Value chain financing: evidence from Zambia on smallholder access to finance for mechanization
Aagaardt, P.J. (2011) The Practice of Conventional and Conservation Agriculture in East and Southern Africa, Zambia: Conservation Farming Unit.
Aagaardt, P.J. (2012) Small and Medium Scale Agriculture and Mechanisation, Zambia: Conservation Farming Unit.
African Development Bank (2013) Agricultural Value Chain Financing (AVCF) and Development for Enhanced Export Competitiveness, Tunisia: African Development Bank.
Anseeuw, W. and Ducastel, A. (2013) ‘“Production grabbing”: new investors and investment models in agriculture’, QA Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi-Doria 2: 37–55 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/QU2013-002002>.
Aregheore, E.M. (2009) Country Pasture/Forage Resource Profiles: Zambia, Zambia: FAO.
Bajwa, R. (2013) ‘Agriculture value chain financing: an analysis of India’, Indian Journal of Finance 7(8): 24–34.
CIA (2015) ‘Zambia’ [online], World Factbook <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html> [accessed 18 July 2015].
Coates, M., Kitchen, R., Kebbell, G., Vignon, C., Guilleman, C. and Hofmeister, R. (2011) Financing Agricultural Value Chains in Africa: A Synthesis of Four Country Case Studies, Bonn, Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.
Fakudze, C.D. and Machethe, C.L. (2015) ‘Improving smallholder livestock farmers’ incomes through value chain financing in South Africa’, Development in Practice 25: 728–36 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2015.1047326>.
Fan, S., Brzeska, J., Keyzer, M. and Halsema, A. (2013) From Subsistence to Profit: Transforming Smallholder Farms, Washington, DC: IFPRI.
FAO (2012) The State of Food and Agriculture: Investing in Agriculture for a Better Future, Rome: FAO.
FAO (2015) Regional Overview of Food Insecurity: African Food Insecurity Prospects Brighter than Ever, Accra: FAO.
Fearne, A., Martinez, M.G. and Dent, B. (2012) ‘Dimensions of sustainable value chains: implications for value chain analysis’, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17(6): 575–81 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13598541211269193>.
Gandhi, V.P. and Jain, D. (2011) ‘Institutional innovations and models in the development of agro-industries in India: strengths, weaknesses and lessons’, in C.A. Da Silva and N. Mhlanga (eds), Innovative Policies and Institutions to Support Agro-Industries Development, Rome: FAO.
Greeff, M. (2011) ‘Information collection: interviewing’, in A.S. De Vos, H. Strydom, C.B. Fouche and C.S.L. Delport (eds), Research at Grass Roots, Pretoria: Van Schaik.
Haggblade, S. and Tembo, G. (2003) Conservation Farming in Zambia, Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
Hatch, G., McCabe, J. and Becker, P. (2013) Food for Thought: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa by Addressing Food Security, Pretoria: Accenture.
Horton, D.E., Donovan, J., Devaux, A. and Torero, M. (2016) ‘Innovation for inclusive value-chain development: Highlights’, in A. Devaux, M. Torero, J. Donovan and D.E. Horton (eds), Innovation for Inclusive Value-Chain Development: Successes and Challenges, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
IFAD and UNEP (2013) Smallholders, Food Security and the Environment, Rome: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Johnston, C. and Meyer, R.L. (2008) ‘Value chain governance and access to finance: maize, sugar cane and sunflower oil in Uganda’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 19(4): 282–300 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2008.026>.
Jordaan, H., Grove, B. and Backeberg, G.R. (2014) ‘Conceptual framework for value chain analysis for poverty alleviation among smallholder farmers’, Agrekon 53(1): 1–25 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2014.887903>.
Kopparthi, M.S. and Kagabo, N. (2012) ‘Is value chain financing a solution to the problems and challenges of access to finance of small-scale farmers in Rwanda?’ Managerial Finance 38(10): 993–1004.
Larsen, K., Kim, R. and Theus, F. (2009) Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa, Washington, DC: World Bank.
Lynam, J. and Theus, F. (2009) ‘Value chains, innovation, and public policies in African agriculture: a synthesis of four country studies’, in K. Larsen, R. Kim and F. Theus (eds), Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa, Washington, DC: World Bank.
