ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1120: XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): International Symposia on Postharvest Knowledge for the Future and Consumer and Sensory Driven Improvements to Fruits and Nuts
How horticultural farmers in Balochistan benefited from the 'reform' value chain approach |
| Author: | M. Iqbal |
| Keywords: | livelihoods, value chain, reform approach, pie, the-bit-in-the-middle, improved practices, margins, value creation, refractometer, postharvest losses |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1120.39 |
| Abstract:
Most agricultural improvement projects concentrate nearly solely on production as the vehicle to improve livelihoods. Using the reform approach of value chain analyses, the Balochistan Agricultural Project in Pakistan concentrated on "the bit in the middle" that links "production" to "marketing". By improving harvesting techniques, packaging, postharvest preservation, logistics, and a suite of marketing and business skills, the Project has produced significant income increases for the ProjectRSQUOs grapes, apples and melon producers. | |
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