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

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.

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

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Published 14 June 2018