Studies included in the scoping review
| No. | Author and year | Country | Nature of collaboration | Market served | Stage of AVC | Commodity type | Reported outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adékambi (2015) | Benin | Quality and market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (animal produce) | Income |
| 2 | Ahmed et al. (2016) | Bangladesh | Market access and technology transfer | International | Markets, production | High-value crops (animal produce) | Market participation, quality, logistics |
| 3 | Alemu et al. (2016) | Ethiopia | Market access | International, domestic | Markets, inputs (equipment services) | High-value crop (honey) | Production, income |
| 4 | Ao et al. (2021) | China | Market access | Domestic | Markets | Mostly staple crops | Income |
| 5 | Arbeláez et al. (2018) | Columbia | Domestic market development | Domestic | Markets | High-value crops (coffee, sugar), staple crop (rice) | Domestic market participation |
| 6 | Bayiyana et al. (2018) | Tanzania | Market access and credit | Domestic | Inputs, markets | High-value output (milk) | Production, income |
| 7 | Vilas-Boas et al. (2022) | Brazil | Quality and market development | International, domestic | Production, post-harvest | High-value outputs (pork) | Production, market participation, logistics |
| 8 | Booker et al. (2016) | India | Market access and quality | International, domestic | Processing, logistics | High-value crop (turmeric) | Production, logistics, income |
| 9 | Benmehaia and Brabez (2018) | Algeria | Market access | Domestic | Markets | High-value crop (tomato) | Income |
| 10 | Choudhary et al. (2022) | India | Market access | Local | Markets | High-value crops (ginger, vegetables, hay, straw, manures, cashew) | Market participation |
| 11 | D’hotel and Bosc (2011) | Costa Rica | Domestic market development | Local | Markets | High-value crops (milk, coffee), staple crop (black bean) | Market participation with tariff barriers |
| 12 | Dannenberg and Nduru (2013) | Kenya | Quality and market access | International | Production, post-harvest, governance | High-value crop | Quality, logistics |
| 13 | Doherty and Tranchell (2005) | Ghana | Market access | International | Markets | High-value crop (cacao) | Income, market participation |
| 14 | Doyer et al. (2008) | South Africa | Market access | Domestic | Markets | High-value crop (tobacco) | Market participation |
| 15 | Esther. (2018) | Ghana | Technology transfer | Local | Production, post-harvest | Staple crops | Risk: pests, diseases |
| 16 | Figueiredo et al. (2016) | Brazil | Quality | International | Production, post-harvest | High-value crop (honey) | Production, quality, logistics |
| 17 | Guei et al. (2011) | Cameroon | Technology transfer and market development | Domestic | Inputs, production, post-harvest | Staple crops (rice, maize, sorghum, millets) | Production, market participation |
| 18 | Gyau and Spiller (2008) | Ghana | Market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (fruits, vegetables) | Income, market participation |
| 19 | Hernández et al. (2006) | Guatemala | Market access and quality | Domestic | Markets | High-value crop (tomato) | Income, quality, logistics, market participation |
| 20 | Hulke and Diez (2022) | Namibia | Domestic market development | Domestic | Markets | High-value crops (horticulture) | Market participation |
| 21 | Ibáñez (2015) | Dominican Republic | Market development (quantity and quality) | Domestic | Processing, logistics | High-value output (milk) | Market participation |
| 22 | Jaffee and Masakure (2005) | Kenya | Quality | International | Markets, production, post-harvest | High-value crops (vegetables) | Quality, logistics |
| 23 | Kamara et al. (2023) | Sierra Leone | Technology transfer | Domestic | Inputs | Staple crop (rice) | Production, income, costs |
| 24 | Kar et al. (2020) | India | Market access and inputs | Domestic | Markets, inputs | Staple crop (rice) | Income |
| 25 | Khondker et al. (2018) | Nepal and Bangladesh | Market access, quality and productivity | Domestic | Markets, governance | High-value crops (seafood) | Production, market participation, income |
| 26 | Kumar et al. (2019) | India | Market access and technology transfer | Domestic, international | Inputs, markets | High-value crops (onion, okra, pomegranate) | Income |
