Supply Chain Management in African Agriculture

Mamudu Abunga Akudugu holds a PhD in Livelihoods (International and Rural Development) from the University of Reading, United Kingdom. He is a multidisciplinary academic at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Consultancy Services (IIRaCS) of the University for Development Studies, Ghana. His current research interest is in the use of technology to transform commodity value chains for inclusive and sustainable livelihoods development in Africa. Abdul-Razak Alhassan holds a PhD in Development Policy and Management from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and is a Senior Lecturer/Programme Director at the Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. As an international business, development and management academic and consultant, his current research interests are in the areas of organizational strategy, transformation and growth including change; SME development and growth among others.

• Chapter 1: Background issues.- Chapter 2: Commodity Value Chains Structures.- Chapter 3: Commodity Clusters, arenas, linkages, and business models.- Chapter 4: Priority products, supporting services and institutions.- Chapter 5: Systemic constraints within commodity value chains.- Chapter 6: Benchmarking and recommended production practices.- Chapter 7: Market opportunities and upgrading needs.- Chapter 8: Value chain profiling in practice - a case study.