McMichael, P. (2013) ‘Value-chain agriculture and debt relations: contradictory outcomes’, Third World Quarterly 31(4): 671–90 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2013.786290>.
Middelberg, S.L. (2013) ‘Evaluating grain producers’ production financing alternatives: evidence from South Africa’, Agricultural Finance Review 73(2): 272–89 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AFR-10-2012-0058>.
Miller, C. (2012) Agricultural Value Chain Finance Strategy and Design: Technical Note, Rome: IFAD.
Miller, C. and Da Silva, C. (2007) ‘Value chain financing in agriculture’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 18(2–3): 95–108 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2007.013>.
Miller, C. and Jones, L. (2010) Agricultural Value Chain Finance: Tools and Lessons, Rugby, UK: Practical Action Publishing; Rome: FAO.
Mungalaba, S. (2015) ‘Improving yields and profitability for small-scale farmers through conservation agriculture in Zambia’, Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 10(1): 61–5 <http://dx.doi.org/10.11178/jdsa.10.61>.
Norell, D., Lawson-Lartego, L., White, D., Bante, Z. and Conn, L. (2015) ‘Improving the food security of the extremely poor by linking them to markets’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 26(1): 45–62 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2015.006>.
Oberholster, C., Adendorff, C. and Jonker, K. (2015) ‘Financing agricultural production from a value chain perspective: recent evidence from South Africa’, Outlook on Agriculture 44(1): 49–60 <http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/oa.2015.0197>.
Onwude, D.I., Abdulstter, R., Gomes, C. and Hashim, N. (2016) ‘Mechanisation of large-scale agricultural fields in developing countries: a review’, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 96(12): 3969–76 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7699>.
Otley, D.T. and Berry, A.J. (1994) ‘Case study research in management accounting and control’, Management Accounting Research 5(1): 45–65.
Patil, S., Jha, A.K. and Sinha, A. (2016) ‘Role of financial agencies in integrating small farmers into a sustainable value chain: a synthesis based on successful value chain financing efforts’, Current Science 110(11): 2082–90 <http://dx.doi.org/10.18520/cs/v110/i11/2082-2090>.
Ricketts, K.D., Turvey, C.G. and Gómez, M.I. (2014) ‘Value chain approaches to development: smallholder farmer perceptions of risk and benefits across three cocoa chains in Ghana’, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 4(1): 2–22 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-10-2012-0025>.
Scapens, R.W. (1990) ‘Researching management accounting practice: the role of case study methods’, British Accounting Review 22(3): 259–81.
Shwedel, K. (2006) ‘Agricultural value chain finance: four years on’, in R. Quirós (ed.), Agricultural Value Chain Finance, pp. 9–26, Costa Rica: FAO.
Sitko, N.J. and Chamberlin, J. (2016) ‘The geography of Zambia’s customary land: assessing the prospects for smallholder development’, Land Use Policy 55: 49–60 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.03.026>.
Sitko, N.J., Chamberlin, J. and Hichaambwa, M. (2014) ‘Does smallholder land titling facilitate agricultural growth? An analysis of the determinants and effects of smallholder land titling in Zambia’, World Development 64: 791–802 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.07.014>.
Soundarrajan, P. and Vivek, N. (2015) ‘A study on the agricultural value chain financing in India’, Agricultural Economics (Czech Republic) 61(1): 31–8 <http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/38/2014>.
Steinmann, R. (2014) ‘Some reflections on smallholder agriculture, microinsurance and rural development’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 25(4): 311–26 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2014.029>.
Swamy, V. and Dharani, M. (2016) ‘Analyzing the agricultural value chain financing: approaches and tools in India’, Agricultural Finance Review 76(2): 211–32 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AFR-11-2015-0051>.
Swinnen, J.F.M. and Maertens, M. (2007) ‘Globalization, privatization, and vertical coordination in food value chains in developing and transition countries’, Agricultural Economics 37: 89–102 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00237.x>.
Tittonell, P. and Giller, K.E. (2013) ‘When yield gaps are poverty traps: the paradigm of ecological intensification in African smallholder agriculture’, Field Crops Research 143: 76–90 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.10.007>.
Webber, C.M. and Labaste, P. (2010) Building Competitiveness in Africa’s Agriculture: A Guide to Value Chain Concepts and Applications, Washington, DC: World Bank.
