Partnering for change in chains: The capacity of partnerships to promote sustainable change in global agrifood chains

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 15, Issue SPECIALISSUEB, 2012, Pages 13-38

  Bitzer, Verena ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agrifood chains; Development; Governance; Intersectoral partnerships; Sustainable change

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84877072865     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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