Lessons Learned Linking Value-Added SMEs to Lead Agribusiness Firms
Lessons Learned Linking Value-Added SMEs to Lead Agribusiness Firms
JAA was an implementing partner in identifying and documenting the role of lead private sector agribusiness firms in assisting rapidly expanding SMEs. The project investigated how lead private sector firms/organizations can create a market for local sourcing and use backward linkages through intermediaries to support SME producers supplying semi-processed or raw material. The project identified 6 case studies, which will be analyzed and published in December 2017. The study included an extensive literature review and meta analysis. The team then targeted 6 representative case studies. JAA carried out two of the case studies: of SMEs involved in the olive oil industry in Palestine, and their connections with international lead firms; and of Alqueria Dairy, a leading Colombian agribusiness, and its network of SME partners. JAA also conducted the literature review, partnered in the meta analysis, drafted the Guidance Notes, and co-wrote the study summary.
Duration: 2015 - 2016