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Linking Worlds
New Business Models for Sustainable Trading Relationships
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Authors: Bill Vorley (IIED), Shaun Ferris (CRS), Don Seville (SFL), and Mark Lundy (CIAT). February 2009
Source: Oxfam GB / Sustainable Food Lab
Date of Publication: 2009
Resource Type:
Working Paper
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Abstract: The development case (potential for reducing poverty) for including smallscale producers in global supply chains is clear. Companies are increasing willing to invest in incorporating smallholders into their supply chains -- to access new supplies, create product lines for ethical shoppers, and be part of achieving the millennium development goals. But successfully including poorer smallscale producers into formal value chains in ways that supply consistent, quality production and stable terms of trade and help farmers build capacity over time isn't straightforward. The linking worlds paper outlines a set of principles for businesses to consider when adapting their supply chain business model to the more effectively bridge the world of diverse smallscale producers and modern market requirements.
Think Big Go Small
Adapting business models to incorporate smallholders into supply chains
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Authors: David Bright (Oxfam GB), Don Seville (Sustainable Food Lab) and Lea Borkenhagen (Oxfam GB). May 2010
Food
and beverage companies are facing a rapidly changing world. Consumers
everywhere are growing more knowledgeable and concerned about the ethics
of where and how their food and drink are produced. At the same time,
development organizations are increasingly seeing the critical role of
the private sector in creating sustainable economic opportunities for
small scale farmers. Two-thirds of the worlds rural households - many
of whom live in poverty - depend on smallholder agriculture for their
food and incomes.
This briefing paper lays out the case for companies and development organizations to partner together to create more supply chains that are inclusive of smallholders. The paper further lays out principles and strategies for increasing the impact on development by adapting supply chain business models to the needs and context of smallholders and by public co-investment in farmers, farmer organizations, and needed infrastructure.
This paper is a New Business Model for Sustainable Trading Relationships publication and written for Oxfam's briefing for business series.