Delivering Sustainable Growth in Africa - African Farmers and Firms in a Changing World

The purpose of this book is to fill the lack of micro evidences on a structural change of African producers. By collecting studies on single industries, we attempt to demonstrate firms' and farmers' responses to the recent economic trend such as growth of demand, emergence of FDI and improvement in infrastructure.

List of contents

1. Introduction: African Farmers and Firms in a Changing World; Takahiro Fukunishi 2. The Governance of Global Value Chains, Upgrading Processes and Agricultural Producers in Sub-Saharan Africa; Jodie Keane 3. Fresh Pineapple Export Industry in Ghana: Role of Smallholders in the High-Value Horticultural Supply Chain; Aya Suzuki 4. The Beer Industry and Contract Farming in Uganda; Akio Nishiura 5. Export-Oriented Garment Industry in Madagascar: Implication of FDI to the Local Economy; Takahiro Fukunishi and Herinjatovo Aimé Ramiarison 6. Local Construction Enterprises in Transition: Empirical Evidence from Burkina Faso (2004-2010); Tomomi Tokuori

About the author

Takahiro Fukunishi is Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan

Machiko Nissanke is a Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

Jodie Keane is a Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

Aya Suzuki is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan

Akio Nishiura is a Professor at Soka University, Japan

Herinjatovo Aimé Ramiarison is a Professor at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar

Tomomi Tokuori works at the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan

Summary

The purpose of this book is to fill the lack of micro evidences on a structural change of African producers. By collecting studies on single industries, we attempt to demonstrate firms' and farmers' responses to the recent economic trend such as growth of demand, emergence of FDI and improvement in infrastructure.

Product details

• Authors: Takahiro Fukunishi
• Assisted by: Fukunishi (Editor), T Fukunishi (Editor), T. Fukunishi (Editor), Takahiro Fukunishi (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349478040
• ISBN: 978-1-349-47804-0
• No. of pages: 227
• Series: IDE-JETRO Series; IDE-JETRO; IDE-JETRO Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business; B, Economic theory & philosophy, Public Economics, Labour Economics, International Economics, Industries, Welfare economics, Management science, Public finance, Industry & industrial studies, Development Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Microeconomics, Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Labor Economics, Labor and Population Economics