This book provides exclusive information on how agribusinesses could act as the springboard for inclusive economic growth critical for socioeconomic transformation of Africa. It is a must read for academics, practitioners, policymakers, students, and all those interested in the application of practical models capable of tackling the endemic poverty situation in Africa using agribusiness as the launchpad. The book emphasizes the urgent need for robust and inward-looking enabling policy frameworks to help remove existing constraints on agro-industrialization and encourage investments. Thus, the book sets the agenda for the right combination of agricultural, industrial, and trade policies critical in promoting sustainable agricultural commodity value chains and food systems for inclusive growth and poverty reduction. Written in a simple, plain, and accessible language devoid of technical jargons, the book makes an interesting read for even the non-expert and is a valuable reference material for academic and practical training of students and practitioners.

This book examines supply and value chains in African agriculture, providing both a thorough analysis of existing practices and practical business models for future development. It examines why Africa is a net importer of food, despite its vast agricultural potential, using the tomato value chain in Ghana as a case study. The book explores commodity value chain structures; commodity clusters, arenas, linkages and business models; systematic constraints within commodity value chains; and value chain profiling in practice among others. It would benefit policy makers, policy implementers, development practitioners, agri-entrepreneurs, researchers and all those who have interests in the transformation of African agriculture. It will also be an excellent reference material for students of agriculture management, agribusiness, agricultural economics, and rural development.

Microcredit is considered by many as a panacea for the poverty canker. It is therefore called for and applied by many as a poverty alleviation intervention especially targeted at poor women. However, there are many contrasting claims on the positive impact of such interventions. In lieu of this, the author sought to assess the accessibility, utilisation and impact of microcredit on women and their IGAs mainly from the perspective of beneficiaries in Tamale, Ghana. In conclusion, there are still major constraints encountered in accessing credit and this is compounded by the problems encountered by microcredit providers in their credit delivery. Microcredit is used for both business and non-business purposes and depending on how it is applied; it greatly influences the impact on women and their IGAs The impact of microcredit if applied properly, has been great resulting in improved changes in many aspects of beneficiary's lives including their asset position, relationship within the household and community.However, under its current level of operation, microcredit has someway to go before it makes a major dent in the poverty situation of women in the Tamale Metropolis.