https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/are-global-value-chains-really-the-right-answer-for-small-farmers-great-new-study-from-iied-and-hivos/ How active citizens and effective states can change the world Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:52:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/are-global-value-chains-really-the-right-answer-for-small-farmers-great-new-study-from-iied-and-hivos/#comment-4578 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:40:11 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=12969#comment-4578 And so the pendulum of development thinking swings back to Robert Chambers – is there really no middle ground?
Replicating existing models and up-scaling are obviously going to gain even more importance in the current donor climate, but there must be a model that balances cost effective scale with responsiveness to local contexts. Maybe an optimal size of projects (700 small holders?)
As stated above; there are no shortcuts.You must not only think like a farmer, but like a farmer of the area in which you are working.

]]> https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/are-global-value-chains-really-the-right-answer-for-small-farmers-great-new-study-from-iied-and-hivos/#comment-4577 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:40:28 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=12969#comment-4577 Aid programmes in the ag markets space have a chronic failure to show impact. So many take the “trust our philosophy on this” line but cannot demonstrate that they hold true across rural realities. Could this be because they are caught up in presupposing solutions and transplanting interpretations of how market should work for the poor? IIED’s study reminds us that there are no shortcuts here. You must get stuck into the context and truly think like a farmer.

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