Selecting Value Chains for Sustainable Food Value Chain Development

A university textbook on how agri-food chains are organized and managed, from farm inputs to retail. Covers logistics, quality, finance, marketing and short supply chains.

Siniša Srečec and Arnold Csonka (eds.)

Sets out ten principles for analyzing and improving a food value chain so that it is profitable, fair and environmentally sound. The standard starting point on the subject.

David Neven

Guidelines for linking groups of small farmers with buyers of agricultural produce. Explains how to assess a business model and upgrade it so both sides gain.

Siobhan Kelly, Natalie Vergara and Heiko Bammann

Describes a method for mapping an agro-industrial value chain, finding its weak links and designing support for processors and producers.

UNIDO