This booklet presents twenty-one impact stories of Ethiopian and Kenyan alumni of Dairy (Livestock) trainings in the Netherlands. The Dutch trainings consists of Master courses conducted by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) in Wageningen or Velp, short courses or diploma courses …

Côte d’Ivoire produces about 42 percent of the world’s total Cocoa but processes only 30 percent of the total production. A large part of the country depends on the commercial benefits of the Cocoa production and supply chain of it. In this paper, we develop a simulation model that assess the performance …

The research main aim was to analyse the guinea fowl meat value chain to identify upgrading strategies to improve the profitability of farmers in the northern region of Ghana and the inclusion of women in production. The research was carried out in Savelugu, Tamale and Kumbungu Districts of the Northern …

Afghanistan with a favourable climate conditions for the olive production grows commercial olives in Nangarhar Valley Agricultural Corporation (NVAC) in around 1,800 hectares. The produced fruits in NVAC farms has been processed to obtain oil and pickle in the NVAC olive processing factory which was …

The study was to find out the climate-smart practice along the forage value chain in Githunguri and Olenguruone dairy farmers cooperatives in order to develop a sustainable business model. From the findings, actors the cost of production is increasing due to environmental, economic and social factors. …

This study was intended to Analyse the Dairy Value Chain in Nyagatare District with a case study focus on Katabagemu Dairy Farmers Cooperative. It was intended to assess the potential for Milk Collection Centres to procure and process high quality milk. Stakeholder Interviews, Supply Chain Observation …

Pepper is an important commercial crop for small producers in Goro district. However, its sector is experiencing many constraints with inadequate attention gains financing, productivity and marketing. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the pepper chain in order to identify financial constraints …

Sunflower is a one of the cash crops in Tanzania. It’s agronomic advantages are tolerant to drought, low disease vulnerability and easy to cultivate compared other oil crops. High demand for sunflower cooking oil makes for huge potential in subsector economic growth and poverty reduction. However, the …

The Northern Rural Growth Programme introduced butternut squash (BNS） (Cucurbita moschata) to Northern Ghana as a high-value export commodity to promote the inclusion of smallholder farmers in the export value chain. As an export vegetable crop, BNS flourished well in 2013 and 2014. However, the quality …

Food safety is rapidly emerging as a serious concern in the domestic markets of many developing countries. Not a single country is exempt from its effects. The objective of this research is to analyse the role played by value chain actors in fast tracking the adoption of food safety and standards in …