Guidelines for rapidappraisals of agrifoodchain performancein developing countries

Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance
Occasional Paper 20

Guidelines for rapid appraisals
of agrifood chain performance
in developing countries

by
Carlos A. da Silva
Hildo M. de Souza Filho

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 2007

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Table of contents

Part I [1,2Mb]

Abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction

Part II [224Kb]

Part III [512Kb]

Part IV [544Kb]