Agricultural value chains: How cities reshape food systems

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dc.creatorMinten, Bart
dc.creatorReardon, Thomas
dc.creatorChen, Kevin Z.
dc.date2017
dc.date2024-06-21T09:06:34Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:06:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:29:07Z
dc.descriptionRapid growth of cities is driving change in agricultural value chains—key factors include increased commercial flows of agricultural goods, diet transformation, and the large role of commercial markets in meeting urban food needs. Megacities in developing countries are transforming value chains for high-value crops and for traditional staple food crops. The “quiet revolution” affecting staple-food value chains is increasing productivity through: Increased investment in technology and modern inputs, including fertilizers and improved seeds, by farmers close to cities. Use of mobile phones by farmers to better position themselves in markets. Greater vertical integration resulting from the growing scale of midstream and retail sections of the value chain—such as cold storage, rice mills, and supermarkets.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146307
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/105811
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292529
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMinten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; and Chen, Kevin Z. 2017. Agricultural value chains: How cities reshape food systems. In 2017 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 5. Pp 42-49. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292529_05.
dc.subjectpotatoes
dc.subjectsupply chains
dc.subjectinputs
dc.subjectmobile phones
dc.subjectpublic sector
dc.subjectvertical integration
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectresearch
dc.subjectcommercial farming
dc.subjectgovernment
dc.subjectcold storage
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectsupermarkets
dc.subjectmodernization
dc.subjectvalue chains
dc.subjecturban population
dc.subjectwastage
dc.subjectrural population
dc.subjectfertilizers
dc.subjectseeds
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood prices
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.titleAgricultural value chains: How cities reshape food systems
dc.typeBook Chapter

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