Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies: Volume 5 Issue 1

Guides for value chain development: a comparative review

Jason Donovan, Steven Franzel, Marcelo Cunha, Amos Gyau, Dagmar Mithöfer

In recent years, governments, donors, and NGOs have increasingly embraced value chain development (VCD) for stimulating economic growth and combating rural poverty. In line with…

Investigating demand for biofortified seeds in developing countries: High-iron pearl millet in India

Ekin Birol, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Bhushana Karandikar, Devesh Roy, Michael Tedla Diressie

The purpose of this paper is to explore farmer acceptance of a biofortified staple food crop in a developing country prior to its commercialization. The paper focuses on the…

Food away from home and obesity in Brazil

Caroline Pauletto Spanhol Finocchio, Homero Dewes

The purpose of this paper is to characterize food consumption outside the home and verify the existence of relationships between income, expenditure and the prevalence of…

Chilli production and adoption of chilli-based agribusiness in Indonesia

Joko Mariyono, Sumarno Sumarno

Chilli plays an important role in the Indonesian economy through its multiplier effect. The recent rapid growth of chilli production in Indonesia can be explained by the…

Demand for organic produce: Trinidadian consumers’ willingness to pay for organic tomatoes

Lendel Kade Narine, Wayne Ganpat, Govind Seepersad

The differentiation that takes place in the Trinidad market only classifies tomatoes on the basis of its size. Farmers in many countries have been making an effort at agronomic…