Basic Principles & Guidelines for Impactful & Sustainable Inclusive Business Interventions in High-Value Agro-Food Value Chains

The objective of this report is to inform IDB-MIF officers and management how global value chain interventions can be more effectively designed, monitored and evaluated to ensure sustainable inclusion of small- and medium-sized producers in high-value agricultural chains. Lessons learned from the IDB-MIF’s experience in inclusive business and value chain development interventions in these markets are complemented by a review of the academic literature on the inclusion of small producers in agro-food chains, and the analysis of successful practices from other development agencies. This report thus presents both an academically grounded model for sustainable inclusion and a practical guide for the incorporation of the model in interventions.

Duke Scholars

Author Penny Bamber  

Author Karina Fernandez-Stark