innovation has been elaborated and applied to the agricultural valley of Cháparra in the South of Peru. The results allow for an … how these can contribute to foster sustainable development projects. -- social capital ; innovation ; smallholders … ; Cháparra ; Peru ; network analysis …

involving smallholders in Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) and South America (Peru), implemented by FAO. The lessons … services and reduce market transaction costs. Risk management for agricultural smallholders is covered, together with the … increasing role of insurance as a mechanism for risk management among smallholders. Empirical data are used to illustrate the …

farmers and some products, but its inappropriateness as a mainstream approach, i.e. for all smallholders or all products. To …