| 27 | Larsen (2016) | India | Market access and quality | International | Processing, logistics | High-value crop (tea) | Income, quality |
| 28 | Liang et al. (2023) | China | Market access and inputs | – | Markets, inputs | High-value output (meat) | Income by type of contract |
| 29 | Lu HuaLiang et al. (2010) | China | Quality and market access | Domestic | Markets | High-value crops (including animal production) | Quality, logistics |
| 30 | Masuka (2013) | Zimbabwe | Quality | Domestic, international | Inputs, markets | High-value crop (cotton) | Quality |
| 31 | Melese and Helmsing (2010) | Ethiopia | Market access and market development | International | Markets | High-value crops (flowers) | Production, market participation, quality |
| 32 | Minten et al. (2009) | Madagascar | Market access and quality | International | Markets | High-value crops (vegetables) | Income, risk |
| 33 | Muyombano, Espling (2020) | Rwanda | Technology transfer | Policy on land consolidation | Inputs | Staple crops | Production |
| 34 | Mwambi et al. (2016) | Kenya | Market access | International | Markets | High-value crop (avocado) | Income |
| 35 | Ng’asike et al. (2020) | Kenya | Domestic market development, market infrastructure and quality | Domestic, international | Markets | High-value output (animal produce) | Market participation |
| 36 | Oberholster et al. (2015) | South Africa | Access to finance (smallholders) | Domestic | Inputs | Agricultural finance | Risk, competitiveness, agricultural finance |
| 37 | Ogutu et al. (2020) | Kenya | Market access | Domestic | Market | High-value crops (vegetables) | Income, poverty reduction |
| 38 | Okry et al. (2011) | Guinea | Technology transfer | Domestic | Inputs | Staple crops | Production, inputs |
| 39 | Ortiz et al. (2013) | Bolivia, Ethiopia, Peru, Uganda | Technology transfer | Domestic | Production and post-harvest | High-value crops (vegetables) | Production and technology |
| 40 | Ouma et al. (2017) | Uganda | Market access | Domestic | Processing and logistics | High-value crops (animal produce) | Market participation and risk |
| 41 | Padron et al. (2012) | Mexico | Domestic market development | International | Markets | High-value crops (coffee) | Income, market participation and risk |
| 42 | Quarmine (2013) | Ghana | Quality through certification and market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (cocoa) | Income and market participation |
| 43 | González-Ramírez et al. (2020) | Mexico | Market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (berries) | Production and governance |
| 44 | Rao et al. (2017) | India | Infrastructure and domestic market development | Local | Markets | High-value crop | Income, production and market participation |
| 45 | Ravikumar and Rajesh (2015) | India | Technology transfer | Domestic, international | Market and inputs | High-value crops (flower) | Income, production and market participation |
| 46 | Romero Granja and Wollni (2018) | Ecuador | Market access | International | Market | High-value crops (broccoli) | Income |
| 47 | Sulistyowati et al. (2016) | Indonesia | Market access | International | Market and inputs | High-value crop (mango) | Partnership between wholesalers and farmers |
| 48 | Swinnen et al. (2011) | India | Market access | Domestic | Market | High-value output (milk) | Income, production |
| 49 | Thériault et al. (2018) | Mali | Technology transfer (fertilizer) | Local | Inputs | High-value crops and staple crop | Production |
| 50 | Totin et al. (2015) | Benin | Technology transfer | Local | Inputs | Staple crops | Production, income |
| 51 | Tran et al. (2013) | Vietnam | Quality and market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (shrimp) | Quality |
| 52 | Tru et al. (2012) | Vietnam | Market access | International | Production and post-harvest | High-value crop | Market participation |
| 53 | Tschirley and Kabwe (2009) | Zambia | Inputs | Domestic | Inputs, production and post-harvest | High-value crop (cotton) | Production |
| 54 | Uddin et al. (2022) | Bangladesh | Market access | Domestic | Market, production and post-harvest | High-value output (milk) | Production and income |
| 55 | Venkatesh et al. (2017) | India | Market access | Domestic, international | Market, processing, logistics | High-value crop (mango) | Income |
| 56 | Van Campenhout et al. (2021) | Uganda | Quality and market development | International | Markets | High-value crop (milk) | Production, quality and logistics |