World Bank (2009) Zambia: Commercial Value Chains in Zambian Agriculture: Do Smallholders Benefit? Washington, DC: World Bank.
Yin, R.K. (2014) Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 5th edn, London: Sage.
Zander, R. (2015) ‘New trends in financing agricultural value chains: promising practices and emerging recommendations for policy development’, in G20 GPFI SME Finance Working Group, Antalya, Turkey.
Zander, R. (2016) Risks and Opportunities of Non-Bank-based Financing for Agriculture: The Case of Agricultural Value Chain Financing, Bonn, Germany: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).
Aagaardt, P.J. (2011) The Practice of Conventional and Conservation Agriculture in East and Southern Africa, Zambia: Conservation Farming Unit.
Aagaardt, P.J. (2012) Small and Medium Scale Agriculture and Mechanisation, Zambia: Conservation Farming Unit.
African Development Bank (2013) Agricultural Value Chain Financing (AVCF) and Development for Enhanced Export Competitiveness, Tunisia: African Development Bank.
Anseeuw, W. and Ducastel, A. (2013) ‘“Production grabbing”: new investors and investment models in agriculture’, QA Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi-Doria 2: 37–55 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/QU2013-002002>.
Aregheore, E.M. (2009) Country Pasture/Forage Resource Profiles: Zambia, Zambia: FAO.
Bajwa, R. (2013) ‘Agriculture value chain financing: an analysis of India’, Indian Journal of Finance 7(8): 24–34.
CIA (2015) ‘Zambia’ [online], World Factbook <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html> [accessed 18 July 2015].
Coates, M., Kitchen, R., Kebbell, G., Vignon, C., Guilleman, C. and Hofmeister, R. (2011) Financing Agricultural Value Chains in Africa: A Synthesis of Four Country Case Studies, Bonn, Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.
Fakudze, C.D. and Machethe, C.L. (2015) ‘Improving smallholder livestock farmers’ incomes through value chain financing in South Africa’, Development in Practice 25: 728–36 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2015.1047326>.
Fan, S., Brzeska, J., Keyzer, M. and Halsema, A. (2013) From Subsistence to Profit: Transforming Smallholder Farms, Washington, DC: IFPRI.
FAO (2012) The State of Food and Agriculture: Investing in Agriculture for a Better Future, Rome: FAO.
FAO (2015) Regional Overview of Food Insecurity: African Food Insecurity Prospects Brighter than Ever, Accra: FAO.
Fearne, A., Martinez, M.G. and Dent, B. (2012) ‘Dimensions of sustainable value chains: implications for value chain analysis’, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17(6): 575–81 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13598541211269193>.
Gandhi, V.P. and Jain, D. (2011) ‘Institutional innovations and models in the development of agro-industries in India: strengths, weaknesses and lessons’, in C.A. Da Silva and N. Mhlanga (eds), Innovative Policies and Institutions to Support Agro-Industries Development, Rome: FAO.
Greeff, M. (2011) ‘Information collection: interviewing’, in A.S. De Vos, H. Strydom, C.B. Fouche and C.S.L. Delport (eds), Research at Grass Roots, Pretoria: Van Schaik.
Haggblade, S. and Tembo, G. (2003) Conservation Farming in Zambia, Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
Hatch, G., McCabe, J. and Becker, P. (2013) Food for Thought: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa by Addressing Food Security, Pretoria: Accenture.
Horton, D.E., Donovan, J., Devaux, A. and Torero, M. (2016) ‘Innovation for inclusive value-chain development: Highlights’, in A. Devaux, M. Torero, J. Donovan and D.E. Horton (eds), Innovation for Inclusive Value-Chain Development: Successes and Challenges, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
IFAD and UNEP (2013) Smallholders, Food Security and the Environment, Rome: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Johnston, C. and Meyer, R.L. (2008) ‘Value chain governance and access to finance: maize, sugar cane and sunflower oil in Uganda’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 19(4): 282–300 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2008.026>.
Jordaan, H., Grove, B. and Backeberg, G.R. (2014) ‘Conceptual framework for value chain analysis for poverty alleviation among smallholder farmers’, Agrekon 53(1): 1–25 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2014.887903>.
Kopparthi, M.S. and Kagabo, N. (2012) ‘Is value chain financing a solution to the problems and challenges of access to finance of small-scale farmers in Rwanda?’ Managerial Finance 38(10): 993–1004.
Larsen, K., Kim, R. and Theus, F. (2009) Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa, Washington, DC: World Bank.
Lynam, J. and Theus, F. (2009) ‘Value chains, innovation, and public policies in African agriculture: a synthesis of four country studies’, in K. Larsen, R. Kim and F. Theus (eds), Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa, Washington, DC: World Bank.
McMichael, P. (2013) ‘Value-chain agriculture and debt relations: contradictory outcomes’, Third World Quarterly 31(4): 671–90 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2013.786290>.
Middelberg, S.L. (2013) ‘Evaluating grain producers’ production financing alternatives: evidence from South Africa’, Agricultural Finance Review 73(2): 272–89 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AFR-10-2012-0058>.
Miller, C. (2012) Agricultural Value Chain Finance Strategy and Design: Technical Note, Rome: IFAD.
Miller, C. and Da Silva, C. (2007) ‘Value chain financing in agriculture’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 18(2–3): 95–108 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2007.013>.
Miller, C. and Jones, L. (2010) Agricultural Value Chain Finance: Tools and Lessons, Rugby, UK: Practical Action Publishing; Rome: FAO.
Mungalaba, S. (2015) ‘Improving yields and profitability for small-scale farmers through conservation agriculture in Zambia’, Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 10(1): 61–5 <http://dx.doi.org/10.11178/jdsa.10.61>.
Norell, D., Lawson-Lartego, L., White, D., Bante, Z. and Conn, L. (2015) ‘Improving the food security of the extremely poor by linking them to markets’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 26(1): 45–62 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2015.006>.
Oberholster, C., Adendorff, C. and Jonker, K. (2015) ‘Financing agricultural production from a value chain perspective: recent evidence from South Africa’, Outlook on Agriculture 44(1): 49–60 <http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/oa.2015.0197>.
Onwude, D.I., Abdulstter, R., Gomes, C. and Hashim, N. (2016) ‘Mechanisation of large-scale agricultural fields in developing countries: a review’, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 96(12): 3969–76 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7699>.
Otley, D.T. and Berry, A.J. (1994) ‘Case study research in management accounting and control’, Management Accounting Research 5(1): 45–65.
Patil, S., Jha, A.K. and Sinha, A. (2016) ‘Role of financial agencies in integrating small farmers into a sustainable value chain: a synthesis based on successful value chain financing efforts’, Current Science 110(11): 2082–90 <http://dx.doi.org/10.18520/cs/v110/i11/2082-2090>.
Ricketts, K.D., Turvey, C.G. and Gómez, M.I. (2014) ‘Value chain approaches to development: smallholder farmer perceptions of risk and benefits across three cocoa chains in Ghana’, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 4(1): 2–22 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-10-2012-0025>.
Scapens, R.W. (1990) ‘Researching management accounting practice: the role of case study methods’, British Accounting Review 22(3): 259–81.
Shwedel, K. (2006) ‘Agricultural value chain finance: four years on’, in R. Quirós (ed.), Agricultural Value Chain Finance, pp. 9–26, Costa Rica: FAO.
Sitko, N.J. and Chamberlin, J. (2016) ‘The geography of Zambia’s customary land: assessing the prospects for smallholder development’, Land Use Policy 55: 49–60 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.03.026>.
Sitko, N.J., Chamberlin, J. and Hichaambwa, M. (2014) ‘Does smallholder land titling facilitate agricultural growth? An analysis of the determinants and effects of smallholder land titling in Zambia’, World Development 64: 791–802 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.07.014>.
Soundarrajan, P. and Vivek, N. (2015) ‘A study on the agricultural value chain financing in India’, Agricultural Economics (Czech Republic) 61(1): 31–8 <http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/38/2014>.
Steinmann, R. (2014) ‘Some reflections on smallholder agriculture, microinsurance and rural development’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 25(4): 311–26 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2014.029>.
Swamy, V. and Dharani, M. (2016) ‘Analyzing the agricultural value chain financing: approaches and tools in India’, Agricultural Finance Review 76(2): 211–32 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AFR-11-2015-0051>.
