This document provides an overview of 5Capitals: a tool for assessing the poverty impacts of value chain development. The brief was prepared for ICRAF's website.Value chain interventions in Nicaragua led to the ‘taro boom’ of 2003–2008, which saw exports of the ancient root crop to the US quadruple from 3,300 to nearly 13,000 metric tons. The boom, however, did not benefit all smallholder farmers alike. The reasons for this disparity, and other eye-opening findings, are discussed in a new manual titled 5 Capitals: A Tool for Assessing the Poverty Impacts of Value Chain Development. The manual brims with guidance and tips for businesses, development practitioners and project funders looking to design sustainable interventions for value chain development that work for the poor. It has been tested through 23 case studies in Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America
Publication year
2012
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
assets, business management, marketing, farmers, smallholder
Geographic
Nicaragua
