In this paper we address the question of firm-nonfirm linkages at the household level for a case-study in Senegal. We examine whether increasing off-firm employment opportunities for rural households ?resulting from increased horticulture exports and associated agro-industrialization ?has...

The system of global agricultural and food trade is undergoing rapid processes of change, with important implications for economic development. In this paper we document and discuss these changes; including the rapid growth and structural change in agri-food trade, the increased consolidation in...