With roughly three-quarters of the world’s poor living in rural areas, addressing global poverty requires paying attention to rural populations, especially sm

Governments, nongovernmental organizations, donors, and the private sector have increasingly embraced value-chain development (VCD) for stimulating economic gro

Using sustainable food value chain development (SFVCD) approaches to reduce poverty presents both great opportunities and daunting challenges. SFVCD requires a

Lead firms, development organisations, donors and governments view value chains and voluntary standards as vital instruments for achieving millennium developmen

This joint OECD and World Bank Group report, presented to G20 Trade Ministers in October 2015, focuses on the challenge of making GVCs more “inclusive” by o