Agri-ProFocus work plans

- 'Promoting Farmer Entrepreneurship - Agri-ProFocus Strategic Plan 2009-2012'
- Summary Strategic Plan

- Agri-ProFocus Work Plan 2010

Annual Reports Agri-ProFocus

- Annual Report 2008

- Annual Report 2007

Agri-ProFocus research by trainees

- 'North-South alliance building - Agri-ProFocus in Rwanda and Ethiopia' - Inge Jansen (2009). This thesis studies the (preconditions for) collaboration by Rwandan and Ethiopian producer organisations and service providers in Agri-ProFocus alliances IPER and APELA. Inge Jansen: North-South Alliance Building

- 'Samenwerken in Ontwikkelingssamenwerking' - Bart Huttinga (2007). Dit stuk gaat in op de vraag wat samenwerking tussen ontwikkelingsorganisaties succesvol maakt of juist bemoeilijkt. Hiervoor zijn drie samenwerkingsverbanden bestudeerd: Agri-ProFocus, MicroNed en Stop Aids Now. Bart Huttinga: Samenwerken in Ontwikkelingssamenwerking

Other publications

- 'Value chain finance: Beyond microfinance for rural entrepeneurs' will be published in March 2010 by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). This book describes 13 cases of value chain finance from 10 countries around the world. It is the third in a series of books on value chains, including 'Chain empowerment: Supporting African farmers to develop markets' (2005) and 'Trading up: Building cooperation between farmers and traders in Africa' (2007). The book(s) can be ordered at KIT Publishers, publishers@kit.nl, +31 (0)20 5688 286.

- The book 'Producer Organisations and Market Chains: Facilitating trajectories of change in developing countries' is a joint publication of Agri-ProFocus, Wageningen UR and Wageningen Academic Publishers. Giel Ton, Jos Bijman and Joost Oorthuizen are the editors. This book presents different approaches towards support for producer organisations in terms of providing economic services to their members, focusing on specific value chains in developing countries.
The book can be ordered from Wageningen Academic Publishers ISBN-13: 978-90-8686-048-7 Price (€): 28.00 Price ($): 37.00

- In ‘Scope 2007’ you find a selection of results and experiences of the Agri-ProFocus partnership from late 2005 to mid 2007, with interesting articles like 'Weaving the oilseed web in Uganda', examples of cooperation, mediation and expert meetings, and interviews with i.a. Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation Bert Koenders: Agri-ProFocus: Scope2007