Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Section 1: Introduction and Overview -- Section 2: Concepts and Definitions of Value Chains and Supply Chains -- Section 3: Review of Existing Literature on Value Chains and Supply Chains -- Section 4: Discussion of Individual Tools -- Tool 1 Choosing Priority Sectors for Value Chain Interventions -- Case Study 1 Prioritizing Value Chains by Using Comparative Analysis-Value Chain Selection in Mozambique -- Case Study 2 A Structured Value Chain-Based Approach to Designing a Strategy of Agricultural Competitiveness and Diversification in Mali -- Tool 2 Designing Informed Strategies across the Value Chain -- Case Study 3 Understanding the Value Chain and Integrating Information into Strategy-Nigerian Domestic Catfish -- Tool 3 Conducting Benchmarking and Gap Assessments of Value Chains -- Case Study 4 Ugandan Floriculture-Benchmarking and Gap Analysis -- Tool 4 Upgrading and Deepening the Value Chain -- Case Study 5 Kenyan Green Beans and Other Fresh Vegetable Exports -- Tool 5 Identifying Business Models for Replication -- Case Study 6 Identifying and Implementing Replicable Business Models-Mozambican Cashews -- Tool 6 Capturing Value Through Forward and Backward Integration -- Case Study 7 Capturing Value through Integration-The Ghanaian Pineapple Industry and Blue Skies Holdings Ltd. -- Tool 7 Horizontal Collaboration-Creating and Taking Advantage of Economies of Scale -- Case Study 8 Creating and Taking Advantage of Economies of Scale-The Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire Experiences in Fresh Pineapple Exports -- Case Study 9 Creating and Taking Advantage of Economies of Scale within the Mozambican Cashew Value Chain -- Tool 8 Positioning Products and Value Chains for Greater Value and Competitiveness.

Case Study 10 Value Chain Strategies for Market Repositioning-Rwandan Coffee -- Tool 9 Applying Standards and Certifications to Achieve Greater Quality -- Case Study 11 Ugandan Nile Perch Quality Management and Certification -- Tool 10 Identifying Needed Support Services for the Value Chain -- Case Study 12 Identifying Needed Support Services for the Value Chain-Zambian Cotton -- Tool 11 Improving the Operating Environment by Promoting Public-Private Dialogue -- Case Study 13 Improving the Operating Environment through Public-Private Dialogue-Botswana Cattle Producers Association -- Tool 12 Achieving Synergies through Clustering -- Case Study 14 Achieving Synergies through Clustering-Kenyan Avocados -- Tool 13 Monitoring Achievements in Value Chain Performance -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover.