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Making economic corridors work for the agricultural sector

Year of publication 2014

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Author Eva Gálvez Nogales;Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-108636-0

Series title Agribusiness and Food Industries Series

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Developing countries are increasingly using agrocorridors to develop their agricultural sectors. These corridors promote inclusive agribusiness growth, building on a linear agglomeration of people and activities along existing transportation infrastructure. Based on initiatives in Central Asia, the Greater Mekong Subregion, Indonesia, Mozambique, Peru and the United Republic of Tanzania, this report shows how agrocorridors help improve physical connectivity and functioning of markets, while gene rating economies of scale in agriculture. Agrocorridors do this because they integrate public and private investments in “hardware” (transport and agribusiness infrastructure), “software” (policy and regulatory framework) and “orgware” (institutional strengthening and capacity building). The goal of the book is to provide policy-makers and practitioners with a series of evidence-based, practical instruments (a checklist and a good practices tool) to guide the design and implementation of agrocor ridors.

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