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• Foreword
  (PDF 186K)
• Session 1: The Role of Agriculture in Pro-Poor Growth
  • Reflections on the Role of Agriculture in Pro-Poor Growth
    Alberto Valdés and William Foster
    (PDF 736K)
  • The Role of Agriculture and Small Farms in Economic Development
    Peter Hazell and Xinshen Diao
    (PDF 268K)
  • Discussant remarks by Luis Llambi
    (PDF 200K)
  • Discussant remarks by Funing Zhong
    (PDF 188K)
  • Summary of the Open Discussion
    (PDF 139K)
• Session 2: Market Opportunities: Markets, Trade, and Competitiveness
  • Links among Supermarkets, Wholesalers, and Small Farmers in Developing Countries: Conceptualization and Emerging Evidence
    Thomas Reardon, Julio A. Berdegué, C. Peter Timmer, Thomas Cabot, Denise Mainville, Luis Flores, Ricardo Hernandez, David Neven, and Fernando Balsevich
    (PDF 253K)
  • Commercializing Small Farms: Reducing Transaction Costs
    Prabhu Pingali, Yasmeen Khwaja, and Madelon Meijer
    (PDF 258K)
  • Discussant remarks by David King
    (PDF 188K)
  • Discussant remarks by Alejandro Schejtman
    (PDF 188K)
  • Summary of the Open Discussion
    (PDF 138K)
• Session 3: Smallholder Farming in Difficult Circumstances
  • Smallholder Farming in Less-Favored Areas: Options for Pro-Poor and Sustainable Livelihoods
    Ruerd Ruben
    (PDF 396K)
  • Smallholder Farming in Difficult Circumstances: Policy Issues for Africa
    T. S. Jayne, D. Mather, and E. Mghenyi
    (PDF 311K)
  • Discussant remarks by Marcela Villarreal
    (PDF 191K)
  • Discussant remarks by Sukhadeo Thorat
    (PDF 183K)
  • Summary of the Open Discussion
    (PDF 138K)
• Session 4: Employment, Migration, and The Nonfarm Economy
  • Small Farms, Livelihood Diversification, and Rural-Urban Transitions: Strategic Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Frank Ellis
    (PDF 256K)
  • The Rural Nonfarm Economy: Pathway Out of Poverty or Pathway In?
    Steven Haggblade, Peter Hazell, Thomas Reardon
    (PDF 309K)
  • Discussant remarks by Anke Niehof
    (PDF 189K)
  • Discussant remarks by Julio A. Berdegué
    (PDF 189K)
  • Summary of the Open Discussion
    (PDF 141K)
• Session 5: Productivity of Small Farms: Technology and Innovation
  • From Policy Aims and Small Farm Characteristics to Farm Science Needs
    Michael Lipton
    (PDF 301K)
  • Discussant remarks by Nick Vink
    (PDF 198K)
  • Discussant remarks by Robert Tripp
    (PDF 193K)
  • Discussant remarks by Colin Thirtle
    (PDF 229K)
  • Summary of the Open Discussion
    (PDF 140K)
• Session 6: Services, Institutions, Intermediation: New Directions
  • The Future of Small Farms: New Directions for Services, Institutions, and Intermediation
    Colin Poulton, Andrew Dorward, Jonathan Kydd
    (PDF 417K)
  • Services, Institutions, Intermediation: New Directions
    Hardeep Singh
    (PDF 273K)
  • Discussant remarks by Johann Kirsten
    (PDF 189K)
  • Discussant remarks by Eleni Gabre-Madhin
    (PDF 204K)
  • Summary of the Open Discussion
    (PDF 143K)
• Session 7: Policy and Politics for Smallholder Agriculture
  • The Politics of and Policies for Smallholder Agriculture
    Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa
    (PDF 285K)
  • Policy and Politics for Smallholder Agriculture
    Regina Birner and Danielle Resnick
    (PDF 351K)
  • Discussant remarks by Nicolas van de Walle
    (PDF 190K)
  • Discussant remarks by Robert Paarlberg
    (PDF 190K)
  • Summary of the Open Discussion
    (PDF 143K)
• Closing Session: Synthesis Panel
  • Commentator remarks by Glyvyns Chinkhuntha
    (PDF 190K)
  • Commentator remarks by Christie Peacock
    (PDF 202K)
  • Commentator remarks by Ian Scoones
    (PDF 190K)
  • Debate between Simon Maxwell and Peter Hazell
    (PDF 202K)
  • Summary of the Open Discussion
    (PDF 140K)
  • Chairperson remarks by Joachim von Braun
    (PDF 199K)
• Appendices
  • Program
    (PDF 134K)
  • Workshop Participants
    (PDF 132K)
  • Concept Note
    (PDF 190K)
  • Information Brief: Small Farms-Current Status and Key Trends
    (PDF 349K)
  • Answers to the spontaneous questionnaire/survey
    
    • Day One
      (PDF 330K)
    • Day Two
      (PDF 406K)