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Box 4.11 Potential investments
- Analytical support for market and technical feasibility.
- Development of output and input markets.
- Policy support and guidance for the sequencing of investment activities.
- Financial markets and risk management tools to encourage private investment.
- Infrastructure to improve market access—roads, ports, cold chains, telecommunications.
- Public good research and extension.
- Regulatory and certification systems to satisfy market and trade standards.
- Market and technical information systems.
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Establish appropriate means to manage risk through the development of infrastructure that reduces uncertainty in production and marketing processes.
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Facilitate the development of producer organizations to promote the interests of smallholders through collective action.
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Make production inputs and markets “user-friendly” (for example, available in small packages and convenient locations) so that farmers can test the new production system without committing to a complete transition.
Selected Readings
Asterisk (*) at the end of a reference indicates that it is available on the Web. See Appendix 1 for a full list of Websites.
Delgado, C. 1995. “Agricultural Diversification and Export Promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Food Policy 20(3): 225-243.
World Bank. 1990. “Agricultural Diversification: Policies and Issues from East Asian Experience.” Policy and Research Series 11. World Bank, Washington, DC.*
References Cited
Joshi, P. K., A. Gulati, P. S. Birthal, and L. Tewari. 2002. Agriculture Diversification in South Asia: Patterns, Determinants, and Policy Implications. MSSD Discussion Paper 57. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
| This investment note was prepared by Sam Kane, Kristina Sorby, and Shawki Barghouti, with input from the Sustainable Agriculture (SASKI) Thematic Team of the World Bank. |
  
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