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Commercialisation: A meta-approach for agricultural development among smallholder farmers in Africa? (2013)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Chitundu, M., & Msoni, R. (2013). Commercialisation: A meta-approach for agricultural development among smallholder farmers in Africa?. Food Policy, 41, 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.05.010

This paper presents a critique of commercialising smallholder farming for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. First it questions the validity of an overarching ‘metanarrative’ approach to development. Then it discusses the different types of knowledge... Read More about Commercialisation: A meta-approach for agricultural development among smallholder farmers in Africa?.

Education For All and For What? Life-skills and livelihoods in rural communities (2013)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Alvarez, F., Solís, R., & Penagos, N. (2013). Education For All and For What? Life-skills and livelihoods in rural communities. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 3(1), 64-78. https://doi.org/10.1108/20440831311321656

Purpose: This paper argues for appropriate formal education for rural young people in order to sustain and enhance viable rural communities. Design/methodology/approach: In reviewing the literature, it bridges... Read More about Education For All and For What? Life-skills and livelihoods in rural communities.

Asset building in response to value chain development: lessons from taro producers in Nicaragua (2013)
Journal Article
Donovan, J., & Poole, N. (2013). Asset building in response to value chain development: lessons from taro producers in Nicaragua. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 11(1), 23-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2012.673076

Value chain development (VCD) dominates discussions on how to address poverty through engagement with the private sector. In the rural sector, interventions often focus on building mutually beneficial linkages for production, and marketing of agricul... Read More about Asset building in response to value chain development: lessons from taro producers in Nicaragua.