About 60% of Pakistan's population live in rural areas where multidimensional poverty is
much higher than it is in urban centres. The majority of the rural population depends on …

How can agriculture play a more effective role in improving nutrition in countries with a high
burden of hidden hunger and where an increasing proportion of the poor sources its food …

Growth and development of agricultural value chains for local and external markets can be
considered as a powerful tool for poverty reduction and to fight against the challenge of …

Purpose The nature of farm animals in the marginalized group of people is varying hurriedly.
Livestock is used to add to cash earnings and increase food security, hence helping as a …

Background Agri-food systems are undergoing rapid transformations and the emergence of
integrated food supply chains is one of the most visible market phenomena in India …

Improved agricultural value chains linking rural and urban areas can provide opportunities
to initiate development interventions. This paper was aimed at mapping the value chain of …

Introduction sons for inefficiencies in the chain, and identify potential leverage points for
improving the performance of the chain, using both qualitative and quantitative data. The …

This open access book provides a clear holistic conceptual framework of CISS-F
(competitiveness, inclusiveness, sustainability, scalability and access to finance) to analyse …

Purpose Small farmers, being the primary producers of crops, are the key players in the food
supply chain. Yet, they remain the most marginalized in the value chain. The marginalization …

Vegetable is major source of vitamins and minerals, but the level of consumption is very low
due to low production and market imperfection. Present study was an attempt to analyse the …