Agribusiness and Rural Enterprise
In: Routledge Library Editions: Agribusiness and Land Use Series v.25
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Purpose and Scope of the Volume -- Organisation of the Volume -- The Setting of Rural Enterprises -- 2. Public Policy Overview of Agribusiness and Rural Enterprise Projects -- Fundamental Concepts -- The Role of Small- and Medium-Sized Rural Enterprises in a Developing Economy -- Selective Support for the Development of SMREs -- Problems Common to SMREs -- The Policy Framework -- Notes -- 3. Desingning Rural Enterprise Projects to Benefit the Poor -- Rural Economies and Planned Change -- Focusing Interventions on Employment Creation -- Focusing Project Activities on Enterprises Owned and Operated by the Rural Poor -- Focusing Projects to Enhance the Benefits of Backward Linkages to Small Farms -- Specific Types of Interventions -- Appropriate Technology -- Notes -- 4. Developing a Profile of an Agribusiness and Rural Enterprise System -- Sectoral Subgroupings -- Topics for the Sector Profile -- Data for an Agribusiness and Rural Enterprise Sector Profile -- Analytical Methods for an Agroindustrial and Rural Enterprise Profile -- Notes -- 5. Preliminary Analysis and Project Identification -- Tabular Presentation of Constraints by Subsector -- Selecting a Target Group -- Detailed Profiles of Families in the Target Group -- Detailed Profiles of Target Group Enterprises -- Notes -- 6. Examining Project Potential and Feasibility -- Accounting Methods for Analysis of Project Potential -- Estimating the Potential For Beneficial Impacts on Target Group Families -- A Checklist for Assessing Project Feasibility -- Institutional Capacity -- Financial Feasibility -- Estimating the Demand for the Proposed Intervention -- Analysis of Comparative Costs.