Mobilizing the Midstream for Supporting Smallholder Intensification

Autor: Ruerd Ruben, Rob Kuijpers, Youri Dijkxhoorn

Publikováno v: Land, Vol 11, Iss 12, p 2319 (2022)

Most policies and incentives that aim to enable smallholder farmers towards the intensification of their agri-food production systems focus on supply-side strategies, such as training, technical assistance or credit services. Far less attention is us

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Trusted sorghum : simulating interactions in the sorghum value chain in Kenya using games and agent-based modelling

Autor: Tim Verwaart, Coen van Wagenberg, Ruerd Ruben, Youri Dijkxhoorn, Christine Plaisier

Publikováno v: Journal of Development Effectiveness 11 (2019) 2
Journal of Development Effectiveness, 11(2), 146-164

Development programmes are increasingly supporting inclusive value chains (VC), in which resource-poor farmers are included in commercially viable VC opportunities. Strengthening social capital elements between VC actors is key to improve the farmers

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https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2019.1624596

Synthesis report of the Global Fruits and Vegetables Scoping Study : Assessing opportunities for philanthropic investment

Autor: Inge D. Brouwer, Youri Dijkxhoorn, Bart de Steenhuijsen Piters, Caitlyn Carrico, Thomas Tichar, Huib Hengsdijk

Currently, one in three of the world's population suffer from one or more forms of malnutrition. The Agricultural Development and Nutrition teams at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in collaboration with the UK's Department for International Deve

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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/synthesis-report-of-the-global-fruits-and-vegetables-scoping-stud

How do trust, social norms and risk attitudes influence sustained adoption of interventions to reduce post-harvest losses?: application of an Agent-Based Model to the tomato value chain in Nigeria

Autor: Diti Oudendag, J.J. Groot, Melanie Kok, Youri Dijkxhoorn, Coen van Wagenberg, Christine Plaisier

Transporting fresh tomatoes from farmer to retailer in Nigeria in plastic crates instead of raffia baskets can substantially decrease post-harvest losses both in quantity and in quality. We apply the Value Chain Laboratory (VC-Lab) method to analyse

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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/how-do-trust-social-norms-and-risk-attitudes-influence-sustained-

Approach for designing context-specific, locally owned interventions to reduce postharvest losses : Case study on tomato value chains in Nigeria

Autor: Milindi Sibomana, Youri Dijkxhoorn, Johannes Van der Waal, Christine Plaisier, Coen van Wagenberg, Luud Clercx

Publikováno v: Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(1)
Sustainability (Switzerland) 11 (2019) 1
Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 247 (2019)
Sustainability
Volume 11
Issue 1

Development projects on interventions to reduce postharvest losses (PHL) are often implemented largely independently of the specific context and without sufficient adaptation to the needs of people who are supposed to use them. An approach is needed

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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/approach-for-designing-context-specific-locally-owned-interventio