| 57 | Weyori et al. (2018) | Ghana | Technology transfer | Domestic | Input, production and post-harvest | High-value crops (plantain) | Technology adoption |
| 58 | Yaseen et al. (2018) | Kenya | Market access (market information) | – | Market | High-value crops (vegetable) | Market participation |
| 59 | Zhu et al. (2018) | China (Inner Mongolia) | Market access, inputs and costs | Domestic, International | Input, production, and post-harvest | High-value crops (including animal production) | Production, market participation and, income |
| No. | Author and year | Country | Nature of collaboration | Market served | Stage of AVC | Commodity type | Reported outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | Quality and market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (animal produce) | Income | |
| 2 | Bangladesh | Market access and technology transfer | International | Markets, production | High-value crops (animal produce) | Market participation, quality, logistics | |
| 3 | Ethiopia | Market access | International, domestic | Markets, inputs (equipment services) | High-value crop (honey) | Production, income | |
| 4 | China | Market access | Domestic | Markets | Mostly staple crops | Income | |
| 5 | Columbia | Domestic market development | Domestic | Markets | High-value crops (coffee, sugar), staple crop (rice) | Domestic market participation | |
| 6 | Tanzania | Market access and credit | Domestic | Inputs, markets | High-value output (milk) | Production, income | |
| 7 | Brazil | Quality and market development | International, domestic | Production, post-harvest | High-value outputs (pork) | Production, market participation, logistics | |
| 8 | India | Market access and quality | International, domestic | Processing, logistics | High-value crop (turmeric) | Production, logistics, income | |
| 9 | Algeria | Market access | Domestic | Markets | High-value crop (tomato) | Income | |
| 10 | India | Market access | Local | Markets | High-value crops (ginger, vegetables, hay, straw, manures, cashew) | Market participation | |
| 11 | Costa Rica | Domestic market development | Local | Markets | High-value crops (milk, coffee), staple crop (black bean) | Market participation with tariff barriers | |
| 12 | Kenya | Quality and market access | International | Production, post-harvest, governance | High-value crop | Quality, logistics | |
| 13 | Ghana | Market access | International | Markets | High-value crop (cacao) | Income, market participation | |
| 14 | South Africa | Market access | Domestic | Markets | High-value crop (tobacco) | Market participation | |
| 15 | Ghana | Technology transfer | Local | Production, post-harvest | Staple crops | Risk: pests, diseases | |
| 16 | Brazil | Quality | International | Production, post-harvest | High-value crop (honey) | Production, quality, logistics | |
| 17 | Cameroon | Technology transfer and market development | Domestic | Inputs, production, post-harvest | Staple crops (rice, maize, sorghum, millets) | Production, market participation | |
| 18 | Ghana | Market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (fruits, vegetables) | Income, market participation | |
| 19 | Guatemala | Market access and quality | Domestic | Markets | High-value crop (tomato) | Income, quality, logistics, market participation | |
| 20 | Namibia | Domestic market development | Domestic | Markets | High-value crops (horticulture) | Market participation | |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | Market development (quantity and quality) | Domestic | Processing, logistics | High-value output (milk) | Market participation | |
| 22 | Kenya | Quality | International | Markets, production, post-harvest | High-value crops (vegetables) | Quality, logistics | |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | Technology transfer | Domestic | Inputs | Staple crop (rice) | Production, income, costs | |
| 24 | India | Market access and inputs | Domestic | Markets, inputs | Staple crop (rice) | Income | |
| 25 | Nepal and Bangladesh | Market access, quality and productivity | Domestic | Markets, governance | High-value crops (seafood) | Production, market participation, income | |
| 26 | India | Market access and technology transfer | Domestic, international | Inputs, markets | High-value crops (onion, okra, pomegranate) | Income | |
