In developing countries, invasive alien species (IAS) threaten smallholder farmer production
and the food security of subsistence growers, but economic impacts are widely under …

This study seeks to provide insight into current deficiencies in food safety management
systems (FSMS) in African food‐processing companies and to identify possible strategies for …

In recent years companies have responded to increasingly powerful consumer politics by
expanding the scope of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to include ethical trade. This …

Regional value chains (RVCs), involving regional lead firms that trade within a single world
region, are increasingly prominent within the Global South. Yet, emerging analyses of RVCs …

Kenya's horticulture sector is often heralded as one of sub-Saharan Africa's principal
success stories. The country has become the region's largest exporter of fresh fruits …

This article examines the economics of Africa's emerging air cargo supply chains, taking
floriculture as a case study. Floriculture is an important employer, and earner of foreign …

Purpose: Fruit and vegetable production is a fast-growing sector in East Africa, and it bears
considerable local and international market potential. In an effort to analyze the challenges …

This book summarizes, and highlights main messages from, a February 2007 Global Forum
convened by the World Bank to discuss strategies, programs, and policies for building …

Smallholder farmers are the mainstay of the agricultural economies of sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), where they produce several crops, predominantly centered on maize. Smallholder …

Kenya has recently benefitted from the return to macroeconomic and political stability, and a
relative improvement in external conditions. The economy has been on an encouraging …