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Key Elements of the Value Chain Approach

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I. Value Chain Framework

A. End Markets

What is an End Market?

How to Conduct End-Market Analysis

Why Focus on End Markets?

Risks Associated with Lack of End-Market Intelligence

End Markets in Value Chain Analysis

Recommended Good Practices and Lessons from the Field

B. Business Enabling Environment

Regulatory Components of the BEE

Informal Regulations under BEE

Benefits of BEE Reform

BEE and the Post-Conflict Context

Competitiveness Impacts of Business Environment Reform (CIBER)

Assessing the BEE

Types of Approaches

Public-Private Dialogue

Lessons Learned in BEE Reform

C. Vertical Linkages

Introduction

Characteristics of Effective Vertical Linkages

Recommended Good Practices

Lessons from the Field

D. Horizontal Linkages

What are Horizontal Linkages?

Why Horizontal Linkages Matter

Types of Horizontal Linkages

The Factors and Catalysts that Affect and Facilitate Horizontal Coordination

Characteristics of Good Horizontal Linkages

Recommended Good Practices

Lessons from the Field

E. Supporting Markets

What are Supporting Markets?

Why Do Supporting Markets Matter?

Promotion of Supporting Markets

F. Value Chain Governance

What is Value Chain Governance?

Why Governance Matters

Types of Value Chain Governance

Determinants of Governance Structure

Recommended Good Practices

G. Inter-firm Relationships

Why Relationships Matter in the Value Chain Approach

Types of Relationships

Key Concepts in Inter-firm Relationships

Frameworks for Analyzing Relationships

Emerging Best Practice in Transforming Relationships

H. Upgrading

Opportunities for Upgrading

Recommended Good Practices

II. Project Cycle

A. Value Chain Selection

Introduction

What Criteria are Used to Select Value Chains?

What is the Process for Selecting Value Chains?

B. Value Chain Analysis

Introduction

What Does Value Chain Analysis Entail?

How to Conduct Value Chain Analysis

1. How to Conduct Value Chain Analysis

C. Competitiveness Strategy

What is a Competitiveness Strategy?

Why is it Important?

Competitiveness Strategy Components

Developing an Industry Competitiveness Strategy: Tools and Examples

Recommended Good Practices and Lessons from the Field

D. Design and Implementation

Introduction

Why Intervene

What to Do: Designing a Value Chain Development Program

Who Should Do It: Catalysts and Leverage Points in the Value Chain

How to Do It: Implementing Value Chain Development

Recommended Good Practices

Lessons from the Field

E. Monitoring and Evaluation

Introduction

The Role of the Causal Model in Performance Monitoring and Impact Assessment

What Constitutes Good Performance Monitoring?

What Constitutes A Rigorous Impact Assessment?

What Are the Steps in Implementing an Impact Assessment?

III. Resources

Key Resources on Value Chains

Guides and Handbooks

AMAP BDS Briefing Papers on Value Chain Approach

Examples of Value Chain Analysis

Examples of Value Chain Selection

Resources for Supporting Markets

Resources for Design and Implementation

Resources for Impact Assessment
Personal tools
Enterprise Development
Knowledge and Learning