not been systematically translated into more appropriate and justified responses to food security problem s. Globally, a number of reviews have recognised the gap that exists in the link between food security situation and forecast analysis and programming. Response analysis processes were a focus of The Re-thinking Food Security Forum (Rome April 2008). The Forum brought together INGOs, WFP and FAO, who highlighted the need for response analysis processes to be inclusive, and for interventions to be informed by a full review of options. In 2009, consultations held at DG ECHO on Capaci ty Building Policy and the Future of Thematic Funding confirmed that information systems such as IPC, SENAC, Humanitarian Health and Nutrition Tracking Service (HNTS), market analysis, do “not yet include improved response analysis for programming support”1 ECHO observed that “There is an inadequate link between food security analysis and response...”. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetKULIMA: Revitalising agricultural clusters and ulimi wa m'ndandanda through farmer field schools in Malawi 2021
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No results found.Learn more about the project 'Revitalising agricultural clusters and ulimi wa m’ndandanda through farmer field schools in Malawi'. This project is part of the wider European Union (EU)-funded KULIMA programme, a five year programme that is being implemented between May 2017 and June 2022 with the aim of achieving improved agricultural productivity for food, nutrition and income security. Implementation of the project by FAO and the Government of Malawi contributes specifically to the KULIMA programme objective of promoting sustainable agricultural growth and incomes to enhance food and nutrition security in Malawi within the context of a changing climate.
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