| 27 | India | Market access and quality | International | Processing, logistics | High-value crop (tea) | Income, quality | |
| 28 | China | Market access and inputs | – | Markets, inputs | High-value output (meat) | Income by type of contract | |
| 29 | China | Quality and market access | Domestic | Markets | High-value crops (including animal production) | Quality, logistics | |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | Quality | Domestic, international | Inputs, markets | High-value crop (cotton) | Quality | |
| 31 | Ethiopia | Market access and market development | International | Markets | High-value crops (flowers) | Production, market participation, quality | |
| 32 | Madagascar | Market access and quality | International | Markets | High-value crops (vegetables) | Income, risk | |
| 33 | Rwanda | Technology transfer | Policy on land consolidation | Inputs | Staple crops | Production | |
| 34 | Kenya | Market access | International | Markets | High-value crop (avocado) | Income | |
| 35 | Kenya | Domestic market development, market infrastructure and quality | Domestic, international | Markets | High-value output (animal produce) | Market participation | |
| 36 | South Africa | Access to finance (smallholders) | Domestic | Inputs | Agricultural finance | Risk, competitiveness, agricultural finance | |
| 37 | Kenya | Market access | Domestic | Market | High-value crops (vegetables) | Income, poverty reduction | |
| 38 | Guinea | Technology transfer | Domestic | Inputs | Staple crops | Production, inputs | |
| 39 | Bolivia, Ethiopia, Peru, Uganda | Technology transfer | Domestic | Production and post-harvest | High-value crops (vegetables) | Production and technology | |
| 40 | Uganda | Market access | Domestic | Processing and logistics | High-value crops (animal produce) | Market participation and risk | |
| 41 | Mexico | Domestic market development | International | Markets | High-value crops (coffee) | Income, market participation and risk | |
| 42 | Ghana | Quality through certification and market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (cocoa) | Income and market participation | |
| 43 | Mexico | Market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (berries) | Production and governance | |
| 44 | India | Infrastructure and domestic market development | Local | Markets | High-value crop | Income, production and market participation | |
| 45 | India | Technology transfer | Domestic, international | Market and inputs | High-value crops (flower) | Income, production and market participation | |
| 46 | Ecuador | Market access | International | Market | High-value crops (broccoli) | Income | |
| 47 | Indonesia | Market access | International | Market and inputs | High-value crop (mango) | Partnership between wholesalers and farmers | |
| 48 | India | Market access | Domestic | Market | High-value output (milk) | Income, production | |
| 49 | Mali | Technology transfer (fertilizer) | Local | Inputs | High-value crops and staple crop | Production | |
| 50 | Benin | Technology transfer | Local | Inputs | Staple crops | Production, income | |
| 51 | Vietnam | Quality and market access | International | Markets | High-value crops (shrimp) | Quality | |
| 52 | Vietnam | Market access | International | Production and post-harvest | High-value crop | Market participation | |
| 53 | Zambia | Inputs | Domestic | Inputs, production and post-harvest | High-value crop (cotton) | Production | |
| 54 | Bangladesh | Market access | Domestic | Market, production and post-harvest | High-value output (milk) | Production and income | |
| 55 | India | Market access | Domestic, international | Market, processing, logistics | High-value crop (mango) | Income | |
| 56 | Uganda | Quality and market development | International | Markets | High-value crop (milk) | Production, quality and logistics | |
| 57 | Ghana | Technology transfer | Domestic | Input, production and post-harvest | High-value crops (plantain) | Technology adoption | |
| 58 | Kenya | Market access (market information) | – | Market | High-value crops (vegetable) | Market participation | |
| 59 | China (Inner Mongolia) | Market access, inputs and costs | Domestic, International | Input, production, and post-harvest | High-value crops (including animal production) | Production, market participation and, income |
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