Swinnen, J.F.M. and Maertens, M. (2007) ‘Globalization, privatization, and vertical coordination in food value chains in developing and transition countries’, Agricultural Economics 37: 89–102 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00237.x>.
Tittonell, P. and Giller, K.E. (2013) ‘When yield gaps are poverty traps: the paradigm of ecological intensification in African smallholder agriculture’, Field Crops Research 143: 76–90 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.10.007>.
Webber, C.M. and Labaste, P. (2010) Building Competitiveness in Africa’s Agriculture: A Guide to Value Chain Concepts and Applications, Washington, DC: World Bank.
World Bank (2009) Zambia: Commercial Value Chains in Zambian Agriculture: Do Smallholders Benefit? Washington, DC: World Bank.
Yin, R.K. (2014) Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 5th edn, London: Sage.
Zander, R. (2015) ‘New trends in financing agricultural value chains: promising practices and emerging recommendations for policy development’, in G20 GPFI SME Finance Working Group, Antalya, Turkey.
Zander, R. (2016) Risks and Opportunities of Non-Bank-based Financing for Agriculture: The Case of Agricultural Value Chain Financing, Bonn, Germany: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).
Aagaardt, P.J. (2011) The Practice of Conventional and Conservation Agriculture in East and Southern Africa, Zambia: Conservation Farming Unit.
Aagaardt, P.J. (2012) Small and Medium Scale Agriculture and Mechanisation, Zambia: Conservation Farming Unit.
African Development Bank (2013) Agricultural Value Chain Financing (AVCF) and Development for Enhanced Export Competitiveness, Tunisia: African Development Bank.
Anseeuw, W. and Ducastel, A. (2013) ‘“Production grabbing”: new investors and investment models in agriculture’, QA Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi-Doria 2: 37–55 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/QU2013-002002>.
Aregheore, E.M. (2009) Country Pasture/Forage Resource Profiles: Zambia, Zambia: FAO.
Bajwa, R. (2013) ‘Agriculture value chain financing: an analysis of India’, Indian Journal of Finance 7(8): 24–34.
CIA (2015) ‘Zambia’ [online], World Factbook <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html> [accessed 18 July 2015].
Coates, M., Kitchen, R., Kebbell, G., Vignon, C., Guilleman, C. and Hofmeister, R. (2011) Financing Agricultural Value Chains in Africa: A Synthesis of Four Country Case Studies, Bonn, Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.
Fakudze, C.D. and Machethe, C.L. (2015) ‘Improving smallholder livestock farmers’ incomes through value chain financing in South Africa’, Development in Practice 25: 728–36 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2015.1047326>.
Fan, S., Brzeska, J., Keyzer, M. and Halsema, A. (2013) From Subsistence to Profit: Transforming Smallholder Farms, Washington, DC: IFPRI.
FAO (2012) The State of Food and Agriculture: Investing in Agriculture for a Better Future, Rome: FAO.
FAO (2015) Regional Overview of Food Insecurity: African Food Insecurity Prospects Brighter than Ever, Accra: FAO.
Fearne, A., Martinez, M.G. and Dent, B. (2012) ‘Dimensions of sustainable value chains: implications for value chain analysis’, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17(6): 575–81 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13598541211269193>.
Gandhi, V.P. and Jain, D. (2011) ‘Institutional innovations and models in the development of agro-industries in India: strengths, weaknesses and lessons’, in C.A. Da Silva and N. Mhlanga (eds), Innovative Policies and Institutions to Support Agro-Industries Development, Rome: FAO.
Greeff, M. (2011) ‘Information collection: interviewing’, in A.S. De Vos, H. Strydom, C.B. Fouche and C.S.L. Delport (eds), Research at Grass Roots, Pretoria: Van Schaik.
Haggblade, S. and Tembo, G. (2003) Conservation Farming in Zambia, Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
Hatch, G., McCabe, J. and Becker, P. (2013) Food for Thought: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa by Addressing Food Security, Pretoria: Accenture.
