What is Agricultural Commercialisation: Who Benefits and how do we Measure it?

Analysis of the players and stakeholders involved, and the broader concept of agricultural commercialisation within an African context

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 14 June 2018

• Country: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
• Document Type: Briefing
• Theme: Agriculture
• Authors: Poulton, C

Abstract

The first in our series of APRA briefs gives an overview of ‘agricultural commercialisation’ — it gives a brief analysis of the various players and stakeholders involved, and situates the broader concept of agricultural commercialisation within a specifically African context. In particular, this brief runs through key terms and concepts that are central to APRA’s work, and gives a more detailed examination of agriculture’s engagement with and influence on the process of commercialisation, across differing levels of scale (smallholders, medium-scale and large-scale farmers). Lastly, the brief presents a succinct breakdown of the various measurements used to calculate the extent of commercialisation within a given area.

This work is part of the APRA (Agricultural Policy Research Policy in Africa) Programme

Citation

Poulton, C, (2018) What is Agricultural Commercialisation: Who Benefits and how do we Measure it? APRA Brief 1, Future Agricultures Consortium.

Link

APRA Brief 1: What is Agricultural Commercialisation: Who Benefits and how do we Measure it?

Published 14 June 2018