According to the ODI's blog, there should now be a shift from asking why should we harness core business for development to how. The how is what the NBMST seeks to answer and put into practice through its four pilot value chain project.
This article argues that EUREPGAP regulations for flower growing is excluding many smallholders from participating in value chains that offer a route to modern markets and significant development potential. It argues that COLEACP (Committee for Liaison bettern Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific) provides an alternative bottom-up initative to EUREPGAP. It is valuable in that it takes into account the specificities of flower production in developing countries and holds the exporter responsible for helping farmers comply with standards.
