 Silver Bullets?Alan de Brauw () and
Erwin Bulte
Chapter Chapter 8 in African Farmers, Value Chains and Agricultural Development, 2021, pp 155-188 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Several solutions have been proposed to transform informal value chains into more formal value chains enabling greater value creation. While many have merit, they are susceptible to exaggeration about their potential to catalyze African structural transformation. We discuss six potential solutions in this chapter. These include land consolidation, which would theoretically lead to more efficient investment, but is susceptible to elite capture; input subsidy programs, which lead to higher output but yield substantial opportunity costs; innovation platforms, which bring people together to solve problems but which can be hijacked and are costly themselves; producer organizations, which can work but must be endogenously formed; ICT, which is spreading rapidly but likely needs to be an intervention component rather than a focus; and blockchain, which lends traceability but lacks incentives for anyone to actually trace products. Keywords: Land consolidation; Input subsidies; Producer organizations; ICT; Blockchain (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:psachp:978-3-030-88693-6_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88693-6_8 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy from Palgrave Macmillan |
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