Pro-Poor Value Chain Development: 25 Guiding Questions for Designing and Implementing Agro Industry Projects

Extension organisations in several countries are currently helping farmers to market their produce by facilitating the evolution of commodity interest groups and provision of market information. There is an increasing recognition on the importance of developing pro-poor value chains but capacities to do this is limited among extension organisations. This practitioners guide from UNIDO introduces 25 questions to help lead programme designers and managers of agricultural value chain projects to success and it builds on a review of common practices in value chain development projects in Asia and the Pacific region.