Tools IFC Global Map of Environmental and Social Risk (GMAP) Collects information on E&S risks for 150 country-commodity. Data is aligned to IFC Performance Standards used for decion-making on financing IFC Assessing and Managing Environmental and Social Risks in an Agro-Commodity Supply Chain IFC Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) Tool Kit for Food and Beverages […]
Tools USAID Manual for the Implementation of USAID Poverty Assessment Tools Toolkit for Agribusiness Results Measurement (Coming soon) Additional Reading Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Agricultural Productivity Indicators Measurement Guide, 1999 The World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study Organization for Economic Coooperation and Development Evaluating Development Co-operation Organizations with Expertise The Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab specializes in the evaluation […]
Tools Food and Agriculture Organization Agri-Gender Statistics Toolkit Agri-ProFocus Learning Network Gender in Value Chains Additional Reading Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Gender and Value Chain Development, 2010 GSMA Mobile for Development Designing and Marketing Mobile Information and Advisory Services for Women Smallholders The World Bank Gender in Agriculture: A World Bank Learning Module The Bill & Melinda Gates […]
Tools Agri-ProFocus A Guide for Smallholder Farmers on Saving, Accessing Credit, and Effectively Managing Money for Improved Livelihoods Food and Agriculture Organization Farm Business School: Training of Facilitators Programme South Asia Additional Reading International Food Policy Research Institute Innovations in Rural and Agriculture Finance, 2010 Wageningen University Pro Poor Sourcing Models that Enable Smallholder Entrepreneurship Modernizing Extension and Advisory […]
Tools Food and Agriculture Organization Fertilizers and Their Use The World Bank Selection and Procurement of Pesticides United States Agency for International Development Lending to the Agriculture Sector Toolkit Additional Reading Dahlberg Global Development Advisors Catalyzing Smallholder Agricultural Finance, 2012 Agence Francaise de Developpement Contract Farming in Developing Countries – A Review, 2012 TechnoServe Key Success Factors and Best Practices in […]
Tools IFC Biodiversity and Agricultural Commodities Program Tools and case studies to support adoption of sustainable practices in soy, palm oil, cocoa and sugar. Committee on Sustainability Assessment Tools for data collection and management IFC Good Practice Handbook Assessing and Managing Environmental and Social Risks in an Agro-Commodity Supply Chain Additional Reading World Wildlife Fund Certification and Roundtables: Do […]
Tools Access Agriculture Agricultural training videos Fostering Agriculture Competitiveness Employing Information Communication Technologies Integrating Low-Cost Video Into Agricultural Development Projects Farm Radio International Resource packs Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education InnovATE tools to assess agricultural training Additional Reading African Farm Radio Research Initiative In-depth studies of rural radio in Africa Grameen Foundation Community Knowledge Worker program Fostering Agricultural Competitiveness Employing […]
Tools Scope Insight Offers rating assessments to small-to-medium farmer organizations’ capacity and organizational performance Additional Reading Food and Agriculture Organization Annual Report on FAO activities in support of producers’ organizations and agricultural cooperatives, 2011 Food and Agriculture Organization Building Networks for Market Access, 2011 International Food Policy Research Institute Contracting Out of Poverty: Experimental Approaches to Innovation in Agricultural […]
Tools IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability IFC Crop Supply Chain Productivity Diagnostic IFC Livestock Supply Chain Diagnostic University of Wolverhampton Guide for Developing a Logical Framework Additional Reading The Top 100 Questions of Importance to the Future of Global Agriculture Smallholders in a Rapidly Changing World? Organizations with Expertise The World Bank has easily […]
Smallholder Farmers: What Firms Need to Know The Basics A smallholder farm in a developing country is usually a family-owned enterprise producing crops or livestock on two hectares or less. Many smallholders are not farmers by choice: they farm because they lack access to other economic opportunities. There are about 525 million smallholder farms worldwide: 388 million in […]