Horton, D.E., Donovan, J., Devaux, A. and Torero, M. (2016) ‘Innovation for inclusive value-chain development: Highlights’, in A. Devaux, M. Torero, J. Donovan and D.E. Horton (eds), Innovation for Inclusive Value-Chain Development: Successes and Challenges, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
IFAD and UNEP (2013) Smallholders, Food Security and the Environment, Rome: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Johnston, C. and Meyer, R.L. (2008) ‘Value chain governance and access to finance: maize, sugar cane and sunflower oil in Uganda’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 19(4): 282–300 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2008.026>.
Jordaan, H., Grove, B. and Backeberg, G.R. (2014) ‘Conceptual framework for value chain analysis for poverty alleviation among smallholder farmers’, Agrekon 53(1): 1–25 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2014.887903>.
Kopparthi, M.S. and Kagabo, N. (2012) ‘Is value chain financing a solution to the problems and challenges of access to finance of small-scale farmers in Rwanda?’ Managerial Finance 38(10): 993–1004.
Larsen, K., Kim, R. and Theus, F. (2009) Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa, Washington, DC: World Bank.
Lynam, J. and Theus, F. (2009) ‘Value chains, innovation, and public policies in African agriculture: a synthesis of four country studies’, in K. Larsen, R. Kim and F. Theus (eds), Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa, Washington, DC: World Bank.
McMichael, P. (2013) ‘Value-chain agriculture and debt relations: contradictory outcomes’, Third World Quarterly 31(4): 671–90 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2013.786290>.
Middelberg, S.L. (2013) ‘Evaluating grain producers’ production financing alternatives: evidence from South Africa’, Agricultural Finance Review 73(2): 272–89 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AFR-10-2012-0058>.
Miller, C. (2012) Agricultural Value Chain Finance Strategy and Design: Technical Note, Rome: IFAD.
Miller, C. and Da Silva, C. (2007) ‘Value chain financing in agriculture’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 18(2–3): 95–108 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2007.013>.
Miller, C. and Jones, L. (2010) Agricultural Value Chain Finance: Tools and Lessons, Rugby, UK: Practical Action Publishing; Rome: FAO.
Mungalaba, S. (2015) ‘Improving yields and profitability for small-scale farmers through conservation agriculture in Zambia’, Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 10(1): 61–5 <http://dx.doi.org/10.11178/jdsa.10.61>.
Norell, D., Lawson-Lartego, L., White, D., Bante, Z. and Conn, L. (2015) ‘Improving the food security of the extremely poor by linking them to markets’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 26(1): 45–62 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2015.006>.
Oberholster, C., Adendorff, C. and Jonker, K. (2015) ‘Financing agricultural production from a value chain perspective: recent evidence from South Africa’, Outlook on Agriculture 44(1): 49–60 <http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/oa.2015.0197>.
Onwude, D.I., Abdulstter, R., Gomes, C. and Hashim, N. (2016) ‘Mechanisation of large-scale agricultural fields in developing countries: a review’, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 96(12): 3969–76 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7699>.
Otley, D.T. and Berry, A.J. (1994) ‘Case study research in management accounting and control’, Management Accounting Research 5(1): 45–65.
Patil, S., Jha, A.K. and Sinha, A. (2016) ‘Role of financial agencies in integrating small farmers into a sustainable value chain: a synthesis based on successful value chain financing efforts’, Current Science 110(11): 2082–90 <http://dx.doi.org/10.18520/cs/v110/i11/2082-2090>.
Ricketts, K.D., Turvey, C.G. and Gómez, M.I. (2014) ‘Value chain approaches to development: smallholder farmer perceptions of risk and benefits across three cocoa chains in Ghana’, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 4(1): 2–22 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-10-2012-0025>.
Scapens, R.W. (1990) ‘Researching management accounting practice: the role of case study methods’, British Accounting Review 22(3): 259–81.
Shwedel, K. (2006) ‘Agricultural value chain finance: four years on’, in R. Quirós (ed.), Agricultural Value Chain Finance, pp. 9–26, Costa Rica: FAO.
Sitko, N.J. and Chamberlin, J. (2016) ‘The geography of Zambia’s customary land: assessing the prospects for smallholder development’, Land Use Policy 55: 49–60 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.03.026>.
Sitko, N.J., Chamberlin, J. and Hichaambwa, M. (2014) ‘Does smallholder land titling facilitate agricultural growth? An analysis of the determinants and effects of smallholder land titling in Zambia’, World Development 64: 791–802 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.07.014>.
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