Delivering Sustainable Growth in Africa

Takahiro Fukunishi is Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), JapanMachiko Nissanke is a Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UKJodie Keane is a Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UKAya Suzuki is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, JapanAkio Nishiura is a Professor at Soka University, JapanHerinjatovo Aimé Ramiarison is a Professor at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar Tomomi Tokuori works at the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan

• 1. Introduction: African Farmers and Firms in a Changing World; Takahiro Fukunishi 2. The Governance of Global Value Chains, Upgrading Processes and Agricultural Producers in Sub-Saharan Africa; Jodie Keane 3. Fresh Pineapple Export Industry in Ghana: Role of Smallholders in the High-Value Horticultural Supply Chain; Aya Suzuki 4. The Beer Industry and Contract Farming in Uganda; Akio Nishiura 5. Export-Oriented Garment Industry in Madagascar: Implication of FDI to the Local Economy; Takahiro Fukunishi and Herinjatovo Aimé Ramiarison 6. Local Construction Enterprises in Transition: Empirical Evidence from Burkina Faso (2004-2010); Tomomi Tokuori